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From: "Penny Ferguson" <>
Subject: Re: [MELUNGEON] Appalachian Food
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 21:11:30 -0400
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Yes poke, and other wild greens, they grew mustard and turnip greens. Penny

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Collins [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:26 PM
To: Penny Ferguson;
Subject: Re: [MELUNGEON] Appalachian Food

Penny,
Poke Greens ? My folks just called them "Poke". I wish they grew around
here.

Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Penny Ferguson" <>
To: "'Don Collins'" <>; <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:09 PM
Subject: RE: [MELUNGEON] Appalachian Food


> Don, it probably wasn't invented until you were a teenager haha.
> We ate mayonnaise on our "greens" if everyone knows what that is. The
first
> time I saw someone eating greens in a restaurant I thought it was funny
that
> they were putting vinegar on'em.
> Mom used to gather greens outside, if they aren't fixed right they can
kill
> you. She boiled and boiled them, then drained off the water, cut them up
> and fried them in bacon grease.
>
> Penny
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
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> On Behalf Of Don Collins
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:03 PM
> To:
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>
> Sue,
> I didn't know what "Egg Butter" was either, had to look it up. What came
to
> mind first was "Mayonnaise", which my folks didn't use that I know of.
> Now on my Mother's side, she always made her own Mayonnaise. Her folks
were
> from Ireland. I didn't taste store bought Mayonnaise till I was a
teenager.
>
>
> Don
>
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