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    1. Hi Linda, I definitely think it’s a South Carolina word! Thank you for your comment and for stopping by!

  1. Born & bred in Southwest Georgia, USA. First heard this word about 45 years ago – having moved to Atlanta. Has been part of my vocabulary ever since!

    1. Hi Rosie! My dad is from Albany…maybe near your hometown? I’d never heard it in all my time in GA…but as soon as I moved to SC I was introduced. Thanks for your comment and I hope you enjoy sharing some sursies this week!

  2. Born and raised in South Louisiana by parents born and raised in South Louisiana, my daddy always called them “sussies”. The tradition of giving sussies has been passed on from my daddy to me and now to my daughter, and we love giving them even while she’s away in college. Thanks for telling others about them and how special they are to give!

    1. Hi Traci! Yes, I agree that they are special to give – especially if the gift is from the heart. Thank you for sharing this sweet memory of your daddy. Enjoy passing those “sussies” on to your daughter!

  3. I am an Anglican priest serving in Uganda and a CC mom. My family is from SC and I have loved sursies for most of my life. Yes, it is mostly a SC thing, but I give sursies to folks here in Uganda and now they have adopted this custom. Tonight three very young boys brought me three small mangoes, and said, “Suh-see for you, Nana!” It brought tears to my eyes.

    1. Cindy!! What a precious, precious moment you had with these sweet young boys!! Oh, what a delight and treasure they must be! Thank you so very much for both your comment, but your service…and for sharing a sweet tradition with the people in Uganda!

  4. Loved your article and I too love a sursy, giving and receiving one! It’s been a word in my vocabulary since I was a small child! Thank you for hand-picking your most recent sursy from HandPicked too!

    1. Hi Sonya! Thank you so much for your comment and for sharing sweet gifts with us in your shop! Thank you also for spreading the news of sursies on your own FaceBook page…I hope you get lots of shoppers this week looking for a certain something for certain someones!

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