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About Us
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Winning Blue Ribbons and Grand Champion awards at the highly competitive Virginia State Fair competitions was always a happy occasion for our family. Here, Dad (Wallace Jr., left) and I celebrate one of 14 such awards with my Mom, Vonnie, and Grandmother, Oneita.
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A TASTE OF VIRGINIA TRADITION
The S. Wallace Edwards and Sons Story In 1925, a southern gentleman and the lady he courted became husband and wife. They began their life together in the small village of Surry, Virginia (population 300). The following year, S. Wallace Edwards, young captain of the Jamestown-Scotland ferryboat, began serving ham sandwiches to his ferry passengers....sandwiches made from ham he salt-cured and hickory smoked on his Edwards family farm. The demand for his ham grew so quickly that Captain Edwards soon began curing and selling hams on a full-time basis. Meanwhile, his young wife, Oneita, contributed from home by cooking hams and raising their two children, Oneita Mae and Wallace Jr. As word of the "Edwards Virginia Ham" spread, the young Edwards family began shipping their products throughout the country. Today, Edwards smokehouses are still located in Surry County, close to the spot where the Indians first taught the English colonists the secret of bringing out the full flavor in meats. The Edwards family has been honored to demonstrate their art of curing hams at the Smithsonian Institution Folklife Festival, and received many State Fair of Virginia Blue Ribbon and Grand Champion awards for their hams and bacon. Over the last 81 years, Edwards' emphasis has always been on quality, not quantity. S. Wallace Edwards and Sons (second and third generation) remains a thriving family business dedicated to producing the finest quality smoked meat products...and extending the vision and legacy of its founder, S. Wallace Edwards, Sr.
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To Enjoy A Genuine Virginia Country Ham, Make Sure It Comes Direct From The Smokehouse
All hickory-smoked hams, bacon, sausage and barbecue offered on this site come to you directly from Edwards family smokehouses in Surry, Virginia.
Smoked according to the recipe created by PopPop (Great Granddad, S. Wallace Edwards) back in 1926, Edwards products deliver a unique flavor profile that’s widely recognized as superior by gourmet food authorities & chefs alike. (See "In The News" section on this site.)
So, don’t subject your family to pale, factory-processed substitutes. Serve them genuine, direct-from-the-smokehouse quality from Virginia Traditions and the Edwards family. Then, your loved ones will enjoy the best authentic smoked meats available anywhere.
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