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== Crawdaddy Culture == | == Crawdaddy Culture == | ||
[[File:Screen Shot 2022-09-28 at 12.40.51 AM.png|left|thumb|256x256px|Porson Deli in 1903, ground zero of the ham poisoning incident. Afterwards, the deli was converted to a public crawdaddy kitchen, serving free meals to the surviving dozen citizens.]] | [[File:Screen Shot 2022-09-28 at 12.40.51 AM.png|left|thumb|256x256px|Porson Deli in 1903, ground zero of the ham poisoning incident. Afterwards, the deli was converted to a public crawdaddy kitchen, serving free meals to the surviving dozen citizens.]] | ||
Every day, hundreds of crawdad fishermen converge on the Opocheeka River, and crawdads have been regarded a staple diet since 1903, when Porsonville Mayor George McMichaels was found selling poisoned black market ham and other deli meats to local businesses. McMichaels was convicted and condemned to death by hanging when it was discovered that he had received bribes to enable poisoned foods to be sold at the local general store, which virtually entirely decimated the town, killing over 99 percent of its population. Due to the fear of a similar toxic meat incident, crawdads became the area's major food supply. | Every day, hundreds of crawdad fishermen converge on the [[Opocheeka River]], and crawdads have been regarded a staple diet since 1903, when Porsonville Mayor George McMichaels was found selling poisoned black market ham and other deli meats to local businesses. McMichaels was convicted and condemned to death by hanging when it was discovered that he had received bribes to enable poisoned foods to be sold at the local general store, which virtually entirely decimated the town, killing over 99 percent of its population. Due to the fear of a similar toxic meat incident, crawdads became the area's major food supply. | ||
The [[Porsonville Restaurant Association]] was formed in 1986 to preserve the town's historic Crawdaddy Culture as well as promote and preserve historic restaurants in the area. | The [[Porsonville Restaurant Association]] was formed in 1986 to preserve the town's historic Crawdaddy Culture as well as promote and preserve historic restaurants in the area. | ||