“I cook like it’s Thanksgiving!” said Cynthia Tedford of Bruce, about getting ready for gatherings of her family.

The “Kids in the Kitchen” cooking program has been going on for Calhoun County 4-Hers almost 17 years.

“I watched Mama (Barbara Bryant) cook all my life, but I didn’t help,” said Melissa DeVall Parker of Bruce.

“I’m a vegetable person–old school, and I can’t get enough of fried okra, but I like to grill, too,” said

“I like grandmaw cooking,” said Paige Mosley Hefner of Banner, “turnip greens, peas and cornbread, fried chicken,” and she likes

“I learned to cook from watching my grandmother,” said Gail Denley James, about the late Lena Beckett Shelton, and,  “I

Shelby Leachman of Bruce really just started cooking when she got to Ole Miss, and she started with “crockpot stuff.”

The kitchen table of Cabin 16 is always loaded with food for friends and family at the Neshoba County Fair.

“I’m all about saving time,” said Lynne Harris, and she did a lot of research before buying an air fryer

Mrs. Mississippi Allie Kendall had to submit a favorite recipe on her application for the upcoming Mrs. America Pageant.