On Saturday, March 1, 2014 3:04:50 AM UTC-6, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
> Tara > wrote:
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> > We had our annual soul food lunch and fundraiser at school today. I
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> > brought red beans and rice. I ate fried chicken, dressing, green beans,
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> > collard greens, mac and cheese, squash casserole, okra, pinto beans, and
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> > cornbread, accompanied by tomato chutney and chow chow. I had sweet
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> > potato pie for dessert. The table also held ham, biscuits, potato salad,
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> > black-eyed peas, corn, plenty of dishes I'm forgetting, and many other
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> > desserts.
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> > Tara
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> Were the greens cooked to a mushy paste or was there some crunch left in
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> them? I have friends from the south and they seem to all prefer their
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> greens cooked far beyond what I would consider overdone.

I don't do collards or mustard greens, but I love Southern-style green
beans, and well done carrots.

--B