When the circus came to Louisburg in the early ’50s — proudly showing off its performers in a caravan through town — the elephants reigned on the parade.
Chowchow
While harvesting your summer garden, save extra Roma tomatoes for this sweet and tangy chowchow relish.
Pickles, Preserves, & Jam Cake: 4 Retro Recipes
In North Carolina, canning began as a way to stretch the lifespan of one’s harvest. Through decades of canning clubs, family traditions, and shared recipes, it has also preserved a way of life.
Pickled Green Tomatoes
We know you’re planning on frying them — but save some for pickling, too.
Cabbage Concoction
In 1985, a Harnett County couple invented a creative concoction of cabbage and New Coke that they dubbed “Mountain Caviar.”
The Enthusiast
From baking sweet treats to scoping out tea shops, a computer coder finds her range of passions reflected in this magazine.
Fare Necessities: 3 Easy Recipes
Thumb through old family recipes, church cookbooks, or the pages of The State, and you’ll find the secret ingredient to dishes that have stood the test of time: simplicity.
Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
Yes, really. This simple Southern layer cake has stood the test of time.
The Life & Times of Our State Magazine
To commemorate our 90th anniversary, we’ve compiled a time line that highlights the stories, contributors, and themes that have shaped this magazine — and your view of the Old North State — using nine decades of our own words.
