A friend of mine came back from England and everytime he or I go there we bring back some of them lovely Steak 'n' kidney pies from Marks & Spencer's.
So we had one tonight. Delicious with small potatoes and broccoli.
They say the English can't cook. Well, they do a lot better than we dutchmen with our overcooked meat (kotelet, damn it), crummy potatoes and fallen apart Brussel sprouts.
Now do you mean dinner or lunch or supper? I live in Otis Redding country and the names for lunch have somehow gotten all mixed up. If you mean lunch well I am proud to say fried chicken, boiled okra, boiled cabbage, hocakes, and unsweet tea. Just out of curiousity does anybody else outside of the US know what hocakes and okra is?
nankerphlege Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Now do you mean dinner or lunch or supper? I live > in Otis Redding country and the names for lunch > have somehow gotten all mixed up. If you mean > lunch well I am proud to say fried chicken, boiled > okra, boiled cabbage, hocakes, and unsweet tea. > Just out of curiousity does anybody else outside > of the US know what hocakes and okra is?
I know what okra is, I know what hotcakes are, I know what a ho is and I know what cake is, but I must confess I've never heard of hocakes. Baked only by the finest hos, perhaps?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2005-12-06 21:58 by ohnonotyouagain.
Hocakes are a thin cornbread and a delicacy in the southern U. S. Great with turnips or collards. Good for pushing peas or butterbeans onto one's spoon.
Muddy Waters knew what they were as did Robert Johnson. Also, Elvis, Jerry Lee, Otis, James Brown, and the rest of us southern boys, including Chuck Leavell.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2005-12-06 22:21 by Elmo Lewis.
Hocakes are great. Similar to cornbread muffins as the Yankees call them. (Everyone in Europe is very confused right now). You take cornmeal and fry it in a pan with lard/grease or whatever (I Just eat them, I don't cook them). Similar to a nonsweet pancake. They are so good. In my ever so humble opinion they should be very crisp on the outside but not burned. Others feel they should be equal in texture throughout much like a small pancake. I just realized that half of the iorr.org board hasn't even experienced a pancake. Sorry if need be I will explain. Go Dawgs!
For how long will those cakes stay fresh, Elmo? Could you post some & you get some nice Swedish bread plus some other exotic, maybe Sami (our aboriginals) grocerys in return?
A few days at least, if they're packed in an airtight container like Tupperware. We might have to work up a trade. BTW, southern soul food isn't for everyone. The food of peasants, but DAMN we like it!
Baboon Bro Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > LA; it´s actually called Black Pudding & the > Irish eat it for breakfast (yik)... English too I > reckon... >
Yeah I know but isnt that sausage really? Svartkorv? Anyway Id like to recommend Finnish bread (not only the typical dark bread (Fazer among others) but also the lighter bread from Hämeenlinna). Great.
Elmo Lewis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > South Georgia, about an hour from Macon. Land of > the free and home of the brave! > Go Dawgs! > > > BTW, kienan is from our part of the world, too. > > > > Edited 1 times. Last edit at 12/06/05 22:42 by > Elmo Lewis.
Hey elmo, Ever eaten at Yoders? How about Cox's in Macon? I have yet to eat at Yoders but Cox's is unbelievable. Im in Milledgeville.