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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
For the benefit of those outside of the U.S., "the South" means the southeastern United States, ya'll.
Quick U.S. history lesson. Why is the southeastern part of the United States called "the South," and not "the Southeast"? Well, when it was given that name the settled part of the United States didn't go but maybe 1/3 across the continent (from east to west). At that time, "the South" was the south part of the United States.
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To distinguish it from the opposing side during the War of Northern Aggression, of course....
and the Southwest, to keep you confused, is on the other side of Texas, which arbitrarily is considered South, SouthWest or neither (just Texas), depending on who is doing the classifying.
Today, The South may or may not include the mid-Atlantic states; the SouthEastern US generally cuts off at a northern latitude of KY or TN (or even only as far as the north of LA/AL/GA/SC), depending on whether you are talking geography, politics or climate zones for plants.
As for the historic "South", even there the lines are blurry. Some states were "border states" (KY, WV, even DC, MD, DE & MO), while other states considered "South" were actually split along geographic lines (TN, for example) in both their politics and traditional foods.
ETA: I looked at the cookbook. The cornbread is a northern recipe (has wheat flour) and I don't know of anyone that adds chicken broth to their turkey dressing (since there is plenty of turkey broth available when making it...). Recipes are apparently also mostly modern, using mixes and "cans of", rather than all "real ingredients". Not that modern grandmothers might not use such (then again, they might take a bucket of 'Kentucky Fried' to a re-union, as well).