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How hog jowls became a must-have at New Year's Day dinner

Austin Crump, a meat cutter at The Market on Limestone, packages slices of hog jowls Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at the Gainesville grocery store. - photo by David Barnes

12312017 JOWLS 0006.jpg — Austin Crump, a meat cutter at The Market on Limestone, packages slices of hog jowls Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at the Gainesville grocery store. - photo by David Barnes

After a New Year’s Eve toast with champagne at midnight, New Year’s Day brings things down to earth with a plate of Southern cooking that isn’t complete without hog jowls.