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What food item does Atticus Finch not eat?

In the book, Scout tells us that Atticus never eats desserts.


Other than that, Atticus is a man who enjoys his food. A good father, he appreciates eating dinner with Scout and Jem on most evenings. Food is of central importance in the communities of Maycomb.


For example, after Tom Robinson's trial, the African-American community shows its appreciation to Atticus by showering the family with gifts of food. During breakfast one morning, Atticus is surprised by the presence of chicken and rolls on his plate. Calpurnia explains that the chicken is a gift from Tom Robinson's father and the rolls are gifts from a woman named Estelle. In the kitchen, the table is loaded down with hunks of salt pork, beans, tomatoes, scuppernongs (grapes), and even a jar of pickled pig's knuckles.


In the book, Miss Maudie is an expert in baking a Southern favorite: Lane cake. In fact, her Lane cakes are so good that Miss Stephanie Crawford is said to have been after the recipe for thirty years. Here's the recipe for Lane Cake.


Despite Maycomb's love for desserts, however, it is the one dish that Atticus will never eat.

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