Abstract:
"In the Foothills, livermush sustained families when times were tough. now locals pay tribute to the dish -- lovingly nicknamed Piedmont pate -- at an all-day event." Mack's Liver Mush and Meats held the first livermush festival in Shelby in 1985. German settling in Cleveland County in the 19th-century developed this cultivated blend of pork, cornmeal and seasonings as part of the local food custom.