Re: [CH] Re: [CHpeas, was OKRA
David Cook (zeb@austin.rr.com)
Sat, 26 Feb 2000 09:07:15 -0600
And being born, raised, and living most my life in the Midwest (Iowa and
Wisconson) and living in Texas now, I never even saw a fresh blackeyed pea
till I got down here. Soybeans and corn you fed to hogs and cattle (not that
that would stop me from eating them anyway).
David Cook
> Hey people.
> I was born and raised in Texas and I have eaten alot of blackeyed peas. I
> live in Wisconsin now and I have never heard of people feeding them to
cows
> either.
> Yearn For The Burn Baker R.
>
>
> >From: "Judy Howle" <howle@ebicom.net>
> >Reply-To: "Judy Howle" <howle@ebicom.net>
> >To: "CH" <Chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
> >Subject: [CH] Re: [CHpeas, was OKRA
> >Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 21:47:30 -0600
> >
> >That brings back memories almost forgotten. Back in the late 60's when I
> >was first married my husband worked at the Base here with a great guy,
one
> >of the nicest people I know. He was from Eau Claire. After a year or
two
> >here, in the Air Force, he went home and married his sweetheart whom he
had
> >known for years, and who had the OPPOSITE personality. Right after she
> >moved down here I invited them over for supper. I served blackeyed peas.
> >She said "we feed those to cattle, we don't eat them.": Well I was
shocked
> >because I never heard of feeding them to animals, and really po'd because
> >she was so rude, and I never liked her. (That wasn't her only fault!)
She
> >invited us over one night and her cooking was terrible. Poor Bill!
> >
> >Judy Howle
> >Flavors of the South
> >http://www.ebicom.net/~howle
> >
> >Hot and Spicy Cuisine Editor, Suite 101
> >http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/hot_and_spicy_cuising
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Calvin Donaghey <gdonaghey@bitstreet.com>
> >To: <green56@PioneerPlanet.infi.net>; CH <Chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
> >Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 8:39 PM
> >Subject: [CH] OKRA IN SALAD? (was Tolerance)
> >
> >
> > > It's funny how different areas develop different tastes.
> > > I try to appreciate okra in all its various forms, especially in corn,
> > > rice & potato chip gumbo with vine-ripened chiles. It is pretty much
a
> > > southern dish, though. However (since I'm comparing northern and
> > > southern cookin'), in grad school, I had an office - mate from
> > > Oshkosh-B'Gosh-Wisconsin. One evening the grad students all went out
to
> > > a local eatery for a buffet. There in the serving tray was a large
pot
> > > of black eyed peas w/ okra & jalapenos. The guy from Wisconsin nudged
> > > me and asked
> > > "Are those what I think they are?"
> > > "Look like peas 'N peppers, to me." says I.
> > > "Well, where I come from, that's just HOG FEED, and I'm not eating
> > > that." Says He.
> > > "Well, you eat Hogs, don't ya', so you get 'em one way or the other?"
> > > Says I.
> > > He declined to try it "because there were peppers in it".
> > > Then he got a REAL eye opener when he spent 3 months in Southern
Mexico
> > > working on his thesis project. He informed the whole geology
department
> > > that Peas 'N Peppers was a delicacy fit for the Queen Mother Herself.
> > > (No offense intended to you Wisconsin CHs-- it's just a story, not an
> > > indictment.)
> > > Calvin
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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