Get a Southern Belly

Not a Jelly Belly, not a beer belly, nor a red-bellied woodpecker, but a Southern Belly.

Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover's Companion to the South by John T. Edge looks great. Any book that discusses Kool-Aid pickles has got to be a keeper. There is a good article in Salon about it.

What is it about the South and pickles? I had a deep-fried pickle spear with my BBQ in the Charlotte N.C. airport, and I'm still bemused.