So the poll isn't over yet but I wanted to go ahead and send this before I forgot lol
I submitted the fairly recent "do you know where I live based on my food" poll and I'm very proud to say there were several people who go it right (and a couple who knew exactly where I am lol) anyways I shall just leave you all with this copy/paste from Wikipedia 😌
Livermush is a Southern United States pork food product prepared using pig liver, parts of pig heads, cornmeal and spices. It is a regional dish that is common in ✨Western North Carolina✨. It has been suggested that livermush derives from scrapple. By law in North Carolina, the product must consist of at least 30% pig liver. Several festivals exist in North Carolina that are dedicated to the food.
Though sometimes considered the same as liver pudding, livermush generally contains more cornmeal and is coarser in texture. It is generally prepared using a different recipe than for liver pudding.
It has been suggested that livermush derives from scrapple, and likely originated from German settlers who traveled south through the Appalachian Mountains in the 1700s
As far as I'm aware Livermush is only made in NC! (Shelby actually but that's not where I live) And I found this out several years ago when some relatives from Michigan begged us to bring them some, along with several packs of Cheerwine 😂 (also made in NC, and no, it's never been alcoholic) up until then I just assumed everyone had it!
To the person who said they thought molasses was only an old timey western thing a) bless your heart* and b) I shall make you some of my grandmother's molassy cookies one day
To the person who said they could feel the peppermint burning their eyes, it's actually a cream-shine and it amazingly good and amazingly strong 😅 but the cream definitely cuts the peppermint enough to not burn
To all my fellow Appalachians out there hello I love you too :3
*this is said with genuine love and affection and is not secretly derogatory as people like to say it is.
Sorry I'm just seeing this Anon :)