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Southerners have never been afraid of seasoning. It's kind of the other way around our seasoning is afraid of us.

Paula Deen

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Paula Deen
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: January 19
Actor
Businessperson
Chef
Film Actor
Restaurateur
Albany
Georgia
Paula Ann Hiers Deen
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Southerners
Seasoning
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