Topic: So I had dinner last night...

[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?