SteveB wrote:
"NotNow" wrote in message
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SteveB wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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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!



Yep, be a great place to start!

Lu Powell wrote:

"Just John Again" wrote in message
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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
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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.


I can't get past the smell of chittlins.

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...


You'd love this place
http://www.bluewillowinn.com/

In Social Circle, GA, just outside of the Atlanta metro area. If you
ever get down this way and have time to spend, it's well worth the side
trip. Lots of antebellum mansions in the town, and then the food at the
Blue Willow....

Tim wrote:
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
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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!

Hey, Tim, got your voicemail yesterday, but I was busy as all hell. I'll
give you a call when time allows!

Just John Again wrote:
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

My neighbor, a black man with a huge family born and raised in south GA,
is the collard master. To be honest, any time he starts cooking his old
time stuff (what some would call soul food now) I'm right there! He
cooks like my aunt did, no recipe.

On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:36:46 -0400, NotNow wrote:

Just John Again wrote:
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

My neighbor, a black man with a huge family born and raised in south GA,
is the collard master. To be honest, any time he starts cooking his old
time stuff (what some would call soul food now) I'm right there! He
cooks like my aunt did, no recipe.

Everybody does 'em differently. See if the guy will write down or tell
you his recipe.

I like that 'Cajun Garlic Sauce' I sent you in my collards.
--

John H

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

"Just John Again" wrote in message
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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

Spinach is manna from Heaven! Those greens those southern boys eat are
as bad as rotted...er, well, it's a family group. I think it's something
in the water though, I mean, they think those boiled trout they pull out
of 90 degree streams taste good too, and don't even get me started on
Rock Lobster!!!

ugh...

Just wait a frekin' minute! wrote:
Just John Again wrote:
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

Spinach is manna from Heaven! Those greens those southern boys eat are
as bad as rotted...er, well, it's a family group. I think it's something
in the water though, I mean, they think those boiled trout they pull out
of 90 degree streams taste good too, and don't even get me started on
Rock Lobster!!!

ugh...

Florida spiny lobsters are delicious.

Just John Again wrote:
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:36:46 -0400, NotNow wrote:

Just John Again wrote:
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
My neighbor, a black man with a huge family born and raised in south GA,
is the collard master. To be honest, any time he starts cooking his old
time stuff (what some would call soul food now) I'm right there! He
cooks like my aunt did, no recipe.

Everybody does 'em differently. See if the guy will write down or tell
you his recipe.

I like that 'Cajun Garlic Sauce' I sent you in my collards.
--

John H

That stuff is good! I think I could eat a flip-flop if it had Cajun
Garlic on it!

"Just John Again" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:51:42 -0400, "Lu Powell"

[snipped]


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

Fresh spinach is delicious. I just can't eat the steamed stuff. Tried it as
a kid, gagged like crazy. At age 35, tried it again, it looked and smelled
really good. Gagged again. Now at age 72, don't think I want to try it any
more.