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Can I tell you about some of the most delicious stuff I’ve ever put in my mouth? Sweet Magnolia Gelato comes out of Clarksdale, MS, a small town I’ve had the pleasure to live in, and one with arguably the best downtown revivals happening in our region, in my opinion.

Since we moved away from the Delta, I’ve been following Sweet Magnolia on Instagram and just wishing

I could get my hands on some of their really innovative frozen treats… brown sugar and bourbon, salted pork fat caramel, buttered pecan, and Miss Mary’s lemon pound cake gelato, for example. Or you know, I’d settle for just some sweet cream or chocolate chip once in awhile. THEN Instagram told me I could get some in Jackson at the Whole Foods. Y’all, even though we’re still an hour and a half away, this is AMAZING news.

How, how, how did this tiny ice cream/gelato/sorbet company in the Mississippi Delta become an incredible, delicious, truly rich delicacy? And since I care about small towns and community, what has this business meant for Clarksdale? For entreprenuership? What’s the guy who runs it like?…

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