OT:Okra, was: misspelled? nope!
Karen
On 26 Aug 1997 18:53:12 GMT, nhal...@aol.com (NHaleyPuy) wrote:
>
>Yesterday I thought of all of you - I was driving by a fruit/veggie stand
>here in the agricultural center of the world, and saw a sign advertising
>okra and black eyed peas. I didn't stop!
>
>Nancy in Modesto, CA
>
>
UMM, black eyed peas, my favorite vegetable as a child. (and purple
hulls and crowders are even better!)
Karen
Karen
On 26 Aug 1997 21:21:20 GMT, snow...@wwdc.com (Teri Rasmussen George)
wrote:
>I lived in Georgia and South Carolina for about 6 years. I ate and *enjoyed*
>grits, and never had even one problem with them being 'gritty.' I think
>you're right and that they hadn't been cooked correctly. It'd be like eating
>partially cooked oatmeal and correctly cooked oatmeal, or even tapioca for
>that matter.
>
>Grits are very much like cream of wheat or, especially, cream of rice. And
>though it seemed to turn the stomach of a number of Atlantans, I liked it best
>with butter and some maple syrup. (In the South, they're more likely to eat
>it like a vegetable -- with bacon and eggs on it, or butter -- than like a
>cereal.
>
>
>Teri
Best with red-eye gravy!
Karen
Robin
On Sat, 30 Aug 1997 11:31:40 GMT, drm...@accessatlanta.com (Karen)
wrote:
Ok, I have to confess here. Every time I read another post on this
thread, it reminds me of my first day at boot camp, Fort McClellan,
Alabama. I went through the breakfast mess line and picked up a huge
bowl of Cream of Wheat. Got to the table, added my milk and sugar,
stirred it up and almost sprayed the first spoonful across the table!!
Needless to say, half the table was wondering what was wrong, and the
other half was ROTFLTAO! But I got them all back with my stories about
North Dakota: how the mail comes through twice a week with the
stagecoach, etc! You wouldn't believe how many people actually
believed it! <Rant Mode on> How come I know the difference between N &
S Carolina, Virginia & W Virginia, but everyone I meet says 'North
Dakota... is that where the faces are? I even had a person ask me '
Isn't North Dakota in Canada?' (Yes this WAS an American!! I checked,
and he seemed offended that I had to ask.) <Rant Mode off.
KPaules531
In article <340fff9a...@news.mindspring.com>,
may...@mindNOSPAMspring.com (Mays) writes:
>>Ok, I have to confess here. Every time I read another post on this
>>thread, it reminds me of my first day at boot camp, Fort McClellan,
>>Alabama. I went through the breakfast mess line and picked up a huge
>>bowl of Cream of Wheat. Got to the table, added my milk and sugar,
>>stirred it up and almost sprayed the first spoonful across the table!!
>>Needless to say, half the table was wondering what was wrong, and the
>>other half was ROTFLTAO!
I don't know who sent the original thread with this state but I sure wish
I did! I did MY boot camp at Ft. McClellan also!!!!!!!! PLEASE, PLEASE
whoever did contact me! I'd love to talk to someone else who had been
there!!!!!!!!!
Happy Stitching!
JoAnn
Jill Spreenberg-Robinson
In article <19970901143...@ladder02.news.aol.com>
nhal...@aol.com (NHaleyPuy) writes:
> I had a friend from Missouri who said that you always have to eat black
> eyed peas on New Year's Day, and that you never sweep your house that day.
> Is this a pretty common tradition, or one of her superstitions?
Black-eyed peas on New Year's Day is to bring you wealth and good luck.
(Or, here in southern Illinois, you eat ham and beans). The
black-eyed peas represent money (or so I'm told). The ham-and-bean
tradition is that you eat a poor man's supper and you will be blessed
with wealth in the new year.
Jill
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Chatzie Massey
Karen <drm...@accessatlanta.com> wrote in article
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: On 26 Aug 1997 21:21:20 GMT, snow...@wwdc.com (Teri Rasmussen George)
: wrote:
:
: >I lived in Georgia and South Carolina for about 6 years. I ate and
*enjoyed*
: >grits, and never had even one problem with them being 'gritty.' I think
: >you're right and that they hadn't been cooked correctly. It'd be like
eating
: >partially cooked oatmeal and correctly cooked oatmeal, or even tapioca
for
: >that matter.
: >
: >Grits are very much like cream of wheat or, especially, cream of rice.
And
: >though it seemed to turn the stomach of a number of Atlantans, I liked
it best
: >with butter and some maple syrup. (In the South, they're more likely to
eat
: >it like a vegetable -- with bacon and eggs on it, or butter -- than like
a
: >cereal.
: >
: >
: >Teri
:
: Best with red-eye gravy!
: Karen
:
I take mine with breakfast sausage crumbled into it and cheese melted
throughout! Then for lunch, broccoli and cheese and bacon bits, then for
supper with chicken broth chicken pieces, and pepper with white gravy and
biscuit on the side; and dessert is with brown sugar and a tsp of
applesauce. Of course, not all in the same day, but could if I was
inclined to. And the black-beans-and-rice with the grits substituted for
the rice can be a tasty change of pace....peace to you and yours, and
hominy to the world!
--
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Before you respond, release the HOUNDS.
GingerPoll
In article <19970826185...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
nhal...@aol.com (NHaleyPuy) writes:
> saw a sign advertising
>okra and black eyed peas. I didn't stop!
Ohhhh, stop! My mouth is watering.
Ginger
NHaleyPuy
I wrote earlier:
>> saw a sign advertising
>>okra and black eyed peas. I didn't stop!
Ginger wrote:
>
>Ohhhh, stop! My mouth is watering.
>Ginger
I had a friend from Missouri who said that you always have to eat black
eyed peas on New Year's Day, and that you never sweep your house that day.
Is this a pretty common tradition, or one of her superstitions?
Nancy in Modesto, CA
NHaleyPuy
Nancy wrote: >> I had a friend from Missouri who said that you always have
to eat black
>> eyed peas on New Year's Day, and that you never sweep your house that day.
>> Is this a pretty common tradition, or one of her superstitions?
AustinAnne wrote:
>Black-eye peas on New Year's bring good luck--this is a real live
>old-fashioned Southern tradition.
>
>Not sweeping the house is important because it's a holiday, frevinz sake!!
>
My friend thought you didn't sweep the floor because it would sweep away
all your luck - so that must go hand in hand with the black-eyed peas.
Thanks for giving my cultural lesson for today.
Nancy in Modesto, CA
Anne Gwin
In article <19970901143...@ladder02.news.aol.com>,
nhal...@aol.com (NHaleyPuy) wrote:
> I had a friend from Missouri who said that you always have to eat black
> eyed peas on New Year's Day, and that you never sweep your house that day.
> Is this a pretty common tradition, or one of her superstitions?
Black-eye peas on New Year's bring good luck--this is a real live
old-fashioned Southern tradition.
Not sweeping the house is important because it's a holiday, frevinz sake!!
AustinAnne
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Nan
>I had a friend from Missouri who said that you always have to eat black
>eyed peas on New Year's Day, and that you never sweep your house that day.
>Is this a pretty common tradition, or one of her superstitions?
>
Hi, Nancy,
It's two common traditions *and* superstitions. I always heard that you eat the
blackeyed peas on New Year's Day so you'll have good luck all year, and you
don't sweep the house because if you did, when you broomed the sweepings out the
door you'd be sweeping away all of the New Year's good fortune.
Nan
Vicki C.
Besides eating black eyed peas on New Years you never do laundry that
day either or you will be crying the whole year through. Or at least
thats what my dear paternal Grandmother use to say.
Vicki C.
Jo Hepner
Best with either brown sugar and butter or just butter!!!
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AChrist787
Grits is good stuff! don't you all love the grammar - from an English
major yet. <gg> Best baked with onion, a little garlic and some grated cheese.
Anne
Anne Christopherson
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sgcapps
Here are the southern (US) New Year's Superstitions/Traditions I know of...
1. eat black eyed peas and greens (spinach will work) on New Year's Day --
the peas are for good luck, the greens are for fortune (money!). I try to
do this one, the years I've pigged out on greens have been very good
financially. hmmmmm seems to me I didn't eat this in 1997
2. your first guest of the year is a sign of the marriage balance for the
coming year. If a man walks thru the front door first on New Year's Day
then the husband has more umph for the year, if a woman -- the wife. This
one is just kinda silly. (Oh year, peas and greens ain't silly <sarcastic
grin>).
3. you clean your house before christmas and you don't have time to clean
it til after New Year's -- so no sweeping good luck out the door.
Susan
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lynnxs
Here in Pennsylvania Dutch country you eat sauerkraut on New Year's Day
for good luck. My mother always makes pork and sauerkraut, but we often
have Reubens!
LLindCharl
My husband's family is Creole from Lake Charles, LA.
Trust me we don't eat slimy okra in our house. This is
his grandmother's recipe for okra (minus all the oil she
uses). I'll have to try an give accurate amounts, because
she doesn't measure anything. I have been making it
for about 20 years now and it has never been slimy.
2lbs okra (sliced like wheels fresh is best but frozen is fine)
1 med. onion chopped
1/2 bell pepper chopped (I like to use the red ones)
2 stalks of celery chopped
1/2 pound shrimp shelled and deveined and cut in two
1 large can crushed tomatoes
creole seasoning (I use Tony Chachere's from Lucky's)
or seasoning salt if you can't find creole seasoning with some
ceyanne pepper to taste
small amount of oil and flour
vinegar (I use apple cider)
1 can of corn or fresh corn off of the cob
Saute the onions, bell pepper and celery in about 2 T. oil.
(I add a little bit of water when they start to stick).Lightly coat
the okra with flour. Add the okra and a little bit more oil.
Saute the okra for about 15 mins. Add about 1/4 c. vinegar
and continue cooking the okra over med heat. If you need
to add a small amount of water to keep it from sticking, do so.
This will take about 20 mins. Make sure to stir the
okra a lot. Add the corn and seasoning to taste cook for about another 10
minues. Add the crushed toms. and the shrimp.
It should simmer for 20 -30 mins.
Laura C.
Good judgement comes from experience, and experience...
well, that comes form poor judgement.... Anon
Rick & Rosemary Woodhouse
"Down South" we always had pork and black-eyed peas on New Years Day
for good luck. My Mama, 3rd generation Florida cracker, said the pork
should have been hog jowls, but we always had ham or pork chops
instead. Here in PA Dutch country, it seems to be pork roast and
sauerkraut(sp?). It must be a German heritage thing. I never heard
about the sweeping thing! (Shocked, as I thought my Mama told me
everything I needed to know)
Rosemary
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LLindCharl
Oh, I forgot to add that this is served over
steamed rice.
XSTSNANA
This recipe sounds wonderful, my mouth is watering. Am printing it off so
my DH can try it. Thanks for sharing it with us! paula (_)D
xstitchcrazy
egg on top (mashed in as the 'sauce') and lots of pepper and a little
salt..
Marilyn
Mcfdyn
A tradition sometimes followed here in San antonio in the Hispanic
community is to
eat grapes at midnight (or right after, to be technically accurate).
Comes from Mexico and is supposed to bring good luck, but i don't know the
background skinny on it
kathy
san antonio
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Karen Thompson
>Nan wrote:
>>
>> >I had a friend from Missouri who said that you always have to eat black
>> >eyed peas on New Year's Day, and that you never sweep your house that day.
>> >Is this a pretty common tradition, or one of her superstitions?
>> >
>> >Nancy in Modesto, CA
>>
>> Hi, Nancy,
>>
>> It's two common traditions *and* superstitions. I always heard that you eat the
>> blackeyed peas on New Year's Day so you'll have good luck all year, and you
>> don't sweep the house because if you did, when you broomed the sweepings out the
>> door you'd be sweeping away all of the New Year's good fortune.
>>
>> Nan
>
>"Down South" we always had pork and black-eyed peas on New Years Day
>for good luck. My Mama, 3rd generation Florida cracker, said the pork
>should have been hog jowls, but we always had ham or pork chops
>instead. Here in PA Dutch country, it seems to be pork roast and
>sauerkraut(sp?). It must be a German heritage thing. I never heard
>about the sweeping thing! (Shocked, as I thought my Mama told me
>everything I needed to know)
>
>Rosemary
Along with black eyed peas for luck, you have to have collard greens,
to bring money in the New Year.
Karen
Gissiner
Okay, since I was born in Mississippi and never went above the Mason Dixon
line until after I was married (no offense to folks up north, absolutely
love upstate NY and Chicago!!) I have to comment on the grits! Love them,
love them, love them! Butter and salt on mine! As for the eggs, you need
to fry them, then you peel open the yolk and dip your toast into the yolk!!
Carrie Lee
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> But I am Marilyn, and that's just the way I've always eaten mine. Only
> fried, over easy, instead. I like them with just butter too, but I've
> never heard of the brown sugar thing--eww.
>
> GCM
> Born and raised in Georgia.
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