Connecting with post 7 and 8 BP. And being as I'm a true hatched southern male, no way I could hitch up to a northern female! Most ofum are to dern sorphisticated! And being as I have lived in PA, here in Illinois, Kansas, Montana, Colorado, New York (thank god only for 6 months there) and several other parts of the country, I kinda have a pretty good idea of the home cooking of them. And no I don't think they eat pizza and subs all the time either. Actually I have quite a few recipes from PA that I keep locked down tight so as not to lose them! Like sweet sticks, Lebanon Bologna, Amish venison stew (YUMMY), and many more.

As far as what it has to do with the beginning of the tread, not much of a damn thing but since the thread starter veered off, why not? Also, my statement of "sorry, no way I could marry me a Yankee" wasn't politically correct and you were seriously offended judging by your response so maybe you are more affected by political correctness than you may think?

Nope... not offended at all, but Yankee born and bred and damn proud of it!! My Mom could cook some of the most delicious food anyone's ever eaten and so can my wife. Not only was my Mom a good cook all around, but she lived in Greensboro NC from 1946-1956 so she brought a lot of "southern traditional" cooking style home with her. I grew up eating things most Yanks never did... or ever will. Pinto beans and Hocks, Grits, Turnip and Mustard greens, Collard greens boiled down then sautéed with ham or bacon, good, (and I mean GOOD) Country ham when we could get it, usually after a trip south to visit relatives. Redeye gravy (made with black coffee), Blackeye peas, Cornbread baked in a cast iron skillet and many other good vittles my buddies Mom's were clueless about. My wife's sister lived in Red Level ALA for thirty years and now he's back home so she shares a lot of what she learned about the local cuisine there as well. Our family still cooks and enjoys many of these dishes today. That said, I never did, nor will I EVER, like sweet tea.


But I enjoy my Yankee home cooking just as much... anyone who's ever had a traditional New England boiled dinner and said they didn't care for it is just flat out lying or their taste buds are shot. How about good homemade Scrapple? Try ordering that with your grits next time your in the south! My Mom made a mashed potato salad (another Yankee favorite) that I would sell my soul to the devil to be able to make like she did. My Mrs. does her best to make it like Mom's and I enjoy it, but sorry dear, it's just not the same.


BPS

My mom would roll over in her grave for me saying this but I never could stand Grits! Hateum! Never really took to country ham either. Too dang salty for me. Old man loved the stuff though. My mom's and my Grams cat-head biscuits were absolutely worth starting WWIII over!! I can get close but not nailing them. And is there really any other way to make cornbread other than heating up a cast iron skillet (well seasoned cast iron) and pouring in the batter then putting it in the oven to finish? Gotta get that good crust!!! With some slow simmered Pinto's with a good hock in them and a little onion and mammy's fried chicken!!! Can't forget the tater cakes!! Finish off with mammy's home made peach cobbler and I was one full and happy child!! (or grown man for that matter)

My Mom used to slice the country ham she intended to fix for breakfast the next morning and soak it in a bowl of water overnight to leach some of the salt out because my Dad would squawk about it being too salty if she didn't. I liked it just as it was... probably why I'm on meds for high blood pressure now, I always did like things salty. But I do like my grits... a nice pile of grits with a few over easy eggs on top... break those yokes open and chop them in... Oh yea!!

We're pretty much on the same page with the rest of those vittles...cornbread ain't worth a damn baked in a cake pan!!

BPS