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To: Rambi who wrote (54620)	8/16/2000 11:27:45 AM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Rambi, I was born in Alabama, and didn't go north until I was eight years old. But I do not recall that we ate "Southern" food even when I lived in the South -- except for hominy grits. I loved both hominy itself and the grits made from it (especially with brown sugar -- yum!). But nutrition-wise, you are better off eating the original corn. Collard greens are wonderful -- if cooked right. In traditional southern cooking, collards are boiled to death, and then doused with junk like vinegar. Their strong point is the vitamins and minerals in them, all of which are lost in the traditional over-boiling method. Collards are best stir-fried (briefly!), together with cabbage (for contrast). I would send you a recipe, but I know it is practically impossible to touch anything that once made you throw up. (A friend once cooked me a rhubarb pie as a "special treat," and it took some courage to sample it. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but still, there was that residual gag reflex.) Oh, yes, I have to confess: I don't care much for another Southern veggie staple -- turnip greens. There really isn't any cooking method that will make them palatable, although mixed in with other greens they can provide a little kick, and so can be ok.

To: Rambi who wrote (54620)	8/16/2000 1:11:46 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

I love greens, too. My favorite is turnip greens, but collards are good, too. I have discovered that Safeway carries a brand of frozen Southern style foods called Southern Glory, and their collard greens taste homemade. Greens are full of calcium and iron. I ate greens every day when I was pregnant, I really craved them. My theory is that black people eat greens because they are lactose intolerant, and can't drink milk. I guess you don't care for grits, either, or hominy (they are different, hominy is the size of the end of your thumb), or fried green tomatoes, or corn bread with black strap molasses for breakfast, or coushaw pie, but I bet you'll eat spoon bread. It's not just a Southern thing, it's a class thing. I grew up eating the same kind of food black people eat all over the South, but most Southern white people don't eat like that, they eat ham and fried chicken and biscuits and corn and green bean casserole and so on. opendoorbooks.com