THE SOUTHERN STEWS

The Full Set of STAN WOODWARD'S Classic Southern Stews: 10 documentaries in a package that offers for the FIRST TIME the black iron pot communal stews cooked throughout the South - with stewmasters and stew crews keeping alive the food traditions of their ancestors in the agrarian South. For the first time it is possible in viewing this collection to see common threads, themes and patterns that link and are shared by all 10 of these regional black iron pot stews and how each stew is celebrated and reveared, with it's "secret ingredients", by the community in which it is cooked. THE SOUTHERN STEWS ... a rare look at the South that is a mix of humor, ritual and folklife..

A 10-DVD Set of Southern Stew documentaries is specially priced at $140 

  Included in the set are:

 Burgoo...Brunswick Stew (GA)... Brunswick Stew (VA)...Carolina Hash...Cush... Frogmore Stew...Rockfish Muddle...Sheep Stew of Dundas...Puddin' Pot... and Southern Stews (The overview documentary)

As you view and compare these traditional Southern stews you will see that they have many things in common because they are all part of the social fabric and folk heritage of the agrarian South. You will see the connection between regions and origins and the communal spirit that maintains and keeps alive and celebrates the cultural roots of the American Southern and it's black-iron-pot stew-making.  

   (Each DVD is also sold separately - see "To Purchase" or "The Works" to select the film of your choice)