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Subject: Re: [MELUNGEON] Appalachian Food
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:08:13 -0400


WE called them pie suppers or box suppers. You had to bid on what these young girls brought and if you was high bidder, you got to eat the dinner or pie with
that sweet little thing.
Cleland

On Wed Apr 2 16:15 , "Don Collins" sent:

>Jack,
> Never heard of it . What is it ? Sure sounds good though.
>Don
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jack Goins" >
>To: >; "'Don Collins'" >;
>>; "'Penny Ferguson'" >
>Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 2:42 PM
>Subject: Re: [MELUNGEON] Appalachian Food
>
>
>> Do you know what a poke supper was? these were very popular in Hancock
>> County in the 1890, on into the 1940's. Jack
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: >
>> To: "'Don Collins'" >; >;
>> "'Penny Ferguson'" >; "'Jack Goins'"
>> >
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: [MELUNGEON] Appalachian Food
>>
>>
>> I thought "Poke" was a paper bag.
>> Cleland
>>
>> On Wed Apr 2 8:03 , "Jack Goins" sent:
>>
>> >Don you have to really be a hillbilly to understand the word "Poke", we
>> >have
>> >"Poke" Greens and "Poke" Suppers just to name a few. When I first saw
>Poke
>> >Supper in an old book I had to ask dad what it was. Jack
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Don Collins" >
>> >To: "Penny Ferguson" >; >
>> >Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:26 PM
>> >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:
>> >> > Subject: Re: [MELUNGEON] Appalachian Food
>> >> >
>> >> > 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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