THE HUSHPUPPY KING

Leon Word of Gladewater had a 30-year career with Eastman Chemical. When he retired in 2004 he went to work doing what he likes to do most: make hushpuppies. His company makes a lot of them, sometimes a million and a half a week. “I think I’m a hushpuppy connoisseur,” Leon says. “I know what a good hushpuppy ought to taste like. When I started I actually used donut-manufacturi...

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