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MAY 2015

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State Symbols

Purple Prose for a Green Gem, The Emerald

Mining for the perfect phrase can be as rewarding as finding a flawless emerald.

by Bryan Mims
Eastern

Generations of Families Call The Unpainted Aristocracy Home

“Rustic” and “vintage” don’t quite apply to a handful of century-old — and older — Nags Head cottages. Try stately. Simple. Stark. And still standing.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
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Recipes

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Ice Cream

The best-tasting ice cream requires a little effort. Make strawberry ice cream the old-fashioned way, no hand-crank ice cream machine required.

by Elena Brent Rosemond-Hoerr
Features

Mother’s Day Musings

On chicken pox and Peter Pan, regrets and reciprocity.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Food

Pharm to Table at Rx in Wilmington

At Rx, Wilmington’s pharmacy-turned-restaurant, the atmosphere is modern, but the food philosophy is as old as Southern cooking itself.

by Tim Bass
Drink

The Julep Solution

On spring and summer days, when it’s too humid to feel refined, look to the classic drink of Dixie.

by Kathleen Purvis

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