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22 | ACTIVITIES DIRECTIONSGA.COM Fried pies Deep fried and sugar-glazed, the fried pie is a true Southern classic. There was a time when country school kids and blue-collar workers didn’t head out for the day without one in their lunch box. In mountain homes, dried apples would be strung up and kept all year just to make fried pies in the winter when The fried apple pie has been perfected by Mercier Orchards. there was no fresh fruit to be had. Enjoy a taste at one of our local orchards. Sorghum & Biscuits No self-respecting North Georgian would start the day without a hot, sorghum-slathered biscuit. In the fall, sorghum stalks are harvested, crushed and boiled much like sugar cane. In addition to being delicious, Sorghum contains such hard-tofind nutrients as iron, calcium and potassium. Try this uniquely sweet treat for yourself at the Sorghum Festival in nearby Blairsville. It’s held the second and third weekend of October. Sorghum syrup hot from the fire.


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