Southern Regional Cookery: Soups and Appetizers

There are few classic first courses in southern cooking other than some soups, such as Spanish (black) bean, she-crab, and consommé. Nevertheless, there are snacks such as pimiento cheese (a spread of grated cheddar and roasted pimientos bound with mayonnaise), roasted pecans (both salted and sweetened), boiled peanuts, cheese straws, and sausage biscuits (an unleavened biscuit enriched with cheese and cooked sausage).