Just for fun: "White Trash cuisine"

[m4star]

How many of you secretly (or openly) eat White Trash cuisine? Fess up, and then let us all know your shameful delight.

For me, my only white trash vice (and it's not even that bad) is homemade icing on toast when I'm having a bad day and need trashy comfort food. But my father fries up bologna all the time and then slathers it with Miracle Whip and eats that with microwaved coffee (re-heated from earlier that morning). Too gross.

What can I say, it's a boring day at work.

[Peggy C.]

....beef jerkey!:o

[beejayw1]

I've been meaning to get this for years:

White trash cooking:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0898151899/qid=1043266788/sr=2-1/104-6581372-0279104?v=glance&s=books

Check out the index, which you can review.

Not sure what 'white trash' cooking is, unless it's scrambled eggs mixed in with grits and butter and eaten bite for bite with bacon...

[swquilts]

Uhhhh.....yup!

Chipped Beef on Toast (aka Sh!& on a Shingle) :p

[RebeccaT]

What a timely subject. I have been trying to figure out exactly what White Trash cuisine is for the past week. My supper club is having "White Trash" night next month, I am in charge of side dishes. I have NO IDEA what to bring that would be at all edible! I can think of a lot of things that are "white trash," but nothing that I would eat!

Most of my edible ideas have a southern, down-home, church-pot-luck kind of theme. Stuff I grew up with. Maybe I am white trash and didn't even know it! :o :p

[beejayw1]

Just for curiosity sake I went online and looked up the definition of 'white trash' to see if it matched the understanding that I grew up with:

Main Entry: white trash
Function: noun singular but plural in construction
Date: 1831
usually disparaging : POOR WHITE

Main Entry: poor white
Function: noun
Date: 1819
often offensive : a member of an inferior or underprivileged white social group

I wonder how long that term will continue to be used in public conversation, in the interest of political correctness, diversity and inclusion.

[LauraBL]

Originally posted by beejayw1
I've been meaning to get this for years:
White trash cooking:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0898151899/qid=1043266788/sr=2-1/104-6581372-0279104?v=glance&s=books
Check out the index, which you can review.


I HAVE this book! It is a hoot!

I think of white trash cooking as good southern home food mixed with instant modern convenience food. Think Spam, think cheeze wiz, white bread, lots of jello.

Rebecca-if you want any recipe suggestions for your supper club I'd be glad to post some stuff for you. I used to have white trash dinners with my friends every few weeks. It soon became a contest of grossness involving store bought jello molds and other weirdnesses. Some was eaten, some not. One of the recipes I remember from the White Trash Cookbook is for "Butterflyed Spam". In between the Spam layers is peanut butter. There are also tons of sandwiches and appetizer type foods. Put aside any considerations of health and have fun!

Laura

[mochadelsol]

As I type in fact, Hickory Farms Turkey Sausage:p only in private. Also when in desperate situations I will grab a powdered Hostess donut with the raspberry filling, or how about potato chips on white bread. Oh the shame and shock of it all.

[lhall]

YUCK!

No thanks!

Well...

I used love fried chicken livers, but won't fix them for myself. I've never fried chicken and don't really mind. It was really fun to take them to school for lunch and gross out all my friends!:D :D

I do eat gibblet gravy and will make Jello for DH and the kids, but that's about it.

Leigh

[sneezles]

Diana,
The book sounds like a riot!

We use to eat fried bologna sandwiches when we were kids. No mayo just mustard! Now I don't even buy bologna! Also love liverwurst on white bread slathered with mustard!

[RebeccaT]

Originally posted by LauraBL


Rebecca-if you want any recipe suggestions for your supper club I'd be glad to post some stuff for you.
Laura

Thanks Laura! I just might take you up on that!

Jello, good, that helps... I have a family reunion recipe that involves strawberry jello, crushed pretzles, and Cool Whip... might be just the thing... and I love it! :D :D

[Loremma]

As a kid I used to love liverwurst on white bread. What the heck is it, anyway? I'd never touch it now!

[LauraBL]

Originally posted by RebeccaT


Thanks Laura! I just might take you up on that!

Jello, good, that helps... I have a family reunion recipe that involves strawberry jello, crushed pretzles, and Cool Whip... might be just the thing... and I love it! :D :D

Rebecca- No offense to your family, but that is PERFECT! Jell-O, Cool Whip. I think you have hit on two parts of the white trash trinity of cooking.

I like to make fun because I figure my ancestors were good peasant stock like the majority of people in this country. I'm thinking if our forefathers had elegant food they probably didn't need to come to America for cheap land and opportunity!!!!

[RebeccaT]

Originally posted by LauraBL


Rebecca- No offense to your family, but that is PERFECT! Jell-O, Cool Whip. I think you have hit on two parts of the white trash trinity of cooking.


LOL!! "The white trash trinity..." that almost made me snarf my Sprite! :D

And no offense taken. This is the Mississippi side, whom I love dearly but they are far from refined! And that's just how I like 'em! :D

[AndreaU]

Sure, why not!? I'm a major Cool Whip junkie! Yep, I'll eat it anytime, anywhere and in/on any dessert. I even have a whole cookbook dedicated to Cool Whip recipes. :rolleyes:

[badunnin]

I have a copy of a 1970's era Jell-O cookbook, too! The Joys of Jello, copyright 1972. There's a recipe for chicken mousse which they fill with potato salad "makes a meal." It's hysterical. But I love the strawberry jello-pretzel combination! You guys are pulling up too many memories! Liverwurst and bologna are two of my guilty pleasures. And Fleischkaese (literally translated "meat cheese") when I was in Germany. Don't even ask what it is - it's too gross for words! My rule of thumb is... if I have to ask what's in it, I probably don't want to know. :D

[ErinM]

Originally posted by Loremma
As a kid I used to love liverwurst on white bread. What the heck is it, anyway? I'd never touch it now!

Oh my gosh, me too!

And yet, today....I am a vegetarian!

Liverwurst is liver sausage. I think I liked it because it was salty or something like that. Mom was happy because I was getting iron and protein, so she'd let me have it as much as I wanted!

:D :cool:

[lhall]

Originally posted by badunnin
I have a copy of a 1970's era Jell-O cookbook, too! The Joys of Jello, copyright 1972.

Not only do I have that, but I also have the New Joys of Jello. Mom got it for me. The kids like to look at the pretty pictures in it.

Leigh

[badunnin]

Leigh I'm jealous!!! I just found the recipe for BBQ jello cubes. Yikes. The pictures are ... colourful, though!

[BosunsWife]

OMG, I love liverwurst and mayo sandwiches. I haven't had one in years, but ate them a lot when I was a kid.

Here are a couple of my "dirty little secrets":

Fried spam sandwiches - hey here in the tropics its a staple in the kitchen. Most of the time served with rice and a little seaweed.

SOS - I'm married to a military man, what more can I say.

I LOVE cool whip. Its a dieter's dream. Get the fat free stuff, put a blob in between two low fat cinnamon graham crackers and freeze it - yummy low cal treat.

I consider these to be my comfort foods.

On the other hand, I love lobster, sushi and a variety of other "high brow foods".

[lisas3575]

:o Hello, my name is Lisa, and I like EZ-Cheeze in a can. :o

[MKSquared]

Originally posted by LauraBL
Rebecca- No offense to your family, but that is PERFECT! Jell-O, Cool Whip. I think you have hit on two parts of the white trash trinity of cooking.

I asked my grandmother to make this for me for her Christmas day brunch. :) I guess I qualify, huh? ;)

[1MegMeg]

Originally posted by beejayw1
...Not sure what 'white trash' cooking is, unless it's scrambled eggs mixed in with grits and butter and eaten bite for bite with bacon...

I love this!!!! :D Anyone who has ever seen me eat it turns their nose up while making gagging sounds. I guess it's just a meal for us crazy black cat owners. ;) :p :D

[leightx]

Originally posted by lisas3575
:o Hello, my name is Lisa, and I like EZ-Cheeze in a can. :o

Ditto. On Ritz Crackers.

Leightx

[d_ferrero]

I voted with the majority: "what is white trash cuisine". The only thing I could think of that might fit that description was the "Millionaire Salad" that got such impassioned debate a year or so ago. Yuck!

Now I'll read the thread to see what white trash cuisine really is and if I like it.

[TeriK]

Full-fat hot dogs in plain white buns. By the way, remember the hot dogs that came with cheese in them? I used to love them. I think I'd throw up if I ate one now.

[Peggy C.]

Originally posted by LauraBL


Rebecca- No offense to your family, but that is PERFECT! Jell-O, Cool Whip. I think you have hit on two parts of the white trash trinity of cooking.



If Jello-O and cool whip are part 1 and 2, is pork rinds (or is it rhines?) 3? Maybe you could substitue those for the pretzels!;)

[claire797]

MIRACLE WHIP!!!!!!!!

...a sandwich just isn't a sandwich!

[LauraBL]

Originally posted by Peggy C.


If Jello-O and cool whip are part 1 and 2, is pork rinds (or is it rhines?) 3? Maybe you could substitue those for the pretzels!;)

Peggy-

I think you might have found the 3rd part of the trinity, although E-Z Cheez or Velveeta might be in the running.

Laura

[KristinK]

My first thought was "What's White Trash cuisine?"
But after reading - I openly admit my LOVE of Cool Whip. I could eat a whole tub in one sitting if I felt like it (and with Cool Whip Free, it would only be 375 calories - I've considered the possible damage :o ). And Jell-O TOPPED with Cool Whip, yum yum yum!!!

[m4star]

Originally posted by lisas3575
:o Hello, my name is Lisa, and I like EZ-Cheeze in a can. :o

Oh my gosh, I used to LOVE this stuff. Ever squirt it right into your mouth??? ;)

Other white trash faves from my childhood:

Canned beef stew
Liverwurst
Fish sticks and mac-n-chees (mixed together)

And while I'm on the subject of liverwurst, my dad called me right before christmas (called me at the office from his cell phone even) to tell me that he was at this company store located in a meat processing warehouse (don't ask me what he was even doing there in the first place) and they were selling 10lbs of liverwurst for a quarter!! :eek: He wanted to know if he should pick me up one.

[aggie94]

Originally posted by m4star
Ever squirt it right into your mouth??? ;)

Yes, but only the nacho cheese flavor. :o

He wanted to know if he should pick me up one.

And? What did you say?? ;)

[BarbaraL]

I had to read the thread to see what white trash cooking was. Does macaroni and cheese qualify? We love mac & cheese - frozen Stouffers or the stuff in the box! I have 2 (yes, 2) recipes for Jello molds that everyone loves - one's orange jello, orange sherbert and mandarin orange slices (recipe's in Betty Crocker). The other one has lime jello with a whole lot of ingredients including heavy cream (or cream cheese?), mayo and pineapple. It's wonderful, but not light! I like liverwurst with red onion on an onion roll (don't have it very often). I used to like cheese in a can and fluffernutter sandwiches, but as I haven't had either for 20 years, don't know if I could stomach them now. I'll probably be mixing up some Jello tonight -- DD has a stomach flu.

I bought some horseradish flavored mayonnaise at a craft fair to put on roast beef sandwiches; DD told me DH spread it on white bread and ate it as a mayo sandwich. Yuck!

[slknight]

Originally posted by badunnin
I have a copy of a 1970's era Jell-O cookbook, too! The Joys of Jello, copyright 1972. There's a recipe for chicken mousse which they fill with potato salad "makes a meal."

Yep! I've got this one too. When we were cleaning out my grandparents' house after my grandmother passed away, I claimed it. Mainly cause it looked so gross.:D

[Kahlico]

Heavenly Hash? Canned manderian oranges, cool whip, coconut, marshmallows, and sour cream (did I leave anything out?). My BIL is from Omaha and had never had this until he moved to Oklahoma and married my sister. He also had never tried wocestershire sauce. He tried that for the first time at my parent's. He liked it so much that my sister put some in his Christmas stocking.

My ultra white trash meal growing up (besides SOS, my mom would die if she knew what SOS stood for) was round steak. The round steak itself wasn't white trash (IMO) but the crunchies that formed when my mom fried the steak were the best part. My sister, dad, and I would fight for them everytime.

I second the macaroni and cheese with fish sticks. This was a Wednesday special before church meal. I also grew up eating spaghetti and meatballs with previously frozen, deep fried french fries, and salad made of iceberg lettuce and miracle whip.

:D
~emilie

[JHolcomb]

Originally posted by LauraBL


Peggy-

I think you might have found the 3rd part of the trinity, although E-Z Cheez or Velveeta might be in the running.

Laura

Velveeta. It has to be Velveeta. I will not eat any of the trinity. I've seen some really nice desserts ruined by the application of Cool Whip.

As for me...Beenie Weenies are nutritious. That's ok, they're still delicious.

[dcornelius]

When I was growing up and we had 4 kids in the family and my Mom didn't work, my Mom used to use left over chili the next night with spaghetti and I loved it!!! I still do! Although I don't have it real frequently. It was a great way to stretch a buck back then when ya had six mouths to feed!

Or there is ham and beans with chopped raw onions and corn bread all mixed together. Gets a bit thick but on my gosh is it good! I made ham and beans a couple of weeks ago for soup night. It was the first time I had made it in years and every one loved it! One of my guests even brought the jello/pretzle/coolwhip thing that night! I liked it so I guess I qualify for this thread huh?

[pilgrim719]

Originally posted by TeriK
By the way, remember the hot dogs that came with cheese in them? I used to love them. I think I'd throw up if I ate one now.

I used to beg my mother to buy me these, but she never did. Sheused to cut my hot dogs open down the center and melt a little American cheese into it and those were my cheese dogs (something I still eat quite often), and in retrospect I should thank her because they probably tasted better than the hot dogs that came with the cheese already in them.

I used to eat a lot more "white trash" cuisine than I do now, I guess my tastes matured, or maybe it's because I grew up in a town with a severe lack of variety when it came to food. I was in high school before I ever had Chinese food, and it wasn't until after college that I discovered Thai, Japanese, Indian, sushi, seafood, and Mexican (other than tacos from the box mix). I still love Cool Whip, though! I could eat it on anything I think, or straight from the tub. I can't eat pudding without Cool Whip, or at least some kind of whipped cream -- has anyone tried the chocolate Reddi Whip? It tastes like a light chocolate mousse. The other thing I still eat is ramen noodles, only the way I grew up eating them is apparently abnormal, according to DH and a lot of my friends. My mother always drained the noodles and then added about 1/2 the seasoning packet so we ate them non-soupy. I liked when they cooled into a big sticky ball of noodles :D

Kari

[KristinK]

Originally posted by pilgrim719
She used to cut my hot dogs open down the center and melt a little American cheese into it and those were my cheese dogs (something I still eat quite often), and in retrospect I should thank her because they probably tasted better than the hot dogs that came with the cheese already in them.
My mom did the same for me :)
I probably ate more white trash food than I think - I just don't know what else constitutes such fine cuisine.

[pilgrim719]

Originally posted by KristinK

My mom did the same for me :)


And here I thought I was special :D ;)

Kari

[claire797]

Kari, Kristin and I must have the same mom.

[pilgrim719]

Originally posted by claire797
Kari, Kristin and I must have the same mom.

Between the cheese dogs and the mac & cheese/pork chop dinners, I am starting to think so! :) My mother always told me I was an only child...hmmm

Kari

[RebeccaT]

Originally posted by pilgrim719

The other thing I still eat is ramen noodles, only the way I grew up eating them is apparently abnormal, according to DH and a lot of my friends. My mother always drained the noodles and then added about 1/2 the seasoning packet so we ate them non-soupy. I liked when they cooled into a big sticky ball of noodles :D


I hope you're not weird, because then I am too! This was a favorite lunch when I was in high school, I'd boil the noodles, drain them, and then toss them with half the spice packet and a little margarine. That was about the extent of my cooking knowledge in those days, I could make ramen noodles and Rice Krispie Treats (another White Trash Food). In college, I expanded my Ramen Culinary Horizons, and I would stir fry frozen vegetables, toss them with the ramen noodle spice pack (dissolved in a little water), and serve it up over the cooked noodles. :o Hey, I was trying!

I've come a long way in 7 years! :D

[aggie94]

Originally posted by RebeccaT
I hope you're not weird, because then I am too! This was a favorite lunch when I was in high school, I'd boil the noodles, drain them, and then toss them with half the spice packet and a little margarine. That was about the extent of my cooking knowledge in those days, I could make ramen noodles and Rice Krispie Treats (another White Trash Food). In college, I expanded my Ramen Culinary Horizons, and I would stir fry frozen vegetables, toss them with the ramen noodle spice pack (dissolved in a little water), and serve it up over the cooked noodles. :o Hey, I was trying!

I've come a long way in 7 years! :D

Sorry, Rebecca, but that IS weird. And a little gross. It was fine until you got to the margarine part. :o

I still love ramen. When a restaurant in Eugene opened up called Toshi's Ramen, DH wondered, "Why would anyone go OUT for ramen, when you can just cook up a package at home?" Well, that's sort of like saying, "Why go out for ravioli? We can have Chef Boyardee!" :eek: Ramen's gotten a bad wrap, just because so many people had it as a packaged convenience food before having the real thing, at a restaurant (or homemade). Needless to say, we never went to Toshi's. :(

Or maybe I just don't want to admit that I eat white trash food. ;)

[RebeccaT]

Originally posted by aggie94


Sorry, Rebecca, but that IS weird. And a little gross. It was fine until you got to the margarine part. :o


Yeah yeah yeah. It was all we ever had in the house. And it wasn't even real margarine, it was Country Crock. Ick - I can't stand the taste of that stuff anymore. no offense to all you country crock lovers out there

[pilgrim719]

Originally posted by aggie94


Sorry, Rebecca, but that IS weird. And a little gross. It was fine until you got to the margarine part. :o

I still love ramen. When a restaurant in Eugene opened up called Toshi's Ramen, DH wondered, "Why would anyone go OUT for ramen, when you can just cook up a package at home?" Well, that's sort of like saying, "Why go out for ravioli? We can have Chef Boyardee!" :eek: Ramen's gotten a bad wrap, just because so many people had it as a packaged convenience food before having the real thing, at a restaurant (or homemade). Needless to say, we never went to Toshi's. :(

Or maybe I just don't want to admit that I eat white trash food. ;)

Don't worry, Rebecca, I don't think you're weird! :) Well, except for the margarine part, but that's only because I'm not a fan of butter or margarine so I wouldn't have liked it that way. I also am a little embarrassed to admit that I never knew until now that ramen noodles were anything other than a packaged food at the grocery store. What are they like when you order them in a restaurant?

Kari

[aggie94]

Kari,

Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish, served in a bowl (usually as a soup but not necessarily) at specialty shops (where they usually only serve ramen, maybe a few other things) and made with homemade broth.

[dcornelius]

Ok, the best way to cook ramen noodles is to use about a quarter of the water and half the flavor packet, cook at rapid boil till the noodles suck up all the water and tadah! Ramen noodles at their best!

[Wendy w]

Diana, that book has been around for years and it is a hoot! Growing up, I used to love Cool Whip and even sneak into it. Now, I wouldn't touch the stuff. I remember that my Grandma had the jello cookbook too.

My Mom used to make a few peculiar things like scrambled eggs with sliced hotdogs, and they used to have these frozen taco shells that had some sort of "mystery" meat in them that she would fry and serve with shredded American cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce.

Diane, years ago, when we used to have Bob's Big Boy in CA, they used to have chili and spaghetti on their menu and my Dad & I used to really like it.

[beejayw1]

Originally posted by Wendy w
Diana, that book has been around for years and it is a hoot!

Yep. Seventeen (17) years, to be exact. It was published in 1986 (actually, the listing says this) and I have nearly purchased it at least seven times over thos 17 years. The only thing that kept me from getting it was the fact that I had all the recipes already, including Angel Biscuits.

Some things just don't go away.

[candj9]

Kari,

I was going to quote you about the chocolate reddi-whip, but I don't know how to do that!:rolleyes:

Anyway, my husband and I had some fun with that stuff when we were first married. TMI!!! Ha:D

My white trash meal is fried potatoes and eggs, with cheese. Had it all the time growing up. My mom was a single mom and potatoes and eggs were the only staples in the house besides pancake mix and doritoes.

Also, my mom ALWAYS made potatoe soup! Yuck!!!!!!!!

Another thing that was big in my town was Guber burgers. What's that you ask? A hamburger with all of the trimmings, ketchup, mayo, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and......peanut butter! Yep that's what I said.:eek:

Cindy

[gertdog]

Well, definitely EZ-cheese. And Kraft mac-and-cheese with cooked hamburger mixed in, and ketchup on top (did I just admit that?) but I haven't had that in years.

Now, as for ramen... I don't know, I'd call that "college student cuisine"! Everyone I knew in college bought ramen by the case. I would often ditch the spice packet, boil the noodles, drain, toss with butter and parmesan, and call it a gourmet dinner. Or do something similar to what Rebecca describes, with frozen veggies, but not margarine. :p

Actually, I get a similar fix now with those Yaki Soba noodles you can find in the freezer case of some grocery stores. Instead of boiling the noodles, you quickly stir-fry them and add the seasoning packet (they aren't meant to be served as soup). Mmmmmmmm.

[BarbaraL]

I sometimes make the packaged Ramen noodles -- I make them as directed, but then add rice wine vinegar (I'm weird - I like sour, like vinegar or lemon juice). Makes a zippy soup.

Just remembered that, as kids, my brother and I used to mix Cool Whip and Nestle's Quik powder to make "chocolate pudding." I love pudding (real pudding, not what I just described!) and my work cafeteria used to make good pudding. My colleagues used to tease me . . . maybe it's a British thing and my ancestry's coming out . . .

[JHaris]

Originally posted by ErinM

Liverwurst is liver sausage. I think I liked it because it was salty or something like that. Mom was happy because I was getting iron and protein, so she'd let me have it as much as I wanted!

:D :cool:

I used to eat it a lot when I was a little girl and probably for the same reason. Mom used to use a brand called Mother Goose made by Tobin Meats out of Albany, NY. It was the best. Haven't been able to find anything like it these days. Anyone have any idea if this brand is still made? Also, I didn't know there was any other kind of mayo other than Miracle Whip. Drowned everything with it.

[jjsooner73]

Originally posted by gertdog
Now, as for ramen... I don't know, I'd call that "college student cuisine"! Everyone I knew in college bought ramen by the case. I would often ditch the spice packet, boil the noodles, drain, toss with butter and parmesan, and call it a gourmet dinner. Or do something similar to what Rebecca describes, with frozen veggies, but not margarine. :p

I did something similar as well. I recall one particular night around 2 a.m. while in grad school, coming home from the office, and making soup. I cleaned out my veggie drawer, stir fried the veggies (at least they were fresh!), and added the ramen spice pack and water and noodles and wallah! Veggie Noodle Soup!

Actually, I get a similar fix now with those Yaki Soba noodles you can find in the freezer case of some grocery stores. Instead of boiling the noodles, you quickly stir-fry them and add the seasoning packet (they aren't meant to be served as soup). Mmmmmmmm.

Ohh I like those Yaki Soba noodles! I haven't had any in a while. They're a definite step up from ramen noodles. :)

[camNcurtsmom]

Originally posted by mochadelsol
As I type in fact, Hickory Farms Turkey Sausage:p only in private. Also when in desperate situations I will grab a powdered Hostess donut with the raspberry filling, or how about potato chips on white bread. Oh the shame and shock of it all.


I thought I was the only one who ate potato chip sandwiches (I still eat them on occasion). It has to be Lays potato chips on either Rainbo or Wonder white bread with MUSTARD! Yum! I also remember eating strips of fried round steak and fighting with my sisters over the little crispies that were left over. We also doused those strips in either Lea & Perrins or Heinz 57 sauce. I also remembered eating fried grits (in bacon grease only) and smothering them in white gravy and eating them with fried eggs, bacon and fried potatoes with onions. A great Okie breakfast on a cold winter's morning. :) I love to eat this way when I go home.

[marshalynne]

Mom used to make miracle whip and ketchup for a "dip" for chips?
Does it get much worse than that??

[Pico]

Whoa! I don't know if I can handle this thread. Spam and peanut butter?? Together?!? Although all this talk of liverwurst (long-lost favorite) is almost making me want to try it again... almost.

[mbrogier]

...and y'all think deep fried mounds sound nasty??:D I'm thinking the recipes in my church cookbooks are qualifying as "white trash". You know, the ones with at least one can of campbell's soup, a sleeve of ritz crackers and a jar of cheese whiz...

Now you can't mistake white trash for Southern cooking. I don't even know why this food is being called "white trash"... this food is the processed, space age food that was introduced in the 50s and 60s. Yeah, most of its really weird and comforting in a way because we're used to it... (and I secretly eat some of it when I'm having a bad day--jello salad, casseroles made with processed everything, grilled cheese with miracle whip... )

Southern cooking is not necessarily "haute cuisine", but it is definitely good eats--(except for a few choice items that not everyone agrees on) Fried chicken, sauteed squash, butter beans, okra, chicken n dumplings, biscuits (NOT white trash food--unless you get them at a drive thru:eek:), country steak with gravy, country ham, fried green tomatoes, and black eyed peas. Not all of it is floating in fat and will give you a coronary. I can bring a Southern college dean to tears talking about his mama's cooking--and the janitor, too. Food knows no social boundaries. If you've never tried the bounty of our culinary delights, there are some fabulous places for your initiation. Heres two: www.mamadips.com in Chapel Hill, NC or www.bluewillowinn.com in Social Circle, Georgia

[Pico]

Originally posted by mbrogier
Southern cooking is not necessarily "haute cuisine", but it is definitely good eats. [/B]

No contest to that--soul food, right? I'll pass on the cheez wiz, but real Southern cookin' can be pretty tasty. My sister goes to UNC and has been meaning to take me to Mama Dips... maybe next visit!

[mbrogier]

Its an absolute must, Pico. You will not regret going there. I had the plate of fried green tomatoes that my mom and I shared. I had their chicken n dumplings. Mmmmmm. They even have homemade desserts, so save room. (When was the last time you had homemade yellow cake with homemade fudge icing??)