Re: A good way to start 2004

[Guest guest]

Ann, have you ever SMELLED a " mess of greens " cooking? I bet you haven't.

That smell makes me physically ill. I can remember coming home from school

as a kid, opening the front door and that egregious odour hitting me in the

face like a sledgehammer. God, I hate greens!!!!!!

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From: positivelyann

Subject: Re: A good way to start 2004

Hot dang! Bring on the greens...

Hugs and blessings, Miz Mellie,

Ann

[Guest guest]

My mom loved the smell of them cooking, too. I don't know where she acquired

the taste for greens of all kinds, but man, those mustard greens cooking

smelled like 7 day old vomit. And it usually made me do just that!

We used to can our own green beans, but during the past 15 years or so, I

just buy canned and soak them for a few hours before cooking slowly with

some broth and some port of some kind. I do love salt port! And ham hocks,

and hog jowl. Man, I sound like an Alabamian. LOL

Moi

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From: MDL1031@... [mailto:MDL1031@...]

Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 10:26 PM

Subject: Re: A good way to start 2004

In a message dated 1/2/04 12:22:04 AM Central Standard Time,

sonofmosiah@... writes:

> Ann, have you ever SMELLED a " mess of greens " cooking? I bet you haven't.

> That smell makes me physically ill. I can remember coming home from school

> as a kid, opening the front door and that egregious odour hitting me in

the

> face like a sledgehammer. God, I hate greens!!!!!!

>

>

Jim,

No way! I love the smell of greens cooking. Now green beans is

another

story! Usually I cook mine fresh, but this year I cheated and bought a big

can of greens and cooked them. Add some hog jowls and a little sweetner

and

they are so good and greasy with a touch of sweet....yummy.

Mel

[Guest guest]

Yes, Virginia, it is hog face..............You dang Yankees jez dough'n know

what good eatin' iz.

26 days to go, Jeanne!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO,

girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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From: gertilubop@... [mailto:gertilubop@...]

Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 10:31 PM

Subject: Re: A good way to start 2004

When you say " hog jowls " you don't mean the pigs face do you? Please say

that's NOT what you meant. 8>0

-:|:-Jeanne -:|:-

Of Eureka

**Grand Opening**

Jan 27, 04 with

" Da Big K-huna "

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[Guest guest]

> In a message dated 1/1/2004 4:34:10 PM Pacific Standard Time,

MDL1031@a...

> writes:

> > I ate my Greens and peas

> > as always(except last year) I feel like everyone has ate! Has

everyone else

> > done he peas and greens thing?

>

> ??? Does this signify something special? Am I the only one not in

the know?

>

> Hugs and blessings, Ann

> ~~~~~~~~~~````

I did have black eyedpeas and ham today,don't care for greens..lol

pat

>

>

[Guest guest]

> In a message dated 1/1/2004 10:53:13 PM Pacific Standard Time,

> sonofmosiah@c... writes:

> > I'm almost retching just remembering the smell.

> >

> ewewwwwwwwwwww...I don't want to go there! There are only a few

things that

> make me retch...Brussels sprouts...charales...tripas...

One time I was at my boyfriend's and, I have this talent of

endearing myself to others, see? and I had been helping/watching his

dad operate on a dog's belly, see? Then I came into the house and

his mom was cooking cabbage. With my usual grace I said something

to the effect that it smelled worse than the dogs bowels... believe

it or not, to this day Charlotte still speaks to me! LOL!

Marta

creeped out to realize that this occured about 25 yrs ago!!! Really!

[Guest guest]

Now, that is funny. I love cooked cabbage-- boiled, fried, steamed, you name

it. I love slaw sauce drizzled over it to (Mayonnaise, lemon juice,

sweetener, a little bacon drippings). Oh, yes, gourmet eatin' foe show! OK,

I have to make a trip to the store for some cabbage, now. . . . yous guys is

bad foe those who's trying to be good on Turty-turd street and turdy-second

ave-ah-noo.

I'm with you on frozen green beans, though. Anything else frozen is fine,

but not green beans. And I hate that stupid green bean casserole with the

fried onions on top! ECH!

Jim

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Subject: Re: A good way to start 2004

Then I came into the house and

his mom was cooking cabbage. With my usual grace I said something

to the effect that it smelled worse than the dogs bowels...

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/2/04 1:31:36 AM Central Standard Time,

positivelyann@... writes:

> Okay...I hate to show my ignorance...but what are chittlins? I meant to

> ask

> that when we were on the subject a week or two ago.

>

>

>

They are the intestines of either pigs or cows(can't remember which). Black

folks around here traditionally eat them especially at the holidays.....they

boil them for hours then deep fat fry them. The boiling is what smells so bad!!

They come in big buckets frozen.

[Guest guest]

> Yeah, right!

>

> Jim

> Who says anyone who owns a lock and security place just has to have

> handcuffs too!

Jim,

Ummm, no comment. Say what!?! Guess who showed up again last

night...at my house...with another of the single girls from our

group. We put in a movie BUT she had to leave (they came in separate

cars) and left me and Bob there to watch the movie. Then when he

left, he left his wallet there!! Uh huh! Sounds like a B-movie

plot!!! He picked it up today at my work.

And you should hear my son!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Laurie in WI

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/2/2004 4:53:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, MDL1031@...

writes:

> They are the intestines of either pigs or cows(can't remember which).

Thanks, Mel...I ended up looking this up when I didn't hear back from

you...same thing (more or less) as tripas -- they are fried, but as they fry

they

emit buckets of water, and they smell beyond bad (talk about disgusting to

cook)!

Hugs and blessings, Ann

[Guest guest]

else done he peas and greens thing?

>

> ??? Does this signify something special? Am I the only one not in

the know?

>

> Hugs and blessings, Ann

Nope, I am right there with you Ann...dont have a clue

S in O

[Guest guest]

Year's day is a superstition that means you'll have good luck

throughout the new year.

> It's an OLD southern thing.

>

> Jim

> AKA Rhett

Well I am thanking God that I am not superstitious...yuck...

Sharon in Onyx

who has never been South....unles Southern California counts...lol