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Corinth has a peculiar history in regard to liquor. The whole state of Mississippi was dry until 1966 when Prohibition was finally repealed. Mississippi had a "blackmarket" tax on beer. Actually had a revenue stamp for an illegal product. This is not to mean liquor wasn't available- it was just bootleg everywhere. Corinth is very near the state line of Tennessee/Mississippi and the area where most of events in the book and movie "Walking Tall" were based. Corinth has a rich "honky-tonk" history involving liquor and bootlegging. After 1966, Corinth was wet for about 10 or 12 years- wet being liquor was legal in the city, beer was not. A countywide election was held and liquor voted out. The city then held an election and voted in beer. So for the last 25 years or so, beer has been sold in Corinth but no liquor. Enforcement is not that rigorous in the city and most people who drank liquor still drink it, just not openly. Milton Sandy, Jr. Corinth, Mississippi

Slugburgers around Corinth are usually just the size of regular hamburgers around 3 or 4 ozs. Served on a plain white bread regular size hamburger bun they usually stick out a little over the edges with a crispy texture due to the breading component of the meat mixture. The onion, pickle and mustard contrasts with the crisp texture of the fried meat patty. They are usually mashed thin before being dropped into the deep fat to fry. Off the top of my head, I can't see too much connection with the slug weight but you never know. Milton Sandy, Jr. Corinth, MS

Most people in and around Corinth would take great exception to any reference to slugburgers tasting like dirt. There are always differences of opinion when it comes to taste- most local restaurants serving slugburgers also offer "beef burgers" which are conventional hamburgers. If you observe patronage at any of these restaurants you'll notice the slugburgers outsell the "beef burgers" 20 to 1. You really shouldn't form your taste opinions based on other's second hand prejudices. The slugburger festival is held each year the weekend following the Fourth of July. This year its coming up July 8th-9th. The featured entertainer is Mac McAnally, originally a local nearby Tishomingo county native. Come taste the real thing and form your own opinion. Milton Sandy, Jr. Corinth, Misssissippi

I believe the explanation you reference was mine which has been lost to most search engines when Earthlink bought our local ISP and moved my local pages: http://home.tsixroads.com/~mlsandy/Corinth_MLSANDY/slug.html Most local people would take great exception to any references to lack of taste- it's all in the preparation. Most good local slugburger restaurants are very, very busy so somebody has to like them. Most displaced Corinthians seek them out first thing when they return home. It is likely an acquired taste and a one time taste may not be enough for an addiction. Milton Sandy, Jr. Corinth, Mississippi

Believe this is the article you are referring to: http://home.tsixroads.com/~mlsandy/Corinth...ANDY/lh010.html Milton Sandy, Jr. Corinth, Mississippi