Odd Combinations!

When my ex used to make peanut butter and banana sandwiches, he would put a VERY thin layer of mayo on one slice of the bread and the peanut butter on the other. He said it made it "less sticky" and he was right. My Mom always put a tablespoon of mayo in her mashed potatoes and in her cornbread batter. She said it made the cornbread rise better. I do both of those myself and have gotten compliments on my mashed potatoes from others.

Mashed potatoes 2 tbls mayo 1 tbls minced garlic a splash of buttermilk mix then fold in one third cup sharp cheddar. I like it with a little diced onion but the little woman will not eat raw onion.

Growing up, one of our meals that most people think is an odd combination of items was:

baked ham roast, boiled cabbage, pickled beets and cornbread

Anyone ever eaten that combination before?

Oh Yes thats what I call a button popper. Fine country eats. Shore do Miss Granny. So glad she took the time to teach me how to cook. later on in life I went to school to learn a little more.

When full service rest. stared in Flo. I was a mang at one of the first. Alot of the times the lunch specials were Grannys recipes.

I have my grandmother's recipe for homemade chicken and dumplings. Boil a whole chicken, use the fat off that boil to make the dumplings from scratch, using your hands to work the dough, then using the water left over to boil up the dumplings. Geez, I'm drooling just thinking about it.

Yes Yes I can make rolled dumplings Granny taught me how to make drop dumplings they fluff up and are as lite as cotton candy.

It's a bit off topic but my grandmother taught me to sew as well and I have her 1957 Singer which is still running like a top. Grandmother's are wonderful aren't they? Both of mine are gone now, too, but each loved imparting her particular knowledge to me to carry on.

Yes Top Down scratch is always best. When my friends talk about making them from canned biscuits Ithink man they do not know what there missing.

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Originally posted by TopDownBeemer:
It's a bit off topic but my grandmother taught me to sew as well and I have her 1957 Singer which is still running like a top. Grandmother's are wonderful aren't they? Both of mine are gone now, too, but each loved imparting her particular knowledge to me to carry on.

...TDP, your sewing machine is a treasure! My 81 year old Mother use one that I think was called a trindle, not sure about the spelling, but anyway it was not electric and operated by the ladie's foot. I never knew either of my grandmothers. They both died when my parents were young children. I have regretted that all my life, and now I am a grandmother. I'm so happy to have my grandchildren! Hang on to that old Singer!! I know you will!!!!

Just, you are referring to a treadle machine. My grandmother had one of those prior to owning the machine I currently have but I never saw it. I wasn't born until 1965.

And, I'm happy to report, she actually uses it to fix things like trousers.

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Originally posted by TopDownBeemer:
Just, you are referring to a treadle machine. My grandmother had one of those prior to owning the machine I currently have but I never saw it. I wasn't born until 1965.

....haha oh me, TDB I was driving before you were born! I'm so glad you and Zip are moving back to the South!! Yes, you're right....it was a treadle. Thanks for some good memories!! Happy homecoming Y'ALL !!!

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Originally posted by zippadeedoodah:
And, I'm happy to report, she actually uses it to fix things like trousers.

It's a darn good thing I do since someone I know and love tends to pop seams and zippers. BTW, remind me I have your latest pair to stitch up when I get home. Lately, I seem to suffer more and more from CRS disease (can't remember sh!!).

But getting back on topic, has anyone out there ever eaten the following together:

breaded and fried salmon patties, collard or turnip greens, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread? That meal was also a family favorite when I was growing up, especially when greens were in season.

TDB - that sounds like a good meal! Now I'm craving salmon patties!

How about using ranch dressing as a dip for pretzels? A mayonaise sandwich. A sweet pickle sandwich.

My mom used to put a thin layer on the jelly side of PBJ's for our school lunches. It kept the jelly from seeping through the bread and making it soggy.

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Originally posted by autumn1964:
TDB - that sounds like a good meal! Now I'm craving salmon patties!

I guess unusual combinations are not so unusual in the south but when I've told others who weren't raised in the south, they turn their lip up and say yuck. Then again, some of their combos I find strange too. A big one up north is having pasta as an accompaniment to steak. We went out with some people when we lived near Chicago and I was shocked that I could not get a baked potato with my steak. They only offered pasta...not even a salad either!!! I had to say yuck to that.

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Originally posted by TopDownBeemer:
But getting back on topic, has anyone out there ever eaten the following together:

breaded and fried salmon patties, collard or turnip greens, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread? That meal was also a family favorite when I was growing up, especially when greens were in season.

I had that once; fed it to the dog. She spent the rest of the night licking her butt to get the taste out of her mouth.

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Originally posted by zippadeedoodah:

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Originally posted by TopDownBeemer:
But getting back on topic, has anyone out there ever eaten the following together:

breaded and fried salmon patties, collard or turnip greens, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread? That meal was also a family favorite when I was growing up, especially when greens were in season.

I had that once; fed it to the dog. She spent the rest of the night licking her butt to get the taste out of her mouth.

I seem to recall that night much differently. I remember you ate it with a smile, cleaned your plate and NEVER mentioned until years later that you didn't like the meal. Sometimes I harken back with fondness to those early days when you were afraid to tell me you didn't like my cooking.

I fear the night would have ended much differently had I been critical of your cooking. The cooking was fine; the food selection rated right up there with poached oysters.

No lie! I like a bowl of good ice cream with a beer chaser in a frosted mug with salt on the rim.

I have wondered why restaurants don't offer potato chips with their signature bbq sauce as an appetizer?

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Originally posted by TopDownBeemer:
But getting back on topic, has anyone out there ever eaten the following together:

breaded and fried salmon patties, collard or turnip greens, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread? That meal was also a family favorite when I was growing up, especially when greens were in season.

I like fried salmon patties with mac and cheese and black eyed peas... served it to the family last Monday night.

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Originally posted by zippadeedoodah:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by TopDownBeemer:
But getting back on topic, has anyone out there ever eaten the following together:

breaded and fried salmon patties, collard or turnip greens, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread? That meal was also a family favorite when I was growing up, especially when greens were in season.

When I gave birth to my daughter (3 months premature) I was sent by ambulance from ECM to Huntsville Hospital. Before leaving ECM, they fed me lunch... baked ham, turnip greens and mac and cheese. I don't like turnip greens, but ate them because I was starving by that time. About 2 minutes from Huntsville Hospital I discovered turnip greens taste just as bad coming back up as they do when you first eat them.

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Originally posted by Calypso:

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Originally posted by TopDownBeemer:
But getting back on topic, has anyone out there ever eaten the following together:

breaded and fried salmon patties, collard or turnip greens, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread? That meal was also a family favorite when I was growing up, especially when greens were in season.

I like fried salmon patties with mac and cheese and black eyed peas... served it to the family last Monday night.

How do you prepare yours? Do you use the canned salmon? My grandmother breaded hers with cornmeal but my mother crushes saltines to bread the salmon with after dipping it in egg. I always preferred the crushed saltines.

Peanut butter cookies and pickled okra.

The thing that sticks out in my head was served up as a "side" in the cafeteria of a Mississippi community college I once attended:

Boiled cabbage suspended in sweet & sour sauce.

A bowl of Cap'n Crunch...with shots of Jim Beam whiskey...followed by a slice of day old Pizza Hut pizza...at midnight.

are you all ready for these:

Tomatoes, sausage gravy salt, and pepper--absolutely love it.

Banana sandwich with mayo(Bama)

Hubby is from South Alabama, what i call the swamp, he eats rice with anything he eats.

mayo and french fries--Great

ranch dressing with french fries,pizza,taco salad,spaghetti,pot roast,baby cut carrots sprinkled with salt

grilled cheese and chili

cauliflower and ranch dressing

onions,cucumbers,tomatoes mixed in with italian dressing.

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Originally posted by mommer:
What about mayonaise on blackeyed peas?
I have never done it, but uncle did.
Another thing that seems strange to me is to put ketchup on all kinds of meat, bbq chicken, steak and porkchops. Why would you if they are grilled. Then there is mayonaise on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, strange combination.

Waaaaaay back when I was a kid, Mom used to fix PB&J sandwiches to carry in my lunch box. She put margerine on the jelly side to keep the jelly from getting the bread soggy. It worked!

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Originally posted by Lefty521:
Mashed potatoes with chili on top... lots of people give me weird looks when I talk about it, but then they turn around and order a baked potato with chili... same difference!!!

Also, my dad used to make us pancakes and take white corn syrup and mix it with peanut butter... tastes like caramel. OOPS!!!! My blood sugar just shot up about 200 points!!!!!!!

butter and white corn syrup and spread on toast. yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Originally posted by TopDownBeemer:

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Originally posted by Calypso:

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Originally posted by TopDownBeemer:
But getting back on topic, has anyone out there ever eaten the following together:

breaded and fried salmon patties, collard or turnip greens, macaroni and cheese, and cornbread? That meal was also a family favorite when I was growing up, especially when greens were in season.

I like fried salmon patties with mac and cheese and black eyed peas... served it to the family last Monday night.

How do you prepare yours? Do you use the canned salmon? My grandmother breaded hers with cornmeal but my mother crushes saltines to bread the salmon with after dipping it in egg. I always preferred the crushed saltines.

My family always used flour to bread the patties. We'd mix the flour in with the salmon and then fry it.

Vinegar on cooked turnip greens.

Peanut butter and mayonaisse sandwiches. I've never tried them, but some folks like it.

Pineapple and mayo sandwiches.

Sorry to have monopolized the thread, I'll go away now.

pickled okra is also good with ranch dressing.
Isn't it odd how the south has awesome food that the north don't even eat? What do they eat up north that is so different?I do know, My uncle that lived in Illinois ate a lot of pizza. I am not being funny i seriously don't know.

I dig fresh cucumbers dipped in peanut butter.

Pinto beans cooked in a pot allllllllll day, with a chunk of hamhock. Served with a fresh green onion, cornbread (either plain or mexican), and a side order of cottage cheese, heavily dosed with black pepper and salt to taste.

mmmm that's making me hungry!

I smoked a ham and put the bone and some meat in a crockpot with white beans and 5 jalapenos. It was some serious count.

Hey,

Ok some favorites form child hood.

Salmon patties (Flour and egg binder) with english peas with homade bistuits. Don't forget the pepper sauce.

Big bowl of chili with PB&J sandwich

Cracklin cornbread, polksalad, field peas with baby okra in them.

Fresh cucumbers & onions in vinegar, salt pepper and a touch of sugar.