Featured Old Bed from Estate

Just so you know, [start reading very slowly here in keeping with the tempo of "southern" speech] the only "in bread" round about these parts are fried chicken, country ham, or a nice piece of pork tenderloin in a big, fluffy "cat head" biscuit. Oh, and please be sure to wipe the slobber off those chapped northern lips caused by reading the above food(s).

 

Hog Jaw hamhocks

 

Gatortail, as you know "the South" is a big region of the USA.

I'm laughing because in my "part" of the South we call it "hog jawls" (which rhymes with "howls").

 

mmmmmmm

 

Gatortail, are those collard greens in there? "Yum, yum" if they are.

 

Yes Ma'am. There's this little hillbilly market over here in East Nashville that brings fresh produce in from the next county. They've also got cured hog jaws for 5 bucks too.

 

I'm a transplanted Yankee living in the mid-south - specifically the Memphis, TN metropolitan area. I was born and raised in MA by parents whose ancestry traces back literally generations to colonial New England. I was raised to address my elders by Sir and Ma'am as well as **anyone** who was helpful. It was considered **good manners.** They were words of respect to not only ones elders but also to any one who deserved respect like teachers, employers, ministers, parents, "doctors, lawyers, Indian chiefs," etc.... It was not common to use those words of respectful up there, but many did and it was considered good manners.

On relocating to the South some 50+ years ago, found these words of respect were commonly used. In fact it was and still is considered disrespectful not to use them. We don't use these words of respect with good friends, etc. One of our neighbors is about 10 to 15 years younger than us. He always addresses me as ma'am. Several years ago I told him I wasn't his boss and not old enough to be his mother (or hoped I wasn't), so he need not address me as ma'am. He replied with "Yes, ma'am" and to this day he still addresses me as ma'am!!

Sooooo gatortail, you are certainly welcomed by me on this forum!!! Now with your use of "gator," I suspect you are a Univ. of Florida fan. As a die hard Ole Miss fan, I'll still *speak* kindly of and to you, but bite my lip in doing so. All kidding aside, welcome to the forums!

BTW, love your bed!

--- Susan

Edited: Black-eyed peas with ham hock, collard and cornbread. A grand southern New Year tradition that I have done a couple of times, but is time consuming on that busy day. I do always try to have "Hoppin' John" on or around New Years - brings good luck for the new year!
http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017090-black-eyed-peas-with-ham-hock-and-collards

 

Hi and WELCOME Gatortail!!! Think you're going to love it here and find some great information, if you can stand the bantering!!

 

That's kind. Thank you.

My folks are from the KC area actually and thats how they were raised so thats how I was raised.

Actually, I cant stand Florida, or UT for that matter. The screen name is in reference to an old Lee Dorsey song titled...... Gatortail.

Lee Dorsey - Gator Tail: Willie

 

Thank you!

 

Off to work. Y'all have a good day.

 

These cold white north lips were raised to always say please and thank you , & I delight in saying Sir to any male of any station who has been helpful to me, but being raised in Quebec.....the ladies get thanked with a "Madame" ...!

& while I talk that way......I don't write that way.