Hillbilly Food
Moose
I am planning a party centered around a "Hillbilly Hoedown" theme -
decorations, costumes, country music, food, etc.
Does anyone have any ideas about what food could be served? My
immediate thoughts were BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, cornbread.
Not being a hillbilly myself, I wondered what else could be
appropriate. Thanks for your suggestions!
Elaine Gallegos
Moose <mo...@worldpath.net> wrote:
: I am planning a party centered around a "Hillbilly Hoedown" theme -
Collard greens. Even if nobody eats it, this veggie is the hallmark of
hillbilly fare. Gee...here's a thought...don't cook it, just trim them up,
and use as a centerpiece.
The other stuff sounds just fine. You might try corn on the cob. I found
an old cast iron corn bread mold...in the shape of little corn on the
cobs!
I used it last night, as we also had beans and hocks. We had a delicious
"down home" meal.
: Does anyone have any ideas about what food could be served? My
: immediate thoughts were BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, cornbread.
: Not being a hillbilly myself, I wondered what else could be
: appropriate. Thanks for your suggestions!
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Lynne A. Cohen
Boy, I never thought I'd get a chance to recommend this, but: go to the
library and check out "White Trash Cooking" by Ernest Matthew Mickler.
Published in 1986 it features such culinary delights as (just happen to
have my copy in my lap) Potato Chip Sandwich, Russian Communist Tea
Cakes and this recipe for
"Evelyn Walter's Never-Fail, Sunday Baked Chicken
Take any old chicken. CLean with lemon only. Stuff; place in a baking
dish or skillet; cover with a rag soaked in lard or Crisco. Bake at 275
degrees til tender and brown.
Stuffing: 2 cups dry bread, 2 cups chopped celery, 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon
salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1 small package walnuts, 1 small chopped
apple, 1 teaspoon of sage and a pinch of dry mustard. Pour drippins from
baked chicken on stuffing mixture. Mix together and stuff. If not mist
enough, add water.
'Don't turn the oven any higher or the rag'll catch on fire,' says
Evelyn, Kansas City, Mo."
Ted Samsel
Moose (mo...@worldpath.net) wrote:
: I am planning a party centered around a "Hillbilly Hoedown" theme -
: decorations, costumes, country music, food, etc.
: immediate thoughts were BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, cornbread.
: Not being a hillbilly myself, I wondered what else could be
: appropriate. Thanks for your suggestions!
POssum. Roadkill. Ramps. Little Debbie Snak Cakes. Sweet Taters
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Elaine Parrish
On 10 Feb 1997, Ted Samsel wrote:
> Moose (mo...@worldpath.net) wrote:
> : I am planning a party centered around a "Hillbilly Hoedown" theme -
> : decorations, costumes, country music, food, etc.
> :
> : Does anyone have any ideas about what food could be served? My
> : immediate thoughts were BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, cornbread.
> : Not being a hillbilly myself, I wondered what else could be
> : appropriate. Thanks for your suggestions!
>
> POssum. Roadkill. Ramps. Little Debbie Snak Cakes. Sweet Taters
Don't forget the moon pies and RC cola!
Ed Dodson
Moose wrote:
>
> I am planning a party centered around a "Hillbilly Hoedown" theme -
> decorations, costumes, country music, food, etc.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas about what food could be served? My
> immediate thoughts were BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, cornbread.
> Not being a hillbilly myself, I wondered what else could be
> appropriate. Thanks for your suggestions!
This is straight from Kentucky, home of some GREAT hillbillys!
Staple in every hillbilly's diet is soup beans and corn bread or plain
bread:
Mix together cornmeal (either yellow or white), grated onion, salt and
pepper. Add enough hot water to hold it together. Shape cakes about the
size of your palm, flat about 3/4 inch thick. Fry in oil until brown,
turning once, OR bake in the oven until golden. The middle will be
mushy. Top with seasoned beans or eat with butter.
ALso-- souse or head cheese, pickled bologna is a MUST, pickled hard
boiled eggs, pigs feet, cracklins', sail possum is always popular.
(sail possum is prepared on a busy highway, the thinner the better, thin
enough to pick up and sail! Of course, you want a moon pie and an RC
cola for dessert.
quill
mo...@worldpath.net (Moose) wrote:
>Does anyone have any ideas about what food could be served? My
>immediate thoughts were BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, cornbread.
>Not being a hillbilly myself, I wondered what else could be
>appropriate. Thanks for your suggestions!
Brunswick Stew. If you don't have a recipe, I'll provide one for you.
Hal
Alkim
Moose wrote:
>
> I am planning a party centered around a "Hillbilly Hoedown" theme -
> decorations, costumes, country music, food, etc.
>
> immediate thoughts were BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, cornbread.
> Not being a hillbilly myself, I wondered what else could be
> appropriate. Thanks for your suggestions!
Fried okra, collard greens, sliced tomatoes
- Kim
R. A. Green
>Boy, I never thought I'd get a chance to recommend this, but: go to the
>library and check out "White Trash Cooking" by Ernest Matthew Mickler.
>Published in 1986 it features such culinary delights as (just happen to
>have my copy in my lap) Potato Chip Sandwich, Russian Communist Tea
>Cakes and this recipe for
snip...
The sequel to the White Trash Cookbook is "Sinkin Spells, Hot Flashes,
Fits and Cravins", and before you all go off on "hillbilly food", I'd
like to point out that these books are both great collections of
regional food, and some of this stuff is serious cuisine, the "Roast
Christmas Possum" comes to mind, and it works equally well with
squirrel. Also, baked Guinea hen is the only recipe for such that I
have ever come across. Rooster and dumplings--with the neighbor's
rooster. And then there is "Rack of Spam"....
Although some people would find this <really> amusing, this is a style
of American cuisine which is often overlooked. Keep in mind that the
French aren't always eating foie gras, and Cajuns don't keep a regular
diet of blackened redfish and turducken....they both eat their fair
share of hamburger helper...
--ron
j.a. fielden
I'd reccomend the Foxfire books as well which talk about life(and food) in the Ozark Hills.
Many families there migrated into the Ozarks out of Tenessee and Kentucky, and are largely Scotch
Irish with some English and German heritage.
If you are referring to the Ozark(Arkansas, Southwest Missouri) hillbillies, which would include my
family,
dishes would include, cornbread(not the sweet kind), beans(pinto or brown cooked with a chunk of
ham), boiled potatos, corn on the cob, green beans, sliced tomatoes, mashed potatoes and gravy,
fried chicken, sliced ham, wilted lettuce, homemade ice cream(vanilla or chocolate),
pies(apple, lemon meringue, cherry), fresh rolls, home made pickles (particularly sweet and
bread and butter),
waldorf salad, ambrosia, those awful jello salads, potato salad, frosted cakes (coconut, german
chocolate, white or chocolate), angelfood cake with chocolate sauce, fresh picked strawberries
and blackberries. And of course very strong (almost black) iced tea, sweetened or unsweetened
depending on taste.
At least these were the sort of dishes I would see served when we went back to visit and
attend faily gatherings.
Typically each family showing up would bring a dish or dessert unless it was an ice cream
social. In which case they each brought an ice cream freezer full with a different flavor,
and a pie or cake.
Most families were farmers and during the depression cornbread, potatoes, and brown beans
were staples for many. During the summer there was a lot more access to homegrown fruits
and vegetables with large amounts canned and preserved for the future. Many families had
meat on an occasional basis. Lard was used as shortening(makes incredible pie crusts) and
frying. Chickens were only eaten when they got too old for laying(least ways that was my
grandmothers criterion). My grandmother still makes some of the best pickles I've ever had and
she has those wonderful old ball jars with the zinc lids and the stoneware crocks that I'd
love to be able to buy now.
One of the best things about going home to visit the grandparents was the incredible
variety of fresh vegetables that came right out of the garden before dinner.
Potatoes, tomatoes, sweet corn, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, blackberries,
and strawberries were just a part of what they grew. There was very little processed
or store bought food.
Gardening is a bit harder here in Colorado:-)
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>: I am planning a party centered around a "Hillbilly Hoedown" theme -
>:
>: Does anyone have any ideas about what food could be served?
Moon pies. :)
kpb.
Rain
QU->>Does anyone have any ideas about what food could be served? My
QU->>immediate thoughts were BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, cornbread.
QU->>Not being a hillbilly myself, I wondered what else could be
QU->>appropriate. Thanks for your suggestions!
I hate to disappoint you, but if by "hillbillies" you mean people
from (or recently out of) the Appalachians or the Smokies, we
eat pretty much like everyone else in America, except we make better
cornbread 'cause we don't screw it up with yellow cornmeal or sugar. :)
And if you mean "rednecks", of course, that's subject to a LOT of
regional variation. <eg>
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Rain
DO->sail possum is always popular.
DO->(sail possum is prepared on a busy highway, the thinner the better,
DO->enough to pick up and sail! Of course, you want a moon pie and an R
DO->cola for dessert.
Let me guess: you've either never been to Kentucky in your life or
you're one of those Kentuckians who likes playing up to the stereotype.
Argghh. :)
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R. A. Green
On 11 Feb 1997 20:57:20 GMT, fie...@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (j.a.
fielden) wrote:
>I'd reccomend the Foxfire books as well which talk about life(and food) in the Ozark Hills.
>Many families there migrated into the Ozarks out of Tenessee and Kentucky, and are largely Scotch
>Irish with some English and German heritage.
<snip>
How many Foxfire books are there now? I have the first two, obviously
quite old by now--I got the first one when I lived in NC, and then my
wife got me the second one a couple years later. Last count I had was
something like five of them, but that was quite a while back--I'm sure
there are more now. They are absolutely great!
--ron
R. A. Green
On 10 Feb 1997 16:55:59 GMT, mo...@worldpath.net (Moose) wrote:
>I am planning a party centered around a "Hillbilly Hoedown" theme -
>decorations, costumes, country music, food, etc.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas about what food could be served? My
>immediate thoughts were BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, cornbread.
>Not being a hillbilly myself, I wondered what else could be
>appropriate. Thanks for your suggestions!
First off, the hill folk of the Ozarks, Smokies and Appalachians
aren't exactly like the cast of "Li'l Abner". "Hillbilly Hoedown"
smacks of the same attitude as a "Choc'lit Drop Chicken Fry", "Redskin
Rain Dance and Buffalo Feed" "Dago Spag Fest", or "Zipper Head Fish
Fry". Is there anyone I <haven't> offended at this point?
Anyway, the food of these areas are laden with pork, chicken, dried
beans, pork, greens (like mustard, poke salat, turnips, dandelions,
etc.), garden veggies, pork, and, oh, yeah, did I mention pork?
Have fun with it, but keep in mind that some of the people you invite
to your party may be of Scotch-Irish blood and have relatives who are
hillfolk.
By the way, a "Dogpatch" theme party could be fun--given that the
people attending are old enough to know about Dogpatch, Li'l Abner,
and Sadie Hawkins Day. That way the "hillbilly" theme you are after
can still hold up, but the theme is based on a comic strip, and not
someone's lifestyle (the perception of which was pretty much twisted
by Al Capp and shows like "Dukes of Hazzard"). Have fun....
--ron
Lea
Jello with marshmellows, velveeta with ritz crackers, bridge mix,
(although thats gettin kinda swanky!) , mac and cheese from a box,
(generic), weiners and beans!!!!!!, sloppy joes, grilled American
cheese sandwhiches on white bread, with Campbells tomatooe soup,
CIRCUS PEANUTS!!!!, vienna sausages, and Nilla wafers right outta the
box. That should be enough to HORRIFY anybody. Make sure there is a
loaf of white bread on the table at all times, a tub of rancid
margerine, and Koolaid for all! Yummmmmmy!
Lea
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reading them and now have all of them.
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Robert Hamer
quill <qu...@v-ger.net> writes:
>>Does anyone have any ideas about what food could be served? My
>>immediate thoughts were BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, cornbread.
>>Not being a hillbilly myself, I wondered what else could be
>>appropriate. Thanks for your suggestions!
>Brunswick Stew. If you don't have a recipe, I'll provide one for you.
Yes, but depending on where Moosemeat lives, it could
be difficult for him to get the possums.
He might be able to substitute squirrel,
but it's not the same.
It has to be cooked over a wood fire, and
stirred with a canoe paddle.
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Ted Samsel
R. A. Green (rag...@ix.netcom.com--) wrote:
:
: By the way, a "Dogpatch" theme party could be fun--given that the
: people attending are old enough to know about Dogpatch, Li'l Abner,
: and Sadie Hawkins Day. That way the "hillbilly" theme you are after
: can still hold up, but the theme is based on a comic strip, and not
: someone's lifestyle (the perception of which was pretty much twisted
: by Al Capp and shows like "Dukes of Hazzard"). Have fun....
For pity sakes. You forgot Barney Google. With the Goo goo googley eyes.
Linda J. Anderson
In <5dti5r$q...@sun.sirius.com> l...@remove.sirius.com (Lea) writes:
>
>Jello with marshmellows, velveeta with ritz crackers, bridge mix,
>(although thats gettin kinda swanky!) , mac and cheese from a box,
>(generic), weiners and beans!!!!!!, sloppy joes, grilled American
>cheese sandwhiches on white bread, with Campbells tomatooe soup,
>CIRCUS PEANUTS!!!!, vienna sausages, and Nilla wafers right outta the
>box. That should be enough to HORRIFY anybody. Make sure there is a
>loaf of white bread on the table at all times, a tub of rancid
>margerine, and Koolaid for all! Yummmmmmy!
>
>Lea
That sounds about right. But since it's a party, you might add canned
ham and those celery/peanut butter horse ovaries. And cottage cheese.
Nancy Dooley
On 13 Feb 1997 17:54:38 GMT, land...@ix.netcom.com(Linda J. Anderson
) wrote:
>>loaf of white bread on the table at all times, a tub of rancid
>>margerine, and Koolaid for all! Yummmmmmy!
>>
>>Lea
>
>That sounds about right. But since it's a party, you might add canned
>ham and those celery/peanut butter horse ovaries. And cottage cheese.
Oh, c'mon. Rancid margerine? I doubt it.
Nancy.
"Get your facts first, and then you can
distort 'em as much as you please." (Samuel Clemens)
Elaine Gallegos
R. A. Green <rag...@ix.netcom.com--> wrote:
: >I am planning a party centered around a "Hillbilly Hoedown" theme -
: >decorations, costumes, country music, food, etc.
: aren't exactly like the cast of "Li'l Abner". "Hillbilly Hoedown"
The "downhome" or hillbilly tradition is our American tradition. We have
a right to it!
I find it sad that from this small joy of the downhome tradition, you
have managed to find something prejudical and politically incorrect.
Typically, good ethnic foods are one of the few ways that cultural
barriers are actually breached.
I have attended with much respect, African american appriciation day,
Greek festivals, Mexican Fiestas, Oktoberfest, and many other events,
celebrating the food and customs of different lands.
How is it that celebrating the roots of our OWN culture is in your eyes,
degrading or insulting?
You go too far in your quest for political correctness.
a "Choc'lit Drop Chicken Fry",
"Redskin
: Rain Dance and Buffalo Feed" "Dago Spag Fest", or "Zipper Head Fish
: Fry". Is there anyone I <haven't> offended at this point?
: Anyway, the food of these areas are laden with pork, chicken, dried
: beans, pork, greens (like mustard, poke salat, turnips, dandelions,
: etc.), garden veggies, pork, and, oh, yeah, did I mention pork?
: Have fun with it, but keep in mind that some of the people you invite
: to your party may be of Scotch-Irish blood and have relatives who are
: hillfolk.
: By the way, a "Dogpatch" theme party could be fun--given that the
: people attending are old enough to know about Dogpatch, Li'l Abner,
: and Sadie Hawkins Day. That way the "hillbilly" theme you are after
: can still hold up, but the theme is based on a comic strip, and not
: someone's lifestyle (the perception of which was pretty much twisted
: by Al Capp and shows like "Dukes of Hazzard"). Have fun....
: --ron
Elaine Gallegos
Granted, if you're spoiled by more elegant fare, "hillbilly" food won't
seem that appealing.
Country cooking depends heavily on home grown farm foods....the corn, the
pork, the green veggies.. not too interesting? Let me explain the appeal.
It's called being REALLY REALLY hungry. You get that way from performing
farm chores. Plowing behind a mule all day, chopping wood, slaughtering
hogs, herding and milking cows, hoeing for hours in the hot sun.
Lea <l...@remove.sirius.com> wrote:
: Jello with marshmellows, velveeta with ritz crackers, bridge mix,
: (although thats gettin kinda swanky!) , mac and cheese from a box,
: (generic), weiners and beans!!!!!!, sloppy joes, grilled American
: cheese sandwhiches on white bread, with Campbells tomatooe soup,
: CIRCUS PEANUTS!!!!, vienna sausages, and Nilla wafers right outta the
: box. That should be enough to HORRIFY anybody. Make sure there is a
: loaf of white bread on the table at all times, a tub of rancid
: margerine, and Koolaid for all! Yummmmmmy!
: Lea
: DO NOT USE YOUR REPLY BUTTON:
: to e mail me send to lea at sirius dot com (all lower case)
: <my reply address is altered to defeat junk mail>
Paul Johnson
If it ain"t fried, it ain"t food.
Chris Borg
We have tons of possoums in the San Fran bay area. I know a few people who
moved here from others parts and they eat these possoums. Just put traps
in the yard and wait til dark. The first time one of my co-workers told me
they eat possoum I thought they were kidding.
: DO->(sail possum is prepared on a busy highway, the thinner the better,
Lady
In article <5dnjuv$6...@unix.worldpath.net> mo...@worldpath.net (Moose) writes:
>From: mo...@worldpath.net (Moose)
>Subject: Hillbilly Food
>Date: 10 Feb 1997 16:55:59 GMT
>I am planning a party centered around a "Hillbilly Hoedown" theme -
>decorations, costumes, country music, food, etc.
>Does anyone have any ideas about what food could be served? My
>immediate thoughts were BBQ ribs, chicken, baked beans, cornbread.
>Not being a hillbilly myself, I wondered what else could be
>appropriate. Thanks for your suggestions!
If you can find them, there were a couple cookbooks released a few years ago
titled "White Trash Cooking" they were great!
LadySnow
Damsel
On 13 Feb 1997 17:54:38 GMT, land...@ix.netcom.com(Linda J. Anderson ) wrote:
>That sounds about right. But since it's a party, you might add canned
>ham and those celery/peanut butter horse ovaries. And cottage cheese.
Celery/Peanut Butter horse's ovaries just aren't the same without the raisins!
Then they become "Ants on a Log," and are quite chic. You can also fill the
channel in a stalk of celery with Cheese Whiz. To spiff those up, sprinkle
with cooked bacon bits.
Damsel
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Rain
LA->OK so are we talking REAL hill people or cliche hillbillies?
Thanks for knowing there's a difference. :)
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In article <3303105e...@news.pacbell.net> rag...@ix.netcom.com-- (R. A. Green) writes:
>From: rag...@ix.netcom.com-- (R. A. Green)
>Subject: Re: Hillbilly Food
>Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 18:50:43 GMT
>On 11 Feb 1997 20:57:20 GMT, fie...@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (j.a.
>fielden) wrote:
>>I'd reccomend the Foxfire books as well which talk about life(and food) in the
>Ozark Hills.
>>Many families there migrated into the Ozarks out of Tenessee and Kentucky, and
>are largely Scotch
>>Irish with some English and German heritage.
An aside about the Scotish connection, especially to the people of the Blue
Ridge Mountains in Tennessee. The dialect spoken in the hills, when studied
by linguists, is so close to the archaic Scot dialect that it is nearly
incomprehensible to "english" speakers. My grandfather was born in those
hills and we used to visit every couple summers.
The cooking, I think, can best be characterized as making do with what's
there. Hill people use what they can grow, be it animal or vegetable and they
use every possible bit. It's economical cooking.
LadySnow
Lady
In article <33036824...@news.uiowa.edu> nancy-...@uiowa.edu (Nancy Dooley) writes:
>From: nancy-...@uiowa.edu (Nancy Dooley)
>Subject: Re: Hillbilly Food
>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 19:15:09 GMT
OK so are we talking REAL hill people or cliche hillbillies?
LadySnow
>>>loaf of white bread on the table at all times, a tub of rancid
>>>margerine, and Koolaid for all! Yummmmmmy!
>>>
>>>Lea
>>
>>That sounds about right. But since it's a party, you might add canned
>>ham and those celery/peanut butter horse ovaries. And cottage cheese.
>Oh, c'mon. Rancid margerine? I doubt it.
D R
A hush fell across the room when l...@remove.sirius.com (Lea) proudly
proclaimed:
>Jello with marshmellows, velveeta with ritz crackers, bridge mix,
>(although thats gettin kinda swanky!) , mac and cheese from a box,
>(generic), weiners and beans!!!!!!, sloppy joes, grilled American
>cheese sandwhiches on white bread, with Campbells tomatooe soup,
>CIRCUS PEANUTS!!!!, vienna sausages, and Nilla wafers right outta the
>box. That should be enough to HORRIFY anybody. Make sure there is a
>loaf of white bread on the table at all times, a tub of rancid
>margerine, and Koolaid for all! Yummmmmmy!
>
>Lea
>
You are kidding, right? I mean, that stuff isn't hillbilly food. The
hillbillies I know can't afford that stuff. Now, you take soup beans
(pinto beans cooked with pork fat), corn bread (not sweet), green
beans (cooked with pork fat), biscuits, and other vegetables (cooked
till mushy).... now you've got hillbilly food. At least that's where
I live. My husband's granny could feed the world with her soup beans
and corn bread. Personally, I can't touch any of the stuff I
mentioned. I guess because I didn't grow up on it. My husband took 2
quart jars of those beans and some cornbread to work with him and the
guys ate it up like it was the best food they'd ever had.
Go figure!
Now, to the origional poster:
I say decorate in a country style, serve your basic "cookout" type
foods, and don't serve hillbilly food unless all the people are used
to it and love it. Again, I am talking about the type of hillbilly
food that is around here. Please don't be offended if your country
folk don't eat the same stuff. Also, there is nothing wrong with this
food. Hey, it is easy to feed everyone on this food, which is why it
is considered country food because people couldn't afford anything
else. And I'm sure it tastes great after working the farm all day.
Diane
D R
A hush fell across the room when la...@azstarnet.com (Lady) proudly
proclaimed:
Just checking, but are you saying that hillbillies are white trash?
To me, hillbillies eat real food. White trash eat velveeta, cheez
whiz, anything canned, anything junk, etc.
Hillbilly does not = white trash.
Diane
Lady
In article <97021904...@hothouse.iglou.com> ra...@hothouse.iglou.com (Rain) writes:
>From: ra...@hothouse.iglou.com (Rain)
>Subject: Re: Hillbilly Food
>Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 20:36:00 GMT
>LA->OK so are we talking REAL hill people or cliche hillbillies?
> Thanks for knowing there's a difference. :)
And back at ya.
LadySnow
Lady
In article <330db171...@nntp.usit.net> wh...@where.her (D R) writes:
>From: wh...@where.her (D R)
>Subject: Re: Hillbilly Food
>Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 02:07:40 GMT
>>If you can find them, there were a couple cookbooks released a few years ago
>>titled "White Trash Cooking" they were great!
>>
>>
>>LadySnow
>Just checking, but are you saying that hillbillies are white trash?
>To me, hillbillies eat real food. White trash eat velveeta, cheez
>whiz, anything canned, anything junk, etc.
>Hillbilly does not = white trash.
Heavens no. I come from hill people. The White Trash Cookbook is a tribute to
what is sometimes referred to as Hillbilly Food. If you take a look at it,
you'll see. The author is from the hills and inserts alot of colloquilisms
that are wonderful and take me back to my youth.
LadySnow
najara
I grew up in rural Arkansas, true hillbilly country. Most of my
relatives can be described as hillbillies. These are not white trash
people. They are some of the most God fearing, decent people I know. I
don't know about the cookbook, but to me, the term "white trash" refers
more to people's lifestyles rather than a country lifestyle. True
hillbilly food is almost indistinguishable from "soul food", or plain
country cooking. Boy, I sure miss it!!!
T