Truce Y'all
 

Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:
"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.
I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?
You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?
Do you own your own business? :)
Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk
Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.

Hash brown casserole!

Truce Y'all
 

Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:45 am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:



Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:
Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:
"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.
I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?
You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?
Do you own your own business? :)
Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk
Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!
I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.

Wife has her surgery tomorrow and prob a 1 month recovery during which
no swimming. She says she wants to go scalloping but that involves
swimming. She says she can wade or will stay on the boat and read. I
think getting in the water to cool off (even in the bath water temp of
the Gulf) is necessary so am not sure how scalloping will go.

Hope all turns out well for you and your wife, Frog. Keep us posted.

Truce Y'all
 

"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
. ..
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all of us
I hope. So, Truce?

Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.

Yeppers.

I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.

What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. :)

Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?

Do you own your own business? :)

Five of them. Even had a company get together at the cabin that morning.
Barbecue, drinks, etc. Of course, I did turn in copies of the receipts for
reimbursement, and kept the originals for deductions. I've been around more
times than a bong at a Deadhead concert.

Steve

Truce Y'all
 

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:



If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.

Probably more to do with cheap, fast food and consistency than
anything else. Franchising those qualities drove the rest out.
Cracker Barrel and Waffle house don't fit the fast food mold, but
have the consistency.
That Nathans was an exceptional stop.
Imagine going through the Carolinas before franchising, and eating
hit or miss. Without local knowledge you don't know what crap
you'll be fed.
That's why we always brought a cooler and made up our own food
back in the day.

--Vic

YABBUT, some of the best little restaurants are within two miles of the
Interstate, generally in small towns.

Steve

Truce Y'all
 

On Jul 15, 11:18*am, "SteveB" wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message

...



On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:

If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.

Probably more to do with cheap, fast food and consistency than
anything else. *Franchising those qualities drove the rest out.
Cracker Barrel and Waffle house don't fit the fast food mold, but
have the consistency.
That Nathans was an exceptional stop.
Imagine going through the Carolinas before franchising, and eating
hit or miss. *Without local knowledge you don't know what crap
you'll be fed.
That's why we always brought a cooler and made up our own food
back in the day.

--Vic

YABBUT, some of the best little restaurants are within two miles of the
Interstate, generally in small towns.

Steve

Steve: If you do not have that "Bong at a Deadhead concert" thing
copyrighted, I'm gonna use it.

Truce Y'all
 

NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:
Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I
dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?

Do you own your own business? :)


Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk

Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

:O nooooooooooo

Truce Y'all
 

SteveB wrote:
"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?
Do you own your own business? :)

Five of them. Even had a company get together at the cabin that morning.
Barbecue, drinks, etc. Of course, I did turn in copies of the receipts for
reimbursement, and kept the originals for deductions. I've been around more
times than a bong at a Deadhead concert.

Steve


Uh, the deadheads don't do the concert, they wander in;)

Proper terminology would be "dead concert"...

Not that I would know except I read it once... or twice, I don't remember ;)

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:51:25 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:45 am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:



Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:
Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:
"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.
I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?
You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?
Do you own your own business? :)
Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk
Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!
I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.

Wife has her surgery tomorrow and prob a 1 month recovery during which
no swimming. She says she wants to go scalloping but that involves
swimming. She says she can wade or will stay on the boat and read. I
think getting in the water to cool off (even in the bath water temp of
the Gulf) is necessary so am not sure how scalloping will go.

Good luck to both of you.

Ditto - I'll be thinking good thoughts.

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:15:59 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all of us
I hope. So, Truce?

Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.

Yeppers.

I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.

What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. :)

Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?

Do you own your own business? :)

Five of them. Even had a company get together at the cabin that morning.
Barbecue, drinks, etc. Of course, I did turn in copies of the receipts for
reimbursement, and kept the originals for deductions. I've been around more
times than a bong at a Deadhead concert.

ROTFL!!!

Well, then it sounds like your all set - spread the costs around. :)

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:34:41 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:34:24 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:59:17 -0400, Captain Zombie of Woodstock
wrote:


Um...never had that problem. It's kind of like smoking with wood,
only different.

A lame attempt at humor on my part. I always think of turps or resin
when pine gets close to my mouth.
Even though your recipe sounds good, I just can't my mind around it.
Yet.

I gotta tell you, I felt the same way when I first heard of it, but
when I actually got to taste one - it was pretty good.

Real men eat pine nuts.

Channeling Euell Gibbons? :)

"Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible."

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:43:34 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I never ate at Cracker Barrel until you mentioned it.

It's not half bad food - I love the apple butter and bisquits.

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Tim wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I will say that it was good, different and well.... good.

the waitress came by and said , how was your potato? I said, it was
really good but the skin was a bit tough, but I finally got it.

She said "Sir!You're not supposed to eat the skin!"


I have noticed that they've taken it off their menu. Probably got
sued.


Cracker Barrel...our alternative to Waffle House when rolling down I-95...

There's so much really bad food offered at the "just off the Interstate"
restaurants, it's really nice to come across a Cracker Barrel at dinner
time.

Many years ago, soon after you crossed into South Carolina (I think it
was SC) heading south, there was an enclave of shops and restaurants on
the east side of the highway, the biggest being a well-advertised place
that sold cigars. I don't remember the name of that enterprise.

JR's - it's in North Carolina just a little north of the border with
South Carolina. There's one along 77 too.

If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.

We agree all around. Waffle House is the best greasy spoon chain in
the world and the food ain't half bad.

We never tried Cracker Barrel until last summer - Tim mentioned it and
we tried it out. Not bad at all.

Love their chicken fried steak - it's doesn't like me unfortunately.

Truce Y'all
 

Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Tim wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I will say that it was good, different and well.... good.

the waitress came by and said , how was your potato? I said, it was
really good but the skin was a bit tough, but I finally got it.

She said "Sir!You're not supposed to eat the skin!"


I have noticed that they've taken it off their menu. Probably got
sued.

Cracker Barrel...our alternative to Waffle House when rolling down I-95...

There's so much really bad food offered at the "just off the Interstate"
restaurants, it's really nice to come across a Cracker Barrel at dinner
time.

Many years ago, soon after you crossed into South Carolina (I think it
was SC) heading south, there was an enclave of shops and restaurants on
the east side of the highway, the biggest being a well-advertised place
that sold cigars. I don't remember the name of that enterprise.

JR's - it's in North Carolina just a little north of the border with
South Carolina. There's one along 77 too.

If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.

We agree all around. Waffle House is the best greasy spoon chain in
the world and the food ain't half bad.

We never tried Cracker Barrel until last summer - Tim mentioned it and
we tried it out. Not bad at all.

Love their chicken fried steak - it's doesn't like me unfortunately.


Yep...JR's...North Carolina. That's where the Nathan's was located.

Cracker Barrel actually has decent, wholesome food...even more wholesome
and healthy than chicken-fried steak, if that is possible. :)

I'll bet you eat or have eaten...sausage gravy.

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:50:41 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:
"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.
I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?
You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?
Do you own your own business? :)
Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk
Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.

My wife, being a true southern belle, likes greens and is always trying
to get me to try them...again. She always orders greens when they are
available at Cracker Barrel. It's an acquired taste, I think. I don't
like them.

Agreed - kind of like brussel sprouts.

And cauliflower.

Truce Y'all
 

SteveB wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:


If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.
Probably more to do with cheap, fast food and consistency than
anything else. Franchising those qualities drove the rest out.
Cracker Barrel and Waffle house don't fit the fast food mold, but
have the consistency.
That Nathans was an exceptional stop.
Imagine going through the Carolinas before franchising, and eating
hit or miss. Without local knowledge you don't know what crap
you'll be fed.
That's why we always brought a cooler and made up our own food
back in the day.

--Vic

YABBUT, some of the best little restaurants are within two miles of the
Interstate, generally in small towns.

Steve



You'd better believe it! Traveling by car is a great way to see the U.S.
and ferret out decent local cuisine. I like the fact that certain areas
have different cultures and foods.

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:28:14 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Tim wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I will say that it was good, different and well.... good.

the waitress came by and said , how was your potato? I said, it was
really good but the skin was a bit tough, but I finally got it.

She said "Sir!You're not supposed to eat the skin!"


I have noticed that they've taken it off their menu. Probably got
sued.

Cracker Barrel...our alternative to Waffle House when rolling down I-95...

There's so much really bad food offered at the "just off the Interstate"
restaurants, it's really nice to come across a Cracker Barrel at dinner
time.

Many years ago, soon after you crossed into South Carolina (I think it
was SC) heading south, there was an enclave of shops and restaurants on
the east side of the highway, the biggest being a well-advertised place
that sold cigars. I don't remember the name of that enterprise.

JR's - it's in North Carolina just a little north of the border with
South Carolina. There's one along 77 too.

If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.

We agree all around. Waffle House is the best greasy spoon chain in
the world and the food ain't half bad.

We never tried Cracker Barrel until last summer - Tim mentioned it and
we tried it out. Not bad at all.

Love their chicken fried steak - it's doesn't like me unfortunately.


Yep...JR's...North Carolina. That's where the Nathan's was located.

Cracker Barrel actually has decent, wholesome food...even more wholesome
and healthy than chicken-fried steak, if that is possible. :)

I'll bet you eat or have eaten...sausage gravy.

Damn straight. :)

With bisquits and grits.

I love me some grits. Can't get decent grits up around these parts.

Truce Y'all
 

Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:28:14 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Tim wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I will say that it was good, different and well.... good.

the waitress came by and said , how was your potato? I said, it was
really good but the skin was a bit tough, but I finally got it.

She said "Sir!You're not supposed to eat the skin!"


I have noticed that they've taken it off their menu. Probably got
sued.
Cracker Barrel...our alternative to Waffle House when rolling down I-95...

There's so much really bad food offered at the "just off the Interstate"
restaurants, it's really nice to come across a Cracker Barrel at dinner
time.

Many years ago, soon after you crossed into South Carolina (I think it
was SC) heading south, there was an enclave of shops and restaurants on
the east side of the highway, the biggest being a well-advertised place
that sold cigars. I don't remember the name of that enterprise.
JR's - it's in North Carolina just a little north of the border with
South Carolina. There's one along 77 too.

If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.
We agree all around. Waffle House is the best greasy spoon chain in
the world and the food ain't half bad.

We never tried Cracker Barrel until last summer - Tim mentioned it and
we tried it out. Not bad at all.

Love their chicken fried steak - it's doesn't like me unfortunately.

Yep...JR's...North Carolina. That's where the Nathan's was located.

Cracker Barrel actually has decent, wholesome food...even more wholesome
and healthy than chicken-fried steak, if that is possible. :)

I'll bet you eat or have eaten...sausage gravy.

Damn straight. :)

With bisquits and grits.

I love me some grits. Can't get decent grits up around these parts.


My wife gets grits at waffle house, and I "taste" them. Never heard of
'em until I moved to the south.

When I was growing up, a special Sunday breakfast consisted of the
pancakes and bacon served up at the Greek diner near my father's store.
The place also had some special "northern" home fries, which I tasted
once and thought were just disgusting.

Around here, when we "breakfast out," we usually hit the Double TT
Diner, in Annapolis. Run by a Greek family. Great food, great service,
inexpensive. Grits.

Here's the corporate web page:

http://www.doubletdiner.com/restaura...estaurant.aspx

Truce Y'all
 

Captain Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:50:41 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:
"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.
I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?
You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?
Do you own your own business? :)
Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk
Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!
I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.
My wife, being a true southern belle, likes greens and is always trying
to get me to try them...again. She always orders greens when they are
available at Cracker Barrel. It's an acquired taste, I think. I don't
like them.

Agreed - kind of like brussel sprouts.

And cauliflower.

That's odd. Harry doesn't like anything about the south, tells everyone
what a horrible place it is, how horrible the people are, and then
claims his wife is a southerner. By the way, all greens don't taste the
same. Although I like them all, turnips are my favorite. Collards next.

Truce Y'all
 

Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:28:14 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Tim wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I will say that it was good, different and well.... good.

the waitress came by and said , how was your potato? I said, it was
really good but the skin was a bit tough, but I finally got it.

She said "Sir!You're not supposed to eat the skin!"


I have noticed that they've taken it off their menu. Probably got
sued.
Cracker Barrel...our alternative to Waffle House when rolling down I-95...

There's so much really bad food offered at the "just off the Interstate"
restaurants, it's really nice to come across a Cracker Barrel at dinner
time.

Many years ago, soon after you crossed into South Carolina (I think it
was SC) heading south, there was an enclave of shops and restaurants on
the east side of the highway, the biggest being a well-advertised place
that sold cigars. I don't remember the name of that enterprise.
JR's - it's in North Carolina just a little north of the border with
South Carolina. There's one along 77 too.

If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.
We agree all around. Waffle House is the best greasy spoon chain in
the world and the food ain't half bad.

We never tried Cracker Barrel until last summer - Tim mentioned it and
we tried it out. Not bad at all.

Love their chicken fried steak - it's doesn't like me unfortunately.

Yep...JR's...North Carolina. That's where the Nathan's was located.

Cracker Barrel actually has decent, wholesome food...even more wholesome
and healthy than chicken-fried steak, if that is possible. :)

I'll bet you eat or have eaten...sausage gravy.

Damn straight. :)

With bisquits and grits.

I love me some grits. Can't get decent grits up around these parts.

Where I grew up in western NY, most never even heard of them. I went up
to visit my brother, and we went to a little local place. Forgetting
where I was, I asked for grits. The waitress looked at me and said "what
in hell is a grit"?! And I'll tell you, there's good grits and there's
just so-so grits.

Truce Y'all
 

Frogwatch wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all of us
I hope. So, Truce?
I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.

I'll bet he can't do it. Would be nice, though.

Truce Y'all
 

NotNow wrote:
Captain Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:50:41 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:
"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim

wrote:
On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political
BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.
I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont.
B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and
great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?
You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?
Do you own your own business? :)
Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk
Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!
I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.
My wife, being a true southern belle, likes greens and is always
trying to get me to try them...again. She always orders greens when
they are available at Cracker Barrel. It's an acquired taste, I
think. I don't like them.

Agreed - kind of like brussel sprouts.

And cauliflower.

That's odd. Harry doesn't like anything about the south, tells everyone
what a horrible place it is, how horrible the people are, and then
claims his wife is a southerner. By the way, all greens don't taste the
same. Although I like them all, turnips are my favorite. Collards next.

Ewwwwww, and eweeeeeeerrr...

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:45:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

On Jul 15, 10:23*am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. *:)
Went float tubing Saturday. *Does that count?

Do you own your own business? *:)

Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? *snerk

Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.

Yay. Another greens lover!
--

John H

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:48:32 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

On Jul 15, 10:45*am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:23*am, NotNow wrote:



Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:

Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. *:)
Went float tubing Saturday. *Does that count?

Do you own your own business? *:)

Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? *snerk

Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.

Wife has her surgery tomorrow and prob a 1 month recovery during which
no swimming. She says she wants to go scalloping but that involves
swimming. She says she can wade or will stay on the boat and read. I
think getting in the water to cool off (even in the bath water temp of
the Gulf) is necessary so am not sure how scalloping will go.

Best wishes on the surgery and the scallop hunting. I had a cut sewn
up as a kid and didn't obey the 'no swimming' rule. Went in our local
lake, got a hell of an infection. It's better to follow the rule.
--

John H

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:13:20 -0400, NotNow wrote:



Hash brown casserole!

Comin' right up.

HASH BROWN POTATO CASSEROLE

1 (2 lb.) bag frozen hash brown potatoes (I like the kind with the
peppers in them, Ore-Ida® Potatoes O’Brien)
2 (8 oz.) cartons sour cream
1/2 c. chopped onions (or lots more)
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of chicken soup
2 c. shredded cheese, cheddar, sharp or other (or more)
2 c. corn flake crumbs
1/3 c. butter, melted

Thaw potatoes, combine soup, sour cream, onion and cheese; mix in
potatoes. Spray 3 quart casserole with Pam, put in mixture. Mix melted
butter and crumbs and sprinkle on top. Have oven preheated to 350
degrees and bake 1 hour.

These are good.
--

John H

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:21:43 -0400, Yogi of Woodstock
wrote:

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:43:34 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I never ate at Cracker Barrel until you mentioned it.

It's not half bad food - I love the apple butter and bisquits.

Get an order of their fried apples and put them on the biscuits.
That's heaven.

And I don't think there's any calories therein either. :)
--

John H

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:39:26 -0400, Captain Zombie of Woodstock
wrote:

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:28:14 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Tim wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I will say that it was good, different and well.... good.

the waitress came by and said , how was your potato? I said, it was
really good but the skin was a bit tough, but I finally got it.

She said "Sir!You're not supposed to eat the skin!"


I have noticed that they've taken it off their menu. Probably got
sued.

Cracker Barrel...our alternative to Waffle House when rolling down I-95...

There's so much really bad food offered at the "just off the Interstate"
restaurants, it's really nice to come across a Cracker Barrel at dinner
time.

Many years ago, soon after you crossed into South Carolina (I think it
was SC) heading south, there was an enclave of shops and restaurants on
the east side of the highway, the biggest being a well-advertised place
that sold cigars. I don't remember the name of that enterprise.

JR's - it's in North Carolina just a little north of the border with
South Carolina. There's one along 77 too.

If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.

We agree all around. Waffle House is the best greasy spoon chain in
the world and the food ain't half bad.

We never tried Cracker Barrel until last summer - Tim mentioned it and
we tried it out. Not bad at all.

Love their chicken fried steak - it's doesn't like me unfortunately.


Yep...JR's...North Carolina. That's where the Nathan's was located.

Cracker Barrel actually has decent, wholesome food...even more wholesome
and healthy than chicken-fried steak, if that is possible. :)

I'll bet you eat or have eaten...sausage gravy.

Damn straight. :)

With bisquits and grits.

I love me some grits. Can't get decent grits up around these parts.

Well make 'em! They're not hard to cook. Put some sharp cheddar in
them after they're cooked. Yum.
--

John H

Truce Y'all
 

"NotNow" wrote in message
...
SteveB wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:


If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look
at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.
Probably more to do with cheap, fast food and consistency than
anything else. Franchising those qualities drove the rest out.
Cracker Barrel and Waffle house don't fit the fast food mold, but
have the consistency.
That Nathans was an exceptional stop.
Imagine going through the Carolinas before franchising, and eating
hit or miss. Without local knowledge you don't know what crap
you'll be fed.
That's why we always brought a cooler and made up our own food
back in the day.

--Vic

YABBUT, some of the best little restaurants are within two miles of the
Interstate, generally in small towns.

Steve

You'd better believe it! Traveling by car is a great way to see the U.S.
and ferret out decent local cuisine. I like the fact that certain areas
have different cultures and foods.

I could spend six months in Louisiana!

Truce Y'all
 

"Just John Again" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:45:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I
dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides,
it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and
great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?

Do you own your own business? :)

Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk

Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.

Yay. Another greens lover!
--

John H

I love all greens except spinach, which is another story. When I was young,
my grandmother would cook collard greens and also chittlins at the same
time. Only a true southerner even knows what chittlins are. When she would
cook them, the smell was so bad the flies would be covering the screen door
trying to get out.

Truce Y'all
 

Lu Powell wrote:

"Just John Again" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:45:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim

wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political
BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont.
B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and
great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?

Do you own your own business? :)

Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk

Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.

Yay. Another greens lover!
--

John H

I love all greens except spinach, which is another story. When I was
young, my grandmother would cook collard greens and also chittlins at
the same time. Only a true southerner even knows what chittlins are.
When she would cook them, the smell was so bad the flies would be
covering the screen door trying to get out.


Would that be "true southerners" in many countries?

chitterling, n.

(ˈtʃɪtəlɪŋ)

(Chiefly in pl.). Forms: 3, 6 cheterling, 5 chytyr-, chiterlynge, 6
chyter-, chetter-, chytterlyng, chiterling, 7 chiter-, 7–9 chitterlin,
6– chitterling.

[Found also in the dial. forms chidling, chitling, chitter, chitteril;
the primary form and derivation are doubtful. The Germ. kutteln
chawdrons, MHG. kutel, agrees in sense, but has only a remote relation
phonetically, coming nearest to the form chidling.]

1.1 The smaller intestines of beasts, as of the pig, esp. as an article
of food prepared by frying or boiling. Sometimes filled with mince-meat
or force-meat, as a kind of sausage.

c 1280 R. de Graystanes in Hist. Dunelm. Script. tres (1839) 57
[Women quarrelling as they wash ‘inwards’ at the stream] Deinde
solebamus crines evellere pungnis, cum cheterlingis et monifauldes mutuo
nos cedere [= cædere]. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 76 Chytyrlynge,
scrutellum, scrutum. 1530 Palsgr. 205/1 Chyterlyng, endoile. 1533
Elyot Cast. Helthe (1541) 22 a, The inwarde of beastes, as trypes and
chytterlynges. 1585 J. Higins Junius' Nomenclator, A haggise: some
call it a chitterling: some a hogs harslet. 1604 Dekker Honest Wh. i.
vii. Wks. 1873 II. 40 How fare I?‥as well as heart can wish, with Calves
chaldrons and chitterlings. 1611 Cotgr., Andouille, a linke, or
chitterling; a big hogges gut stuffed with small guts [etc.], cut into
small pieces, and seasoned with pepper and salt. 1663 Butler Hud. i.
ii. 120 His warped Ear hung o'er the Strings, Which was but Souce to
Chitterlings. 1747–96 H. Glasse Cookery v, Fill up your Chitterlings
with the stuffing. 1876 Robinson Whitby Gloss., Chitterils, the
stomach of the pig, eaten as tripes. 1878 Dickinson Cumberl. Gloss.,
Chitters, the small entrails of the goose or sheep.

b.1.b transf. and fig.

1617 Minsheu Ductor, Chitterlin or fat gut, G. le gras boyeau.
1619 Middleton Inner Temp. Masque Wks. V. 139, I know him by his
gauntness, his thin chitterlings; He would undo a tripe-wife. 1666
Wharton Wks. (1683) 413 Th' Indignities once offer'd to our King, Reduce
ye [Dutch] from a Cheese, t'a Chitterling. 1687 Shadwell Juvenal 305.

â€*2.2 A frill, ruff, or ornamental pleating; esp. the frill down the
breast of a shirt. Obs.
[It has been suggested that this use is due to the likeness of such a
frill to the mesentery, called by Butchers the ‘frill’ or ‘crow’: cf.
Ger. gekröse used in same way.]

[1568 Like Will to Like in Hazl. Dodsley III. 310, I learn'd to make
ruffs like calves chitterlings.] 1576 Gascoigne Delic. Diet
Droonkardes (1786) 18 Of a French ruffe, [we make] an English
Chytterling. 1630 J. Taylor (Water P.) Wks. i. 120 Let‥Chitterlings
be worne for statute lace. 1807–8 W. Irving Salmag. xvii. (1824) 323
Exuberant chitterlings‥puffed out at the neck and bosom. 1849 Sir G.
Head Tour Many Days Rome I. 70 Arranging his paper ruffles and chitterlin.

b.2.b attrib., like a chitterling, frilled in the manner of a
chitterling. Obs. exc. dial.

1766 [C. Anstey] Bath Guide xi. (1804) 92 With a chitterlin shirt,
and a buckle of stone. 1842 Akerman Wiltshire Gloss. s.v., Here comes
old Warder wi' his chitterlin vrill.

3.3 [Treated as dim. of chit n.1] A little chit.

1675 Cotton Scoffer Scoft 163 She was but poor ten years old, A
little snotty Chitterling. 1826 Disraeli Viv. Grey v. iii. 176 ‘I'll
soon stop thy prate, chitterling!’

- - -

Even I, a genuine Yankee, knew what they were more than 50 years ago.

Truce Y'all
 

H the K wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:
"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS,
I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.
I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides,
it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and
great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?
You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?
Do you own your own business? :)
Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk
Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.


My wife, being a true southern belle, likes greens and is always trying
to get me to try them...again. She always orders greens when they are
available at Cracker Barrel. It's an acquired taste, I think. I don't
like them.


What, exactly, are greens? How are they cooked? Cauliflower, cabbage,
and the rest are great raw. Cooked looses a lot.

Truce Y'all
 

Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Tim wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I will say that it was good, different and well.... good.

the waitress came by and said , how was your potato? I said, it was
really good but the skin was a bit tough, but I finally got it.

She said "Sir!You're not supposed to eat the skin!"


I have noticed that they've taken it off their menu. Probably got
sued.

Cracker Barrel...our alternative to Waffle House when rolling down I-95...

There's so much really bad food offered at the "just off the Interstate"
restaurants, it's really nice to come across a Cracker Barrel at dinner
time.

Many years ago, soon after you crossed into South Carolina (I think it
was SC) heading south, there was an enclave of shops and restaurants on
the east side of the highway, the biggest being a well-advertised place
that sold cigars. I don't remember the name of that enterprise.

JR's - it's in North Carolina just a little north of the border with
South Carolina. There's one along 77 too.

If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.

We agree all around. Waffle House is the best greasy spoon chain in
the world and the food ain't half bad.

We never tried Cracker Barrel until last summer - Tim mentioned it and
we tried it out. Not bad at all.

Love their chicken fried steak - it's doesn't like me unfortunately.

I'm in California, no Waffle House, no Cracker Barrel.

We do have In n Out Burger.

Truce Y'all
 

On Jul 15, 10:04*pm, Jim wrote:
Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:



On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Tim wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I will say that it was good, different and well.... good.

the waitress came by and said , how was your potato? I said, it was
really good but the skin was a bit tough, but I finally got it.

She said "Sir!You're not supposed to eat the skin!"

I have noticed that they've taken it off their menu. *Probably got
sued.

Cracker Barrel...our alternative to Waffle House when rolling down I-95...

There's so much really bad food offered at the "just off the Interstate"
restaurants, it's really nice to come across a Cracker Barrel at dinner
time.

Many years ago, soon after you crossed into South Carolina (I think it
was SC) heading south, there was an enclave of shops and restaurants on
the east side of the highway, the biggest being a well-advertised place
that sold cigars. I don't remember the name of that enterprise.

JR's - it's in North Carolina just a little north of the border with
South Carolina. *There's one along 77 too.

If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.

We agree all around. Waffle House is the best greasy spoon chain in
the world and the food ain't half bad.

We never tried Cracker Barrel until last summer - Tim mentioned it and
we tried it out. *Not bad at all.

Love their chicken fried steak - it's doesn't like me unfortunately.

I'm in California, no Waffle House, no Cracker Barrel.

We do have In n Out Burger.

Turnip greens, collard greens and mustard greens, I like em all with
plenty of fatback and hot sauce. Unfortunately, my wife is a yankee
and my kids do not like em so I either have to visit my parents or go
to Cracker Barell (cracker barell only has kinda weak turnip greens,
not the stronger flavored collards).
I never liked chitterlins, kinda a nasty taste.
One southern thing I like but cannot get much of is real cane syrup on
biscuits. True cane syrup is very strong flavored and slightly
greenish tinge, definitely a taste you have to grow up with to like.
Real southern cooked vegies always have bacon or fat pork cooked with
em and they are cooked till soft, not just steamed.
I do hate Okra (except in Gumbo) but I haveta pretend to like it cuz
friends give me so much of it...

Truce Y'all
 

Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:04 pm, Jim wrote:
Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:



On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:
Tim wrote:
Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.
I will say that it was good, different and well.... good.
the waitress came by and said , how was your potato? I said, it was
really good but the skin was a bit tough, but I finally got it.
She said "Sir!You're not supposed to eat the skin!"
I have noticed that they've taken it off their menu. Probably got
sued.
Cracker Barrel...our alternative to Waffle House when rolling down I-95...
There's so much really bad food offered at the "just off the Interstate"
restaurants, it's really nice to come across a Cracker Barrel at dinner
time.
Many years ago, soon after you crossed into South Carolina (I think it
was SC) heading south, there was an enclave of shops and restaurants on
the east side of the highway, the biggest being a well-advertised place
that sold cigars. I don't remember the name of that enterprise.
JR's - it's in North Carolina just a little north of the border with
South Carolina. There's one along 77 too.
If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.
We agree all around. Waffle House is the best greasy spoon chain in
the world and the food ain't half bad.
We never tried Cracker Barrel until last summer - Tim mentioned it and
we tried it out. Not bad at all.
Love their chicken fried steak - it's doesn't like me unfortunately.
I'm in California, no Waffle House, no Cracker Barrel.

We do have In n Out Burger.

Turnip greens, collard greens and mustard greens, I like em all with
plenty of fatback and hot sauce. Unfortunately, my wife is a yankee
and my kids do not like em so I either have to visit my parents or go
to Cracker Barell (cracker barell only has kinda weak turnip greens,
not the stronger flavored collards).
I never liked chitterlins, kinda a nasty taste.
One southern thing I like but cannot get much of is real cane syrup on
biscuits. True cane syrup is very strong flavored and slightly
greenish tinge, definitely a taste you have to grow up with to like.
Real southern cooked vegies always have bacon or fat pork cooked with
em and they are cooked till soft, not just steamed.
I do hate Okra (except in Gumbo) but I haveta pretend to like it cuz
friends give me so much of it...

ewwww

ewww

ewwwwwwwwww

and

ewwwwwwwww!!!

Truce Y'all
 

On Jul 15, 9:23*am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700
wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. *:)
Went float tubing Saturday. *Does that count?

Do you own your own business? *:)

Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? *snerk

Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

Oh, man!

Truce Y'all
 

On Jul 15, 9:45*am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:23*am, NotNow wrote:



Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:

Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700
wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides, it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. *:)
Went float tubing Saturday. *Does that count?

Do you own your own business? *:)

Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? *snerk

Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.

*cough!*

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:51:42 -0400, "Lu Powell"
wrote:


"Just John Again" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:45:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I
dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides,
it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and
great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?

Do you own your own business? :)

Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk

Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.

Yay. Another greens lover!
--

John H

I love all greens except spinach, which is another story. When I was young,
my grandmother would cook collard greens and also chittlins at the same
time. Only a true southerner even knows what chittlins are. When she would
cook them, the smell was so bad the flies would be covering the screen door
trying to get out.

One of my golfing buddies has a small farm out by Nokesville, VA. He
keeps me in collard greens most of the year. I'm not wild about
spinach either, but if the store has the bags of fresh stuff on sale I
may cook up a few bags. Fresh spinach is altogether different from
canned.
--

John H

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:51:42 -0400, "Lu Powell"
wrote:


"Just John Again" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:45:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS, I
dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.

I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides,
it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and
great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?

You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?

Do you own your own business? :)

Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk

Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.

Yay. Another greens lover!
--

John H

I love all greens except spinach, which is another story. When I was young,
my grandmother would cook collard greens and also chittlins at the same
time. Only a true southerner even knows what chittlins are. When she would
cook them, the smell was so bad the flies would be covering the screen door
trying to get out.

The big question with chittlins is whether they've been machine
cleaned or 'hand slung'. Hand slung has more flavor. But they sure as
hell stink up a kitchen.
--

John H

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:58:04 -0700, Jim wrote:

H the K wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 15, 10:23 am, NotNow wrote:
Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:



Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:03:54 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:
"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:17:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
On Jul 14, 9:47 pm, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:33 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:
Harry seems to be gone and with him not posting political BS,
I dont
feel I should counter his nonsense with mine. This goes for all
of us
I hope. So, Truce?
Why not - I'm in.
I will not post any more political BS if y'all dont. B'sides,
it's
getting boring. It is mid-summer, somebody must be boating.
Yeppers.
I went out Saturday and had a blast with the niece and
great-nephews.
I plan on going several times more this years if fuel stays low.
What?
You have your own business - just charge it off. :)
Went float tubing Saturday. Does that count?
Do you own your own business? :)
Truce on political posts? I'm in.. But can I still tweak Loogie off
line? snerk
Hell yeah, you can. Just be prepared to suffer the consequences!!!!

I eat at Cracker Barell just so I can get their bowl of turnip greens
and ham.


My wife, being a true southern belle, likes greens and is always trying
to get me to try them...again. She always orders greens when they are
available at Cracker Barrel. It's an acquired taste, I think. I don't
like them.


What, exactly, are greens? How are they cooked? Cauliflower, cabbage,
and the rest are great raw. Cooked looses a lot.

The best known would probably be turnip, kale, collard and spinach.
I'm not a fan of kale or spinach, although I'll take 'em if offered.

Here's a recipe for collards similar to what I do. I don't use ham
hocks or smoked turkey, but use bacon instead. I also add a tablespoon
or so of balsamic vinegar as they're cooking. I cook a large batch at
one time, as many as can be stuffed into a plastic grocery bag. This
usually gives me about 4-5 big servings of collard greens.

http://www.soul-food-advisor.com/collard-greens.html
--

John H

Truce Y'all
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:59:56 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

On Jul 15, 10:04*pm, Jim wrote:
Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:



On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:53:16 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Tim wrote:

Cracker Barrel used to have a baked potato coated in pine resin. Lots
of people liked it, so I ordered it.

I will say that it was good, different and well.... good.

the waitress came by and said , how was your potato? I said, it was
really good but the skin was a bit tough, but I finally got it.

She said "Sir!You're not supposed to eat the skin!"

I have noticed that they've taken it off their menu. *Probably got
sued.

Cracker Barrel...our alternative to Waffle House when rolling down I-95...

There's so much really bad food offered at the "just off the Interstate"
restaurants, it's really nice to come across a Cracker Barrel at dinner
time.

Many years ago, soon after you crossed into South Carolina (I think it
was SC) heading south, there was an enclave of shops and restaurants on
the east side of the highway, the biggest being a well-advertised place
that sold cigars. I don't remember the name of that enterprise.

JR's - it's in North Carolina just a little north of the border with
South Carolina. *There's one along 77 too.

If you want to find a microcosm of "what is wrong with America," look at
the just terrible food available along the interstates. There are a
couple of exceptions, such as Waffle House and Cracker Barrel, but
generally...what's offered is just the worst of the worst.

We agree all around. Waffle House is the best greasy spoon chain in
the world and the food ain't half bad.

We never tried Cracker Barrel until last summer - Tim mentioned it and
we tried it out. *Not bad at all.

Love their chicken fried steak - it's doesn't like me unfortunately.

I'm in California, no Waffle House, no Cracker Barrel.

We do have In n Out Burger.

Turnip greens, collard greens and mustard greens, I like em all with
plenty of fatback and hot sauce. Unfortunately, my wife is a yankee
and my kids do not like em so I either have to visit my parents or go
to Cracker Barell (cracker barell only has kinda weak turnip greens,
not the stronger flavored collards).
I never liked chitterlins, kinda a nasty taste.
One southern thing I like but cannot get much of is real cane syrup on
biscuits. True cane syrup is very strong flavored and slightly
greenish tinge, definitely a taste you have to grow up with to like.
Real southern cooked vegies always have bacon or fat pork cooked with
em and they are cooked till soft, not just steamed.
I do hate Okra (except in Gumbo) but I haveta pretend to like it cuz
friends give me so much of it...

I'm not an 'okree' (correct pronounciation) fan either if they're
cooked. Too snotty.

But, rolled in corn meal and fried they are great.
--

John H

Truce Y'all
 

Just John Again wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:13:20 -0400, NotNow wrote:


Hash brown casserole!

Comin' right up.

HASH BROWN POTATO CASSEROLE

1 (2 lb.) bag frozen hash brown potatoes (I like the kind with the
peppers in them, Ore-Ida® Potatoes O’Brien)
2 (8 oz.) cartons sour cream
1/2 c. chopped onions (or lots more)
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of chicken soup
2 c. shredded cheese, cheddar, sharp or other (or more)
2 c. corn flake crumbs
1/3 c. butter, melted

Thaw potatoes, combine soup, sour cream, onion and cheese; mix in
potatoes. Spray 3 quart casserole with Pam, put in mixture. Mix melted
butter and crumbs and sprinkle on top. Have oven preheated to 350
degrees and bake 1 hour.

These are good.
--

John H

Got it printed, thanks!