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Picture taken in Lacombe, LA circa 1912

Our mission is to give you a taste of Creole tradition using a 100 year old recipe , while pleasing your taste buds, and to place a smile on your face. 

Praline History

If you didn't know by now, French settlers brought this recipe to Louisiana. 

A Praline is a cookie-sized confection of nuts with caramelized sugar. Praline is pronounced like "praw-leen" by most people of Louisiana and Mississippi. In Texas and in Georgia, one might find the pronunciation "pray-leen". 



 

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My grandmother Patricia 'Tarty' Pierre. March 17, 1938 - September 4, 2012

Home is Where The Story Begins
I began making pralines approximately 20 years ago.
I grew up watching and helping my mother and grandmother. My grandmother and mother are known to be giving and supportive. They will give their last.
I have learned to give as well.
DemSumGud Pralines will not only give you a taste of Creole Tradition but we will also strive to give back to our community by donating our time to various causes.
Many have asked about the name,
"Dem Sum Gud Pralines". Why does it sound so funny?
Why do you spell it that way?
The name came from hearing a friend's response after eating our pralines. He responded in his thick French Creole dialect,  
"Demsumgud Pralines Yeh"
​(Them some good pralines).  
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My maternal grandmother, Patricia Pierre, was proud of her town of Lacombe. She always spoke highly of Lacombe, her father William "Man" Pierre and the Choctaw Indians.
She would tell me, "he was the hellest man in Lacombe".  Lacombe residents would compare him to a Black version of John Wayne. 
Anita Batiste, her mom, passed when she was a kid.
My grandmother's older sister, Emelda Charles, had to assist in raising my grandmother, uncle William "Dewey" Pierre and aunt Olivia "Odie" McAfee. They all learned to clean, cook, and bake at an early age. They were known for their cakes, candy and food. They could "throw down" in the kitchen.
​My grandmother was fascinated with the Choctaw Indians and spoke highly of them like she was a part of the tribe.
I dedicate my hands to create magic from their recipes. It will bless countless palates while honoring their memory.  

Photo credit: K. Williams of Divalopher

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