Wednesday, February 6

 
A Testament to Soul Food

Have you ever eaten something that made you feel good all over, and not just because of the taste? That's soul food. There's a little controversy over whether soul food, a term African-Americans use to describe the comfort foods of their youths, can apply to white folks' food, too, but that's not the point here. Indianapolis Star Lynn Ford wrote a column recently talking about how no matter how far up the social ladder some African-Americans move, they don't lose their taste for soul food. He talks about his own preferences in soul food -- don't scoop out the baked macaroni and cheese from the middle, give him the part with the browned edges! -- and interviews a cafe owner whose provocative statement about soul food started him down that particular path. Ford was found dead this week in his apartment, apparently from natural causes. That is sad for many reasons, not the least being that I would have loved to hear more about his soul-food history.
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