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From: "Don Collins" <>
Subject: Re: [MELUNGEON] Appalachian Food
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:22:29 -0600
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"I remember this one guy who always won the ugly man's contest "

Was he a Gibson ? LOL
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Goins" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [MELUNGEON] Appalachian Food


> These were events held at school houses and churches, actually the School
> and Church was usually the same building. Everyone brought their supper in
a
> poke, later know as a paper bag.
> These suppers later became known as Ice cream suppers, and cake walks all
of
> this was used to support these old one room schools, I actually graduated
> from the 8th grade in a 3 room school, but it was a one room school when I
> stated there in the 4th grade. I remember this one guy who always won the
> ugly man's contest and he was given a cake. Jack
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ljcrain2" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [MELUNGEON] Appalachian Food
>
>
> >I don't.
> >
> > Tell us.
> >
> > Janet
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jack Goins" <>
> > To: <>; "'Don Collins'"
<>;
> > <>; "'Penny Ferguson'" <>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:42 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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