Black eyed peas, turnip greens and cornbread on New Years Day means good luck for the new year. My dear old dad would also include souse meat and head cheese as well. But not me.Around my family, black-eyed peas are a New Year's Tradition.
Black eyed peas, turnip greens and cornbread on New Years Day means good luck for the new year. My dear old dad would also include souse meat and head cheese as well. But not me.Around my family, black-eyed peas are a New Year's Tradition.
That's my thought as well. I think a lot of the association of Southern cooking as black comes from, 1) northerners who moved south and had black people cooking for them and 2} northerners who see the food in the largely black populated areas of big cities where blacks from the South moved into the cities up north and brought their southern cooking with them. A lot whites and blacks with southern roots grew up eating the same foods; some recipes originating from Europe and some originating from African and getting tweaked in southern kitchens.Black/Southern same thing. lol
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i had one grandmother (dad's side) who was out of this world as a cook. rarely used recipes so unfortunately we can't recreate any of it. she could bake like the devil too.Man, I miss my grandma even more now. Lemon pie and Orange cake to go along with everything else...damn those were good times and I didn't realize how good I had it then.
Yep, exactly. It really isn't a thing. It's just funny.That's my thought as well. I think a lot of the association of Southern cooking as black comes from, 1) northerners who moved south and had black people cooking for them and 2} northerners who see the food in the largely black populated areas of big cities where blacks from the South moved into the cities up north and brought their southern cooking with them. A lot whites and blacks with southern roots grew up eating the same foods; some recipes originating from Europe and some originating from African and getting tweaked in southern kitchens.
Yeah, mine too. Lamar County isn't known for its rich folks and fine dining.my white grandmothers cooked pretty much the same thing
Yep...and mine also kept leftover biscuits (drop biscuits that is; my grandmother didn't cut biscuits) and cornbread on a plate covered with a paper towel.Don't forget the jar of lard/bacon grease next to the stove. Add some to just about anything. mmmm... good. Unhealthy but back then people worked really hard and mostly negated the effects of a fried high fat diet.
Yep. My great grandmother weighed about 100 lbs soaking wet and lived to be 94. She deep fried everything and smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, but she sweated working in the textile mills and her garden and farm. I think there's something to be said for sweating out the toxins...as well as some good genes. My cholesterol level is ridiculously low and think some of it's genetic. Thanks Mama Barker!Don't forget the jar of lard/bacon grease next to the stove. Add some to just about anything. mmmm... good. Unhealthy but back then people worked really hard and mostly negated the effects of a fried high fat diet.
Yep, exactly. It really isn't a thing. It's just funny.
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Sounds like a new treat at the Texas State Fair.Kind of like the fried chicken and watermelon stereotype. I mean, who the heck doesn't like fried chicken? I can see more people not liking watermelon - it can be a bit stringy - but I'd venture to say most Americans like watermelon, too.
It's not like a certain segment of the population is wrapping the fried chicken in the watermelon, battering it all up, and then frying it.
Black/Southern same thing. lol
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Uh oh, confirmed! lol