Butter Beans for the Soul

"I know a lot of people swear by the mysterious healing power of chicken soup. But I think they are mainly Yankees. Here in the South, a mess of butter beans is what we look to for physical and spiritual rejuvenation. They're a sure cure for the blues." Joe Adams is a columnist for the prestigious North Carolina newspaper, The Gaston Gazette . Butter Beans for the Soul is a collection of his hilarious editorials for people with small-town hearts. A sampling of butter bean substitutes for the wea