On 3/1/2014 10:31 AM, barbie gee wrote:
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> On Sat, 1 Mar 2014, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
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>> Tara > wrote:
>>> We had our annual soul food lunch and fundraiser at school today. I
>>> brought red beans and rice. I ate fried chicken, dressing, green beans,
>>> collard greens, mac and cheese, squash casserole, okra, pinto beans, and
>>> cornbread, accompanied by tomato chutney and chow chow. I had sweet
>>> potato pie for dessert. The table also held ham, biscuits, potato
>>> salad,
>>> black-eyed peas, corn, plenty of dishes I'm forgetting, and many other
>>> desserts.
>>>
>>> Tara
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>> Were the greens cooked to a mushy paste or was there some crunch left in
>> them? I have friends from the south and they seem to all prefer their
>> greens cooked far beyond what I would consider overdone.
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> I'm curious to know what "chow chow" is.

A pickled vegetable mixture.

Jill