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How many been out hunting Poke Sallet ? Mother always boiled up fresh greens in the spring.
Too windy and cold for comfortable fishing so I been gathering up a mess. I love the stuff with pepper sauce and bacon grease . Not a fan scrambled with eggs.
Been eating lettuce and onions wilted with bacon grease with a little salt and vinegar sprinkled on. The bacon grease helps the blood slide through the arteries better. I do like some greens (of all kinds) fixed the way you are talking about. Haven't had any poke in years.
Y'all and my Mama.
Ugh@!
My Grand Mother used to put me and Grand Dad on the hunt when I was little. On our fishing trips which were usually farm ponds we were expected to bring back a mess. She always fixed it with pork brains and eggs. Ate it like it was candy. Not today though. Sure would like to try some fixed like Nimrod.
I LIKE IT REAL WELL , FRY THAT BACON CRISP AND CRUMBLE INTO DRAINED GREENS ALONG WITH SOME GREASE. JUST REMEMBER TO BOIL AND DRAIN GREENS ABOUT 3 TIMES TO TONE THEM DOWN. I JUST PICKED 4 WALLY WORLD SACKS PACKED FULL SO I COULD FREEZE SOME FOR LATER . I COOK IT AND FREEZE QUART BAGS FULL , THEN TAKE OUT AND SEASON (ADD BACON ) BEFORE EATING.Quote:
Originally Posted by cray
Haven't had any since I was a kid. Wouldn't mind trying it again.
eat lots of poke and eggs as kid!
you people reading this and mouth starting to water and all,,,,,,boil and drain off at least once........before you eat it. just saying !!
Boil and drain once real good. Fry up some salt pork. Good mess of pinto beans and some soft fried taters with onion.............and a pan of hot cornbread buttered good,
mmmmmmm good. Got lots on my place growin' good.
STOP THIS!!
I'm thinking a next spring poke camp.
Are you starting to plan the next camp!? Thanks for stepping up RCC! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RCC
I love this kind of cooking as much as the next guy, but I hope you meant that as a joke, cause nothing could be further from the truth. nononoQuote:
Originally Posted by RCC
Surely Annie will chime in here soon.:Rofl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz4DvG4bQ2o
My mom was the youngest of 11 kids. She was the baby , born in 29'. The older siblings called her Annie . :biggrin She thought we had to have a bait of Poke Salad Greens every spring. She even cut up and fried the stalks a few times like Okra . :crazy:
I don't care for the greens but the stalks are pretty good. Peel off the outer skin, chop and fry like okra.
Any and all! When I was a kid I was The Offish poke salad provider for my grandparents. Great memories!
After reading the post on Poke Sallet I googled it to confirm I knew what it looked like. There was a video of a lady in Mississippi boiling, then sautéing some Poke and green onions. Looked good, then I remembered one of my wife's friends had given us some fresh spinach from her garden, and I had been given some green onions from another friend.
I could stand it no longer. Went in the kitchen, cooked the spinach and onions in olive oil and butter and added some chunks of smoked salmon that I had done a while back.
I just discovered a new dish. I can't tell you how good it was.
Thanks guys.
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Yuck! My grandma loved poke. Her kitchen stunk awful when she cooked it.
Never noticed any smell sure it was not something she added ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs. Crappie Stalker
Some people said they could not smell collards cooking. I sure could, but I loved them anyway.
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Me too. The way my mama fixed it was great. That was 60 plus years ago.
Am I ok to eat this? Don't wanna be kilt eating some bad weed.
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Looks like Poke. i just pick the tender young plants. Boil and drain 3X before seasoning and eating .
Yeah ever since I can remember it's been a yearly event. I always say if a man can make it though the winter, then get a good mess of poke salad and some crappie down him, he is good till next spring. So If your ailing it's because you haven't had your poke salad this spring.