“Goin’ Home Again”
I’m back home in Mississippi for Thanksgiving and currently recovering from the great feast of yesterday that included twice-baked potatoes, creamed corn (the thick Southern kind, not that disgusting soupy variety foisted upon the country by Yankees), butter beans, dressing, succulent turkey, banana pudding (that my Mama made especially for me) and a rich chocolate pie among other great Southern cuisine.
Speaking of going home, here’s an article that my aunt wrote for her magazine about that very subject.
No greens, neither collard nor turnip?
“Butter beans”
Wish I had been there.
Oh, there were plenty of turnip greens; I just don’t care for them. I was listing some of my favorite foods that were there.
“A friend recently made the memorable statement, ‘you can never go home again.’”
Was your aunt close to Thomas Wolfe?
Considering Wolfe died in 1938 and my aunt was born much later…um, no.
Miss’ippi must be slippin’. Admitting such things would get you kicked out of Alabama.
we never have butter beans. i blame texas, it forced the pinto bean on oklahoma. also we have pumpkin pie instead of sweet potatoe pie…we just cook the sweet potatoes in big chunks(i do not know what thwe women put on them but they are still gooder than grits)
“……gooder than grits……..”
Now that’s a tall statement, boy!