Chicken Muddle Ain't Brunswick Stew

I grew up in a small city in Southern Virginia called Emporia. In Southern Virginia some things are taken VERY seriously. Pork products, farming, tourism and a stew that exists only there, Chicken Muddle. Some neighboring areas make a similar dish called Brunswick Stew. Some people like one, some people like the other and wars have been fought for less. Either dish is best prepared outdoors, often by volunteer firefighters or civic groups, and sold in quart sized containers. Very excellent stuff!

Edgar Morris was well known as one of the best Muddle cooks in the area when I was growing up. Luckily his Muddle preparation secrets (well, SOME of them!) were preserved on video.

Enjoy a bit of the lost South. Makes me hungry!