Topic: So I had dinner last night...

[Just plain old Punisher]

New guy from work invited me over to dinner with his wife on sunday. They relocated from the offices in Virginia...and I discovered something amazing.

Sweet Tea.

Yes, it's iced tea...but its sweet. I had to ask them what this great amazing new beverage was called.

They said it was sweet tea. Duh!

I mean, this stuff is great for summer. They told me it was a southern staple. I must have more. I neglected to ask as to how you make the stuff! So...umm...you southern gents on here, how do you make sweet tea?

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Don't do it guys...............

Not till he swears off any more red neck jokes.. 


**Fed waving slip of paper with the recipe....

[Just plain old Punisher]

Bah!

Don't make me torture you with...



Submit! Give me the recipe or you'll die sweating to the oldies!!

[Ravok]

Go get some Luzianne Tea. follow the instructions on the box and add a cup of sugar per gallon.
 The key is to have it freshly brewed. Day old tea sux.

 I can't imagine NOT having sweet tea.

 How do Yankees make it?

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Ha!

Nice try. But he's already booked for three weeks at Gitmo.  

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Go get some Luzianne Tea. follow the instructions on the box and add a cup of sugar per gallon.
 The key is to have it freshly brewed. Day old tea sux.

 I can't imagine NOT having sweet tea.

 How do Yankees make it?

All right, all right............. 


5 cups water, divided
2 regular-size tea bags
Pinch baking soda
2 (1 grain each) Saccharin tablets
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups cold water
Ice cubes

Bring 3 cups water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags and baking soda; let steep 1 minute and then remove tea bags. Add remaining 2 cups water.

In a large pitcher, add saccharin tablets and sugar. Add warm tea and stir. Add additional 3 cups cold water and stir until well mixed. Cool and serve in tall glasses over ice.

Yields 1/2 gallon.


---------------OR----------------------

Southern Sweet Tea
Copyright © 2004 by Michelle Jones, editor of BetterBudgeting.com

Having lived throughout the south for my entire life, there's one thing I can tell you for sure.  Life is just a whole lot sweeter with a cold glass of Sweet Tea.  (And even though many of us are now following low carb lifestyles, Splenda can be a lifesaver!)

*  *  *

Now it depends on how sweet you like it, but this is the way many southerners make their tea (and the way my grandmother used to make it--although she used some kind of metal ball to hold the tea leaves, and we use regular tea bags that are thankfully more common now.)

Ingredients:

8-10 tea bags, any kind you like (although I highly recommend Luzianne or Lipton Iced Tea Brew)
Small pot of water, with a lid that fits well

1 cup of sugar (We use Splenda for sugar-free tea, it's delicious!)

1 gallon-sized pitcher (or a big pickle jar)

Directions:

Add sugar to water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. 

It doesn't matter how much water you boil; just make sure it gets really hot and bubbly. If you remembered to put the sugar in already, you're doing great. Now get your tea bags ready so that when the water comes to a boil you can just toss them in.

As soon as you get the tea bags in, the water may act like it's about to boil over. I usually just add the tea bags in with one hand, and then take the pot off the stove with the other. That way the hot bubbles have a chance to stir the tea up a bit, getting them off to a good brewing start. 

Cover the pot and let the tea steep for as long as possible. It will be good in 20 minutes, but even better in an hour or two. Then pour the tea syrup (that's what it's actually called when made this way) into your gallon-sized pitcher and fill with water, making sure to gently squeeze the tea bags to get as much tea as possible into the water.

Well that's it, your Southern Sweet Tea is ready! Just pour into a glass (pretty canning jars are a southern favorite) filled with ice and serve. Some people will keep this in the fridge for several days, but unlike unsweetened tea, it's really only good for about 2 days.  After that, it's time to make a fresh batch! 

And yes, it's wonderful with a slice of lemon!!!

[Just plain old Punisher]

Ohhhh....thank's.

Hopefully I can make it without exploding anything.

That always seems to happen when I try and cook.

[Ravok]

 I drink a Gallon at least a day. On a real hot day more.

 I don't even know what water tastes like anymore! 

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Ohhhh....thank's.

Hopefully I can make it without exploding anything.

That always seems to happen when I try and cook.

If I hear of another tremmer in Cali............. well.   

[Villa64]

I noticed something about driving east along I10.

There is a line, beyond which you will be asked if you want sweettea.

And there is another, beyond which that's all they got.

[Ravok]

Don't use just any old tea !! use the Luziane. You will see the difference.

[J. Carney]

Here's the REAL way to make sweet tea, Pun.

Get a large pot.
Fill it with water.
Bring it to a raging boil.
Throw in tea bags.
Let it go for a bit.

Take it off the heat.
Pour it into a 1 gallon container.
Put in a LOT of sugar. (we used a little more than a cup per gallon)
Stir till sugar dissolves.
Add enough water to make it an even gallon.

[TheJudge]

Dang, y'all beat me to it...of course as a Diabetic, drinking sweet tea is NOT allowed.

A good alternative, though, is Peach Sun Tea.  Take a gallon container (clear glass or plastic that lets the sun in), fill with water and four teabags, place in sunlight for at least 2 1/2 hours on a warm day (80+).  Remove tea bags and chill.

Using Lipton's Peach Tea mix, make another gallon container following the container's direction.  Pour a glass 50/50 with the two teas and enjoy.

[Ravok]

 I cut it down to a cup per gallon  to watch my weight.  But i would rather get fat than put artificial sweetner in it.

 Thats as bad as instant grits.

[J. Carney]

Thats as bad as instant grits.

There is NOTHING as bad as instant grits, Rav. That's just blasphemy. If you're gonna do grits, you gotta do them right... and add unGodly amounts of cheese and butter.

[Ravok]

Thats as bad as instant grits.

There is NOTHING as bad as instant grits, Rav. That's just blasphemy. If you're gonna do grits, you gotta do them right... and add unGodly amounts of cheese and butter.

 I like bacon grease and cheese and butter.

 ARRRGHHHH ! MY CHEST HURTS!!!!!  Thump *

[TheJudge]

Thats as bad as instant grits.

There is NOTHING as bad as instant grits, Rav. That's just blasphemy. If you're gonna do grits, you gotta do them right... and add unGodly amounts of cheese and butter.

 I like bacon grease and cheese and butter.

 ARRRGHHHH ! MY CHEST HURTS!!!!!  Thump *

My dad's last words...right before he fell on the table, dead from a heart attack.  He splurged that day after his bypass surgery and had gravy with his mashed potatoes and bacon and some other high-cholesterol food.

[J. Carney]

Thats as bad as instant grits.

There is NOTHING as bad as instant grits, Rav. That's just blasphemy. If you're gonna do grits, you gotta do them right... and add unGodly amounts of cheese and butter.

 I like bacon grease and cheese and butter.

 ARRRGHHHH ! MY CHEST HURTS!!!!!  Thump *

OK, scratch that.

I have rememberd something worse... Southrons watch yourselves... theis is truely horrible.

The chow hall at Camp Slayer on BIAP had a DamnYankee cook when I first got there. He used to serve collard greens WITHOUT FATBACK IN THEM!!! They were just leaves boiled in water- they didn't even chop them up!. No fatback, no bacon greese, no salt, and THEY DIDN'T PUT OUT BANANA PEPPER SAUCE TO EAT WITH THEM!!!

It took us getting a Cajun angel from Louisiania to oversee the kitchen and several weeks of proper Southron food for me to recover form the shock. Of course, when she had 20 pounds of white boudain smuggled over and shared it with us, that greately aided my recovery.

[Ravok]

Thats as bad as instant grits.

There is NOTHING as bad as instant grits, Rav. That's just blasphemy. If you're gonna do grits, you gotta do them right... and add unGodly amounts of cheese and butter.

 I like bacon grease and cheese and butter.

 ARRRGHHHH ! MY CHEST HURTS!!!!!  Thump *

OK, scratch that.

I have rememberd something worse... Southrons watch yourselves... theis is truely horrible.

The chow hall at Camp Slayer on BIAP had a DamnYankee cook when I first got there. He used to serve collard greens WITHOUT FATBACK IN THEM!!! They were just leaves boiled in water- they didn't even chop them up!. No fatback, no bacon greese, no salt, and THEY DIDN'T PUT OUT BANANA PEPPER SAUCE TO EAT WITH THEM!!!

It took us getting a Cajun angel from Louisiania to oversee the kitchen and several weeks of proper Southron food for me to recover form the shock. Of course, when she had 20 pounds of white boudain smuggled over and shared it with us, that greately aided my recovery.

 Now thats just nasty  Thank goodness you finally got someone who knew how to cook.

[Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385]

Anyone that makes collards without fatback, bacon drippings, or hog jowls needs to be taken out and shot! I need bacon, ham, or livermush in my grits. I also add a couple of fried eggs when I can get them.

Sweet Tea

3 family sized tea bags
2 C. sugar
Lemon (optional-and to taste if desired)

In a small saucepan bring the tea bags and water to a boil for a few minutes. Remove from heat an let tea steep for about 10-15 minutes. Pour 2 cups of sugar into a 1 gallon container. Pour tea into container, leaving bags in saucepan. Refill saucepan with water and gently press tea bags allowing water to pass in and out. Gently squeeze tea bags to remove all tea. Pour into container. Add lemon if desired. Stir to dissolve sugar. Fill container the rest of the container with cold water.

My mom is diabetic. So she uses 48 packets of Aspartame instead of the 2 cups of sugar. She also fills the container to half before adding the sweetner. Heat kills the sweetness.

[Ravok]

Anyone that makes collards without fatback, bacon drippings, or hog jowls needs to be taken out and shot! I need bacon, ham, or livermush in my grits. I also add a couple of fried eggs when I can get them.

Sweet Tea

3 family sized tea bags
2 C. sugar
Lemon (optional-and to taste if desired)

In a small saucepan bring the tea bags and water to a boil for a few minutes. Remove from heat an let tea steep for about 10-15 minutes. Pour 2 cups of sugar into a 1 gallon container. Pour tea into container, leaving bags in saucepan. Refill saucepan with water and gently press tea bags allowing water to pass in and out. Gently squeeze tea bags to remove all tea. Pour into container. Add lemon if desired. Stir to dissolve sugar. Fill container the rest of the container with cold water.

My mom is diabetic. So she uses 48 packets of Aspartame instead of the 2 cups of sugar. She also fills the container to half before adding the sweetner. Heat kills the sweetness.

 You make it exactly like I do. down to the lemon. I allways let it cool down first.
 And smoked pig jowls, will make anything taste good.

[Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385]

Anyone that makes collards without fatback, bacon drippings, or hog jowls needs to be taken out and shot! I need bacon, ham, or livermush in my grits. I also add a couple of fried eggs when I can get them.

Sweet Tea

3 family sized tea bags
2 C. sugar
Lemon (optional-and to taste if desired)

In a small saucepan bring the tea bags and water to a boil for a few minutes. Remove from heat an let tea steep for about 10-15 minutes. Pour 2 cups of sugar into a 1 gallon container. Pour tea into container, leaving bags in saucepan. Refill saucepan with water and gently press tea bags allowing water to pass in and out. Gently squeeze tea bags to remove all tea. Pour into container. Add lemon if desired. Stir to dissolve sugar. Fill container the rest of the container with cold water.

My mom is diabetic. So she uses 48 packets of Aspartame instead of the 2 cups of sugar. She also fills the container to half before adding the sweetner. Heat kills the sweetness.

 You make it exactly like I do. down to the lemon. I allways let it cool down first.
 And smoked pig jowls, will make anything taste good.

Oh Yeah! Every New Year's day I have Greens, Blackeyed Peas, and Hog Jowls. I couldnt start my year off without them.

BTW-You ever eat Poke Salad Rav? If so, how do you cook your's. I usually eat mine fried in bacon grease/with a couple of eggs scrambled in them or I roll the shoots in cornmeal/flour and fry them. If you eat them, I was just wondering if the people in Florida do it differently.

[Ravok]

Anyone that makes collards without fatback, bacon drippings, or hog jowls needs to be taken out and shot! I need bacon, ham, or livermush in my grits. I also add a couple of fried eggs when I can get them.

Sweet Tea

3 family sized tea bags
2 C. sugar
Lemon (optional-and to taste if desired)

In a small saucepan bring the tea bags and water to a boil for a few minutes. Remove from heat an let tea steep for about 10-15 minutes. Pour 2 cups of sugar into a 1 gallon container. Pour tea into container, leaving bags in saucepan. Refill saucepan with water and gently press tea bags allowing water to pass in and out. Gently squeeze tea bags to remove all tea. Pour into container. Add lemon if desired. Stir to dissolve sugar. Fill container the rest of the container with cold water.

My mom is diabetic. So she uses 48 packets of Aspartame instead of the 2 cups of sugar. She also fills the container to half before adding the sweetner. Heat kills the sweetness.

 You make it exactly like I do. down to the lemon. I allways let it cool down first.
 And smoked pig jowls, will make anything taste good.

Oh Yeah! Every New Year's day I have Greens, Blackeyed Peas, and Hog Jowls. I couldnt start my year off without them.

BTW-You ever eat Poke Salad Rav? If so, how do you cook your's. I usually eat mine fried in bacon grease/with a couple of eggs scrambled in them or I roll the shoots in cornmeal/flour and fry them. If you eat them, I was just wondering if the people in Florida do it differently.

 Darn I havent had poke salad since i was 5 years old!!!!!!! I love it and forgot all about it!

 Can you give me a recipe? please.

[Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385]

Anyone that makes collards without fatback, bacon drippings, or hog jowls needs to be taken out and shot! I need bacon, ham, or livermush in my grits. I also add a couple of fried eggs when I can get them.

Sweet Tea

3 family sized tea bags
2 C. sugar
Lemon (optional-and to taste if desired)

In a small saucepan bring the tea bags and water to a boil for a few minutes. Remove from heat an let tea steep for about 10-15 minutes. Pour 2 cups of sugar into a 1 gallon container. Pour tea into container, leaving bags in saucepan. Refill saucepan with water and gently press tea bags allowing water to pass in and out. Gently squeeze tea bags to remove all tea. Pour into container. Add lemon if desired. Stir to dissolve sugar. Fill container the rest of the container with cold water.

My mom is diabetic. So she uses 48 packets of Aspartame instead of the 2 cups of sugar. She also fills the container to half before adding the sweetner. Heat kills the sweetness.

 You make it exactly like I do. down to the lemon. I allways let it cool down first.
 And smoked pig jowls, will make anything taste good.

Oh Yeah! Every New Year's day I have Greens, Blackeyed Peas, and Hog Jowls. I couldnt start my year off without them.

BTW-You ever eat Poke Salad Rav? If so, how do you cook your's. I usually eat mine fried in bacon grease/with a couple of eggs scrambled in them or I roll the shoots in cornmeal/flour and fry them. If you eat them, I was just wondering if the people in Florida do it differently.

 Darn I havent had poke salad since i was 5 years old!!!!!!! I love it and forgot all about it!

 Can you give me a recipe? please.

Sure, NP.

Collect enough Poke for a mess. About 2 gallons raw. Remember, these are springtime greens. After they start to get the purplish stalk they are poisonous. They are ok to pick until they get 10-12 inches tall. "Look" the stalks. Wash the stalks throughly. (Its a wild plant so you have to look for bugs, dirt, etc.) Place the stalks in a large pot and boil until tender. Drain and rinse the greens. Boil again, about 15-20 minutes. Drain.

In a large skillet, cast iron preferably, fry about 1/2 pack of bacon. (It takes alot of grease). If you dont use enough grease it will irritate you throat. Remove bacon. Beat 1/2 dozen eggs, adding salt and pepper to taste. Set aside. Add greens and cook until all the water is gone and greens no longer steam, chopping greens as you go. Add eggs and cook until eggs are done. Serve. Some people use vinegar as for other greens. I just salt to taste and enjoy.

The other recipe envolves rolling the small shoots, preboiled and drained, in a mix of cornmeal, flour, salt, and pepper. Fry until done.

[Soreyes]

My Grand Mother use to make Sweet Tea every morning when we went back to Georgia to visit. The way I remember how she made it was to fill a 3 gallon jar with two and 1/2 gal of water. Add 25 tea bags, set the jar on the back porch and let the morning sun warm up the water. About two to three hours later she would bring the Tea inside and add 3 cups of sugar and two cloves of all spice, two trays of Ice cubes.  It was the best Sweet Tea that I have ever had

[kortez]

I am moving this thread to Ten Forward.

[Capt_Bearslayer_XC]

Ugh.... in the North, they serve sugar with their tea.... in the South, they serve tea with their sugar.... 

Oh and Fedman, you may want to check with people before you serve that saccharin laced stuff.  I know a lot of people who have bad reactions to it.

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Ugh.... in the North, they serve sugar with their tea.... in the South, they serve tea with their sugar.... 

Oh and Fedman, you may want to check with people before you serve that saccharin laced stuff.  I know a lot of people who have bad reactions to it.

Why do you think I gave it to Pun?   


J/K   

[Sirgod]

Anyone that makes collards without fatback, bacon drippings, or hog jowls needs to be taken out and shot! I need bacon, ham, or livermush in my grits. I also add a couple of fried eggs when I can get them.

Sweet Tea

3 family sized tea bags
2 C. sugar
Lemon (optional-and to taste if desired)

In a small saucepan bring the tea bags and water to a boil for a few minutes. Remove from heat an let tea steep for about 10-15 minutes. Pour 2 cups of sugar into a 1 gallon container. Pour tea into container, leaving bags in saucepan. Refill saucepan with water and gently press tea bags allowing water to pass in and out. Gently squeeze tea bags to remove all tea. Pour into container. Add lemon if desired. Stir to dissolve sugar. Fill container the rest of the container with cold water.

My mom is diabetic. So she uses 48 packets of Aspartame instead of the 2 cups of sugar. She also fills the container to half before adding the sweetner. Heat kills the sweetness.

 You make it exactly like I do. down to the lemon. I allways let it cool down first.
 And smoked pig jowls, will make anything taste good.

Oh Yeah! Every New Year's day I have Greens, Blackeyed Peas, and Hog Jowls. I couldnt start my year off without them.

BTW-You ever eat Poke Salad Rav? If so, how do you cook your's. I usually eat mine fried in bacon grease/with a couple of eggs scrambled in them or I roll the shoots in cornmeal/flour and fry them. If you eat them, I was just wondering if the people in Florida do it differently.

 Darn I havent had poke salad since i was 5 years old!!!!!!! I love it and forgot all about it!

 Can you give me a recipe? please.

Sure, NP.

Collect enough Poke for a mess. About 2 gallons raw. Remember, these are springtime greens. After they start to get the purplish stalk they are poisonous. They are ok to pick until they get 10-12 inches tall. "Look" the stalks. Wash the stalks throughly. (Its a wild plant so you have to look for bugs, dirt, etc.) Place the stalks in a large pot and boil until tender. Drain and rinse the greens. Boil again, about 15-20 minutes. Drain.

In a large skillet, cast iron preferably, fry about 1/2 pack of bacon. (It takes alot of grease). If you dont use enough grease it will irritate you throat. Remove bacon. Beat 1/2 dozen eggs, adding salt and pepper to taste. Set aside. Add greens and cook until all the water is gone and greens no longer steam, chopping greens as you go. Add eggs and cook until eggs are done. Serve. Some people use vinegar as for other greens. I just salt to taste and enjoy.

The other recipe envolves rolling the small shoots, preboiled and drained, in a mix of cornmeal, flour, salt, and pepper. Fry until done.

Man I have so much Poke just growing wild out hear, that It's frustrating as all get out. Shoot if anyone want's some there more then welcoe to it.

Stephen

[Mr_Tricorder]

ahh, Good ol' Southern cookin'.  Here in Texas, you have the best variety of food possible.  No matter where you go, you have your choice of Southern food, Mexican food (or at least Tex Mex), and possibly Cajun food (and of course we have the universal options as well, like Chinese and fast food).

Sweet tea is awesome!  Anyone who is happy with unsweetened tea or just dumping some sugar or artificial sweetener into a glass of iced tea needs to have their head examined!

[KBF-Angel Slayer]

My Grand Mother use to make Sweet Tea every morning when we went back to Georgia to visit. The way I remember how she made it was to fill a 3 gallon jar with two and 1/2 gal of water. Add 25 tea bags, set the jar on the back porch and let the morning sun warm up the water. About two to three hours later she would bring the Tea inside and add 3 cups of sugar and two cloves of all spice, two trays of Ice cubes.  It was the best Sweet Tea that I have ever had

That is good tea, Soreeyes, but it is actually called SunTea down south.  Another thing people forget is in the south, Whomp biscuits are legal grounds for divorce.

[J. Carney]

My Grand Mother use to make Sweet Tea every morning when we went back to Georgia to visit. The way I remember how she made it was to fill a 3 gallon jar with two and 1/2 gal of water. Add 25 tea bags, set the jar on the back porch and let the morning sun warm up the water. About two to three hours later she would bring the Tea inside and add 3 cups of sugar and two cloves of all spice, two trays of Ice cubes.  It was the best Sweet Tea that I have ever had

That is good tea, Soreeyes, but it is actually called SunTea down south.  Another thing people forget is in the south, Whomp biscuits are legal grounds for divorce.

AS,

I think you gonna have to explain what 'whomp biscuts' are to tour DamnYankee friends . I'm not sure that they know the difference, simply becaue I don't think they know what a cat-head is to have a frame of reference to know what a REAL biscut is.

J., looking forward to breakfast at Granny's house- catheads with cane syrup mixed with butter.

[Ravok]

My Grand Mother use to make Sweet Tea every morning when we went back to Georgia to visit. The way I remember how she made it was to fill a 3 gallon jar with two and 1/2 gal of water. Add 25 tea bags, set the jar on the back porch and let the morning sun warm up the water. About two to three hours later she would bring the Tea inside and add 3 cups of sugar and two cloves of all spice, two trays of Ice cubes.  It was the best Sweet Tea that I have ever had

That is good tea, Soreeyes, but it is actually called SunTea down south.  Another thing people forget is in the south, Whomp biscuits are legal grounds for divorce.

AS,

I think you gonna have to explain what 'whomp biscuts' are to tour DamnYankee friends . I'm not sure that they know the difference, simply becaue I don't think they know what a cat-head is to have a frame of reference to know what a REAL biscut is.

J., looking forward to breakfast at Granny's house- catheads with cane syrup mixed with butter.

 You guys are making me hungry.

[Fedman NCC-3758]

AS,

I think you gonna have to explain what 'whomp biscuts' are to tour DamnYankee friends . I'm not sure that they know the difference, simply becaue I don't think they know what a cat-head is to have a frame of reference to know what a REAL biscut is.

Hey! Hey! Hey! 

I even put milk gravey over mine. 

[J. Carney]

You're a Yankee, Fedman, not a DamnYankee.

DamnYankees come down South and talk about how they do it 'up North.'

Yankees come down South and learn how to do it the right way.

[Ravok]

You're a Yankee, Fedman, not a DamnYankee.

DamnYankees come down South and talk about how they do it 'up North.'

Yankees come down South and learn how to do it the right way.

 

[Fedman NCC-3758]

You're a Yankee, Fedman, not a DamnYankee.

DamnYankees come down South and talk about how they do it up North.'

Yankees come down South and learn how to do it the right way.

Growing up, my friends would see grits in the cubboard and recoil in horror!!   :ROFL:

While visiting family in Alabama, my grandmother would say, "Give me some sugar, honey" and my father would laugh his butt off at the look of total confusion on my face.

[Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385]

You're a Yankee, Fedman, not a DamnYankee.

DamnYankees come down South and talk about how they do it up North.'

Yankees come down South and learn how to do it the right way.

Growing up, my friends would see grits in the cubboard and recoil in horror!!   :ROFL:

While visiting family in Alabama, my grandmother would say, "Give me some sugar, honey" and my father would laugh his butt off at the look of total confusion on my face.

I bet he did!

For those that dont know, "sugar" is a kiss, or as my mother would say, "Lipulated, not granulated".

[Fedman NCC-3758]

You're a Yankee, Fedman, not a DamnYankee.

DamnYankees come down South and talk about how they do it up North.'

Yankees come down South and learn how to do it the right way.

Growing up, my friends would see grits in the cubboard and recoil in horror!!   :ROFL:

While visiting family in Alabama, my grandmother would say, "Give me some sugar, honey" and my father would laugh his butt off at the look of total confusion on my face.

I bet he did!

For those that dont know, "sugar" is a kiss, or as my mother would say, "Lipulated, not granulated".

My mom could never quite understand why she had trouble getting us kids to the table when she cooked, yet come Sunday morning when Dad was the chef, we were all at the table before she got there.     Drooling. 

[J. Carney]

My mom could never quite understand why she had trouble getting us kids to the table when she cooked, yet come Sunday morning when Dad was the chef, we were all at the table before she got there.     Drooling. 

I take it your Father was the Southron?

[Fedman NCC-3758]

My mom could never quite understand why she had trouble getting us kids to the table when she cooked, yet come Sunday morning when Dad was the chef, we were all at the table before she got there.     Drooling. 

I take it your Father was the Southron?

Yes indeed son. Hailed from Kings Mountain, NC.

So many fond memories.  Like the time we visited my Uncle Gene and family in Birmingham, Al.  We were at the community pool and my cousins got a kick introducing their Yankee cousins to their friends.  A couple of these guys wanted to know if the "Damn Yankees" could fight. I said, take a swing and find out. Then my cousin Gadeye said, you pick a fight with him, you'll get us both. 'Cause he may be a Yankee but he's still my cuz.   

[Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385]

My mom could never quite understand why she had trouble getting us kids to the table when she cooked, yet come Sunday morning when Dad was the chef, we were all at the table before she got there.     Drooling. 

I take it your Father was the Southron?

Yes indeed son. Hailed from Kings Mountain, NC.

So many fond memories.  Like the time we visited my Uncle Gene and family in Birmingham, Al.  We were at the community pool and my cousins got a kick introducing their Yankee cousins to their friends.  A couple of these guys wanted to know if the "Damn Yankees" could fight. I said, take a swing and find out. Then my cousin Gadeye said, you pick a fight with him, you'll get us both. 'Cause he may be a Yankee but he's still my cuz.   

Most Southrons are clannish. Everyone in the South knows this. I suspect that they just wanted to know if your cousin would stand up with you.

[J. Carney]

Yes indeed son. Hailed from Kings Mountain, NC.

So many fond memories.  Like the time we visited my Uncle Gene and family in Birmingham, Al.  We were at the community pool and my cousins got a kick introducing their Yankee cousins to their friends.  A couple of these guys wanted to know if the "Damn Yankees" could fight. I said, take a swing and find out. Then my cousin Gadeye said, you pick a fight with him, you'll get us both. 'Cause he may be a Yankee but he's still my cuz.   

Most Southrons are clannish. Everyone in the South knows this. I suspect that they just wanted to know if your cousin would stand up with you.

And I imagine thatr they found out as well... and probably not plesanly, either.

[Fedman NCC-3758]

My mom could never quite understand why she had trouble getting us kids to the table when she cooked, yet come Sunday morning when Dad was the chef, we were all at the table before she got there.     Drooling. 

I take it your Father was the Southron?

Yes indeed son. Hailed from Kings Mountain, NC.

So many fond memories.  Like the time we visited my Uncle Gene and family in Birmingham, Al.  We were at the community pool and my cousins got a kick introducing their Yankee cousins to their friends.  A couple of these guys wanted to know if the "Damn Yankees" could fight. I said, take a swing and find out. Then my cousin Gadeye said, you pick a fight with him, you'll get us both. 'Cause he may be a Yankee but he's still my cuz.   

Most Southrons are clannish. Everyone in the South knows this. I suspect that they just wanted to know if your cousin would stand up with you.

This is true.  There was a bully that picked on my younger brother. A week later he was picking on me. During the scuffle I had him down then let him up.  He wanted to keep fighting but I thought I'd get in trouble so I went inside. I bumped into my father and he said, "why did you let him up?" I said, you were watching? He called my brother into the room and said we had to stick up for each other. So he sent us on a mission. Find the bully and beat the snot out of him. And don't come home till you do.  So off we went. We found him and told him what our father said. After a good pounding we picked him up and threw him in the hedges.  When we got home, dad said, "Well?"   We told him what we did and he said, "Good. Lets eat"  

[Ravok]

My mom could never quite understand why she had trouble getting us kids to the table when she cooked, yet come Sunday morning when Dad was the chef, we were all at the table before she got there.     Drooling. 

I take it your Father was the Southron?

Yes indeed son. Hailed from Kings Mountain, NC.

So many fond memories.  Like the time we visited my Uncle Gene and family in Birmingham, Al.  We were at the community pool and my cousins got a kick introducing their Yankee cousins to their friends.  A couple of these guys wanted to know if the "Damn Yankees" could fight. I said, take a swing and find out. Then my cousin Gadeye said, you pick a fight with him, you'll get us both. 'Cause he may be a Yankee but he's still my cuz.   

Most Southrons are clannish. Everyone in the South knows this. I suspect that they just wanted to know if your cousin would stand up with you.

  Thats an understatement.

[Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385]

Most people from other parts of the country have no idea just how bad it is. Most of us have probably seen to movie "Next of Kin". It shows the gentle side of it. In some ways, we make the Mafia look tame.

Many years ago, my grandfather was having a problem with some guys from another clan. One of our relatives said that she had seen him going into a tavern called the Black Cat. There was no real reason to fight. What had started it had been a minor slight. Still, it had PO'ed my grandfather. He knew the guy didnt have the guts to say anything, so he sent his cousin Roy into the tavern. He entered a few minutes later and took a seat in one corner. Roy was a small man, around 5'4", and liked to talk loud. After only a few minutes, it started. Roy became the target of one of the three brothers that my grandfather had had words with. If it had just been fists, nothing else would have happened, but one of them decided to use brass knuckles. My grandfather pulled his knife. Roy took care of one of the brothers. The other two were carved. One, the one my grandfather was after and the one with the brass, faired the worse of all three. He ended up with the bicep of one arm sliced in two all the way to the bone, multiple stab wounds, and while my grandfather was carving him like a Thanksgiving turkey, the blade snapped off inside his ribcage, and my grandfather continued carving him with the broken blade.

The guy managed to crawl out onto the sidewalk before he passed out. My grandfather thought he had killed him and decided to join the Army. He was 19 at the time and you had to be 21 to enlist at that time. He lied about his age and signed up for a one year ToD. He enlisted in January of 1941. He was due to be discharged in January of 1942. Guess what happened? 

[SSCF-LeRoy]

I have rememberd something worse... Southrons watch yourselves... theis is truely horrible.

The chow hall at Camp Slayer on BIAP had a DamnYankee cook when I first got there. He used to serve collard greens WITHOUT FATBACK IN THEM!!! They were just leaves boiled in water- they didn't even chop them up!. No fatback, no bacon greese, no salt, and THEY DIDN'T PUT OUT BANANA PEPPER SAUCE TO EAT WITH THEM!!!

*GASP!* BLASPHEMY!!!

My personal favorite: porkchops, rice, n' gravy w/cathead biscuits and a tall sweet tea to go with it

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Just a little somethin....... to get your day started right, ya understand. 

[Ravok]

Just a little somethin....... to get your day started right, ya understand. 

 OMG!!! that looks sooooo good!!

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Notice the biscuits and milk gravy to the left.............

[J. Carney]

WHAT?!?!?

No Conecuh Sausage?



It ain't breakfast without this stuff!

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Hey.

Maybe one of you guys can answer me something........

My pappy used to put a little salt on his watermelon...... he said it made it sweeter.

Is that done down there? Just wondering.

I've never seen anyone else ever put salt on watermelon.

[J. Carney]

Hey.

Maybe one of you guys can answer me something........

My pappy used to put a little salt on his watermelon...... he said it made it sweeter.

Is that done down there? Just wondering.

I've never seen anyone else ever put salt on watermelon.

You DON'T eat salt on watermellon?

I bet you don't put peanuts in your cokes either.

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Hey.

Maybe one of you guys can answer me something........

My pappy used to put a little salt on his watermelon...... he said it made it sweeter.

Is that done down there? Just wondering.

I've never seen anyone else ever put salt on watermelon.

You DON'T eat salt on watermellon?

I bet you don't put peanuts in your cokes either.

LOL

Just one of the little things I remembered he used to do, thanks JC

We also used to make our own ice cream......  Oh LORD!  That does it.   I gotta get something to eat!!    BBL     

[Ravok]

Hey.

Maybe one of you guys can answer me something........

My pappy used to put a little salt on his watermelon...... he said it made it sweeter.

Is that done down there? Just wondering.

I've never seen anyone else ever put salt on watermelon.

 Ive done it since I was a little kid.

[Mr_Tricorder]

Man, this just isn't fair!  I'm in Texas, surrounded by good food everywhere but my dorm room.  I'm working two part time jobs to pay for my summer classes at Texas A&M, so I'm living off of Ramen Noodles and Maruchan Instant Lunches ($0.24 each at Wal-Mart).  I come back to my dorm hungry (as usual) after a crappy day at work and I see THIS on the screen!

Just a little somethin....... to get your day started right, ya understand. 

AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!
If this keeps up, I'm going to start eating my textbooks soon!

[Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385]

Man, this just isn't fair!  I'm in Texas, surrounded by good food everywhere but my dorm room.  I'm working two part time jobs to pay for my summer classes at Texas A&M, so I'm living off of Ramen Noodles and Maruchan Instant Lunches ($0.24 each at Wal-Mart).  I come back to my dorm hungry (as usual) after a crappy day at work and I see THIS on the screen!

Just a little somethin....... to get your day started right, ya understand. 

AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!
If this keeps up, I'm going to start eating my textbooks soon!

Dont they allow you to cook in your dorm? I know some do and some dont.

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Shadow could smell this thread...   

[Mr_Tricorder]

They don't allow cooking in the dorm.  All I can cook with is a microwave here.

[Ravok]

Shadow could smell this thread...   

 It looks so good tho !!!

 Did you notice the nice thick country bacon? Not that paper thin processed wanna be, you get in the Suprtmarket.

 And biscuts and Gravy,, 

  I gotta go shopping tomorrow.

[Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385]

Fed, Im drawn to Southron cooking! 

I dont know what yo tell you then Mr_T. Even flipped dodgers made on a hotplate is better than nothing. They taste like crap, but you can cook grits in a microwave.

Wal-Mart saw you comming. You can get Ramen noodles here for $1.39 a twelve pack.

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Shadow could smell this thread...   

 It looks so good tho !!!

 Did you notice the nice thick country bacon? Not that paper thin processed wanna be, you get in the Suprtmarket.

 And biscuts and Gravy,, 

  I gotta go shopping tomorrow.

 

I'd love to see us all around the table with this much breakfast......... just to see who could put it all away with the least amount of trouble.

My vote goes to Ravok........

[Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385]

Shadow could smell this thread...   

 It looks so good tho !!!

 Did you notice the nice thick country bacon? Not that paper thin processed wanna be, you get in the Suprtmarket.

 And biscuts and Gravy,, 

  I gotta go shopping tomorrow.

 

I'd love to see us all around the table with this much breakfast......... just to see who could put it all away with the least amount of trouble.

My vote goes to Ravok........

Id take that bet.

When I was a kid my mother used to tell the other members of my family not to get to close to me eating...they might lose a finger or two. 

[Ravok]

Shadow could smell this thread...   

 It looks so good tho !!!

 Did you notice the nice thick country bacon? Not that paper thin processed wanna be, you get in the Suprtmarket.

 And biscuts and Gravy,, 

  I gotta go shopping tomorrow.

 

I'd love to see us all around the table with this much breakfast......... just to see who could put it all away with the least amount of trouble.

My vote goes to Ravok........

 Believe it or not when I was a teen on the farm, my Nonnie used to make me a breakfast just like that every morning.
  Except I like Hot cakes.
And I would eat every bit of it,

 I bet i could give it heck now if i tried!!

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Well just to make you gluttons feel better.........

The local Perkins pancake house had an all you can eat pancake special....   The usual serving is five pancakes.

They're not that thick but they are buttermilk........ I wolfed down 15.

Didn't need breakfast for a month after that.   OOOooommmphh. 

[Soreyes]

Just a little somethin....... to get your day started right, ya understand. 

So you have been to my Grand Mothers house havn't you

[Fedman NCC-3758]

Over at Shadow's, this would be the appetizer.... 

[Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385]

Over at Shadow's, this would be the appetizer.... 

Hehehe. I told Fed about when I used to like eating contests.

I could eat what is pictured, several times over.

I have ate three women at one "sitting".

[KBF-Angel Slayer]

Southern biscuits, aka catheads.  (They are as big as a catshead, hence the nickname...)  Every southern woman that ever wants to get married will know how to make a proper biscuit.  Ugly women who can cook can find a husband easier than good looking women who cannot.

Whomp biscuits:  Instructions:  Grab can from freezer.  Whomp it on counter. Toos can in trash after spreading quarter sized jokes on a oven tray.  Heat til done or divorce papers show up.