[snoringbear]

“Living in Texas, to me, it means both! Why take chances...??? “

Agree for sure! I’m a NBT (native born Texian) and my family has served both as long as I can remember. Sadly though, black eyed peas with snaps has become difficult to find. If you don’t know what I’m talking about you don’t matter. :)

[wizkid]

If my wife was online she would kill me. She hates it when I switch from one food to the next. For example, I will say I am going to take her out to BBQ then change my mind and decide on Italian. In this case, the switch is from tamales to classic Southern style feasts.

I would be remiss without a picture of some black eyed peas (alas with no snaps in them).

Southern style veggies can't be beat that's for sure. One thing about Southern cafeterias is the sheer variety of vegetables. Here is one of my all time favorite spreads from Bryce's in Texarkana (It is a shame what the new freeway overpass did to them.)



Check out these salads:



Jellies too, including that Southern delicacy, Tomato Aspic stuffed with mayonnaise.



and what meal would be complete without some pie (and, no, that is not a mirror image of pies but a double decker stack of pie shelves):