posted on May 3, 2001 07:43:37 AM newThings a True Southerner knows
We're not talking South Boston here folks!!
The difference between a hissy fit and a conniption fit.
Pretty much how many fish make up a mess.
What general direction catty-wampus is.
That "gimme sugar" don't mean pass the sugar.
When somebody's "fixin" to do something, it won't be long.
The difference between Yankees and damn Yankees.
How good a cold grape Nehi and cheese crackers are at a country store.
What "Well, I swanne!" means.
Ain't nobody's biscuits like Grandma's biscuits.
A good dog is worth its weight in gold.
Real gravy don't come from the store.
When "by and by" is.
How to handle their "pot likker."
The difference between "pert near" and "a right far piece."
The difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and trailer trash. Never go snipe hunting twice.
What happens when you swallow tobacco juice.
Never to assume that the other car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.
You may wear long sleeves, but you should always roll 'em up past the elbones.
You should never loan your tools, pick-up, or gun to nobody.
A belt serves a greater purpose than holding Daddy's pants up.
Rocking chairs and swings are guaranteed stress relievers.
Rocking chairs and swings with an old person in them are history lessons.
posted on May 3, 2001 07:55:47 AM newRocking chairs and swings with an old person in them are history lessons.
Oh my, does that ring true! I can remember sitting on swing with my grandparents listening to their stories. Everyone had a porch swing..no a/c in those days..so on warm summer evenings, we'e always sit on the porch in the dark, talking and watching the lightnin' bugs. Thanks for the good memories!
posted on May 3, 2001 09:40:59 AM new
I'm from the north but am fortunate to have friends and family from the south. I love the "Hunt Breakfasts" with the groaning board mentality. Grits, country ham, wonderful sausage with lots of sage, fried apples, eggs, thick bacon, fried chicken, spoon bread, dumplings with sawmill gravy...lawdy you didn't have to eat for another couple of days after one of those wonderful meals.
I almost forgot, my favorite snack food, Sweet Potato chips! Brought home several bags and froze them for later...gotta get back down south I'm a yearnin for good ole southern hospitality and good eats.
[ edited by zilvy on May 3, 2001 11:44 AM ]
This topic is right up my alley! I'll add some just as soon as I
can...busy day...
kcpick4u and Kraftdinner
I can tell that you do know what you are talking about!!!
Cornbread made with sugar is not a southern recipe!
And one step over the Mason Dixon Line, that is all that you can find!
And breakfast without grits is just not complete!
Margo I'm in yankee territory now and I really miss my
grandparents and the swings...know just what you are talking about!
posted on May 3, 2001 11:40:52 AM newjohnnycake; johnny cake, jonnycake
Thought to be the precursor of the pancake, the johnnycake dates back to the early 1700s. It's a rather flat griddlecake made of cornmeal, salt and either boiling water or cold milk; there are strong advocates of both versions. Today's johnnycakes often have eggs, oil or melted butter and leavening (such as baking powder) added. Some renditions are baked in the oven, more like traditional cornbread. Also called hoe cake or hoecake.
spoon bread
A pudding-like bread usually based on cornmeal and baked in a casserole dish. Spoon bread is generally served as a side dish and, in fact, is soft enough that it must be eaten with a spoon or fork.
hushpuppy; hush puppy
This Southern specialty is a small cornmeal DUMPLING, flavored with chopped scallions, deep-fried and served hot. Hushpuppies are a traditional accompaniment for fried catfish. Their name is said to have come from the fact that, to keep hungry dogs from begging for food while the rest of the dinner was being prepared, cooks used to toss scraps of the fried batter to the pets with the admonition, "Hush, puppy!"
posted on May 3, 2001 11:51:05 AM new
Grandma's Buttermilk Cornbread
Ingredients:
2 C Corn meal (white or yellow -- doesn't affect taste)
1-1/2 t Baking powder
1/2 t Baking soda
1 t Salt
1 Egg, lightly beaten
1-1/2 C Buttermilk
2 T Melted shortening or vegetable oil
1 T Bacon drippings, for pan (optional)
Directions:
Cornbread is best baked in a cast-iron skillet but, if you don't have one, a square aluminum dish will do just fine. (Glass just doesn't work out well)
Preheat oven to 450°F.
Stir together the dry ingredients and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine the beaten egg, buttermilk and oil. Combine the cornmeal mixture with the buttermilk mixture, stirring just enough to moisten. (I let my mixture stand for about 5 minutes before scraping into hot castiron skillet)
Pour into a very hot, well-greased (bacon drippings are optional, but I recommend them) 9- or 10-inch cast iron skillet or pan, or corn stick molds. Bake about 12 to 15 minutes for muffins or corn sticks, and 18 to 20 minutes for pan or skillet. Cornbread will begin to pull away from sides of pan. Makes about a dozen corn sticks or pieces. Enjoy hot with lots of butter. Wall shut ma moufth that there is tasty stuff. I have used this recipe and found it to be wonderful. I use either Griswold cast iron corn stick pans or a square Griswold cast iron skillet...the old ones are smoother inside and heavier than the new "off-shore" pans and don't stick.
posted on May 3, 2001 12:20:08 PM new
Hi HJw & y'all! Yes, it's another world in the south. Don't forget the black-eyed peas, and the pies!.....pecan, coconut cream, banana cream.....yummy!!
posted on May 3, 2001 12:52:04 PM new
HJW, it is very warm heah today, I am trying to remain cool, I don't know what fantasy you might be referrin' to mah deah, I am aware of what gimme sugah means. Also what dixie crystals means, 'smatta of fac I'm takin' cah of biddness reminisen bout tha South. The
Virginias, Maryland, the Carolinas, Tennessee some of my favorite places, why I even appreciated being forgiven for the Civil War while I was in Texas. Even had hymns sung to me while I ate dinner in a little backwater restaurant in Tennessee. Baptist church on every corner...couldn't find a gas station but you could pray. I love the south.
And when they say closed for lunch, you can see 'em in the back of the store but they mean closed for lunch. Really laid back.
posted on May 3, 2001 01:07:09 PM new
Another one from your list, Zilvy,
The difference between "pert near" and "a right far piece."
Relative distances as perceived by a southerner not familiar with the concept of
miles. "pert near" (pretty near) is about a
mile. "A right far piece" 3 miles or more and
of course the one that took me a long time to
stop using is "over yonder"....meaning over
there.
posted on May 3, 2001 01:28:33 PM new
Another one from your list,
The difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and trailer trash.
Rednecks, good ol boy's and trailer trash are
no longer indigenous to the south alone.
Trailer trash in the south is commonly referred to as "white trash" and my momma
would give me a lickin if I ever said that!
The difference between the three is that the
rednecks have pickup trucks...the good ol boys have a suit and the white trash have no
material possessions.
posted on May 3, 2001 01:58:20 PM new
I coulda had a cow when I heard about all that food - Umm! Greasy, skillet baked cornbread, collards, fried okra, Nehi's. I'm the daughter of New Yorkers who made Yankee cornbread. I used to eat at my friends houses to get a good Southern meal. My father , who cooks good Southern cornbread now, makes it for me whenever I visit. He has Congestive Heart Failure and is due to undergo experimental therapy in two weeks if he's lucky. He apologized today when I saw him because he's too weak to cook
posted on May 3, 2001 02:06:38 PM new
saabsister: Best of luck to your Dad. I underwent experimental treatment almost 9 years ago, and I'm still here, so it can work.
zilvy, have you ever heard Dueling Tubas by Martin Mull?
posted on May 3, 2001 02:20:36 PM new
No,Snowy I think I must have missed that concert!
Here are some fun things thatGood Ol Boys have been heard to say!
"Well knock me down and steal muh teeth!"
"Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit."
"This'll jar your preserves."
"If things get any better, I may have to hire someone to help me enjoy it."
Gooder than grits."
"When something is bad then you say, "that ain't no count."
"If something is hard to do, it's "like trying to herd cats."
"She's uglier than homemade soap."
"Your momma's so fat, when she got on the scales to be weighed, it said 'To be continued'."
"He fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down."
"The wheels still turning, but the hamsters dead"
"I'm just about as welcome at my inlaws as a hair in a biscuit."
Those Good Ol Boys know there medical jargon, least ways accordin to this.
Medical Terms
Benign..........................What you be after you be eight.
Bacteria........................Back door to cafeteria.
Barium.........................What doctors do when patients die.
Cesarean Section..........A neighborhood in Rome.
Catscan........................Searching for Kitty.
Cauterize......................Made eye contact with her.
Colic............................A sheep dog.
Coma...........................A punctuation mark.
D&C............................Where Washington is.
Dilate...........................To live long.
Enema..........................Not a friend.
Fester...........................Quicker than someone else.
Fibula...........................A small lie.
G.I.Series....................World Series of military baseball.
Hangnail......................What you hang your coat on.
Impotent......................Distinguished, well known.
Labor Pain...................Getting hurt at work.
Medical Staff................A Doctor's cane.
Morbid........................A higher offer than I bid.
Nitrates.......................Cheaper than day rates.
Node...........................I knew it.
Outpatient...................A person who has fainted.
Pap Smear...................A fatherhood test.
Pelvis...........................Second cousin to Elvis.
Post Operative.............A letter carrier.
Recovery Room...........Place to do upholstery.
Rectum.......................Damn near killed him.
Secretion.....................Hiding something
Seizure........................Roman emperor.
Tablet.........................A small table.
Terminal Illness...........Getting sick at the airport.
Tumor........................More than one.
Urine..........................Opposite of mine.
Varicose......................Near by/close by
