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If you go to mig.org and watch the Nov. 9 show, you’ll learn about Food Share and how getting fresh food to people became even more critical during the pandemic. When people get their box every other week, they get recipes, too. Forty percent of us have gained weight during the pandemic; lack of exercise, eating “comfort foods,” and finding it harder to get fresh foods. The meal we cooked on that show was delicious, and I looked at the Food Share website to see if I could find more recipes. Boy, oh, boy -- what a treasure trove. I’m going to start fixing some of these meals, get healthier suppers for my family, and expand my repertoire and recharge my interest in cooking at the same time. Who can resist “garlic smashed sweet potatoes with parmesan cheese?”

On this edition of the South Carolina Lede for November 16, 2021: Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., on new infrastructure projects funded in part by the bipartisan bill he voted for; climate change and the outcomes of the COP26 summit; a look at surging inflation rates and supply chain issues; and more.

“C” is for Camp Wadsworth. This site in Spartanburg County was one of sixteen chosen nationally as a U.S. Army training camp in the summer of 1917.

“G” is for Geddings, Eli (ca. 1799-1878). Physician.

“F” is for Fireproof Building (Charleston). Built to serve as the Charleston District Records Office, the Fireproof Building is often called the first building of fireproof construction in the United States.

“H” is for Hampton, Wade, III (1818-1902). Planter, soldier, governor, U.S. senator.

“J” is for Jenkins, Essau (1910-1972). Civil rights activist.

“K” is for Kingstree (Williamsburg County; 2020 population: 3,244).

“N” is for Newberry County (631 square miles; 2020 population: 38,434).