MY SOUTH

Ever Vigilant ^ | Robert St. John

[mlo]

Two thoughts:

You had the movie thing coming, for discussing "Billy Jack".

You forgot the Waffle House.

[JudyB1938]

Well, now, ma'am, it peers as if yore boy learned more'n uh suthun way uh speakin'. He learned a suthun way of BEING. Congratulations, Mom!

blam - you're welcome, "honey". :0)

By the way, I am still gagging over the sugar and grits! Yuck! But somebody mentioned tomato gravey. I'm still trying to figure out what that is. Never heard of it.

[Mo1]

Well Gee that's for rubbing it in while I'm stuck up here in Yankee Land .. lol

No seriously .. I do wish I was there .. Alway said .. the South has a great bunch of people .. nicest you'll ever find ..

[blam]

"But somebody mentioned tomato gravey. I'm still trying to figure out what that is. Never heard of it."

Tomato gravy and biscuits, a family favorite, it is outstanding! Incidently, after reading this thread about grits and etc all afternoon, I had grits, eggs over easy, Conecuh Sausage, toast and strawberry jelly for dinner. LOL (no kidding)

[DixiePride]

Amen! Anyone that's ever been South knows there's no place like Dixie. Deo Vindice!

[JudyB1938]

That's MY kind of supper! But back to the tomato gravy ... how in the world do you make it?

[Jasper]

Beautiful post brother. If anyone on the FreeRepublic cares to understand the definition of 'southern culture' - yes Virginia there is a southern culture - they need only to read your post.

DEO VINDICE

[blam]

Here's what I saw my mom do: Using bacon grease (ugh) and flour, make brown gravy then add crushed tomatos, I like fresh tomatos best but... It doesn't taste like it sounds. I've seen (tasted) others around here add a little sugar but I don't like that.(usually put on meatloaf) Now, egg gravy is made the same way except add hard scrambled eggs instead of tomatos.

[JudyB1938]

Bacon grease UGH ??? Whatchoo tawkin' 'bout, boy. Can't cook without bacon grease! LOL

Since I have no garden, I'll have to use canned tomatoes. Gonna have to try it.

[VinnyTex]

The south is defined by its relationship with barbeque and pigs and cattle are what separate the "south" from the "west." East Texas is kinda borderline, kinda like northern Florida.

Again, you're so clueless it's hilarious. Just another BB all the way.

[FReepaholic]

>>...My favorite meal when I was a kid would include butter beans ...<<

Mine was a large cold glass of buttermilk with crumbled up cornbread in it.

[VinnyTex]

Southerners, but we are perplexed at why they've outlawed beef for Bar-B-Qs.

They haven't rest assured. Go to any good Q joint in the south and they'll have brisket on the menu.

In Texas we Q more brisket cause we have more cows than anywhere else. But we also Q more pigs because we have more pigs than anywhere else. We just have more BBQ and the best BBQ anywhere in the country. We are the capital of BBQ.

[FReepaholic]

>>...I also saw no difference between the two groups who work in the city. It sometimes is the occupation of a person who defines them more than the location...<<

Interesting. One of the things I noticed growing up in the South, was that upon meeting someone for the first time, a Southerner would ask: "Where y'all from?". But a Northener would ask: "What line of work are you in?"

Don't know if it means anything, I just noticed it.

[sweetliberty]

This was a nice, pleasant thread until you showed up. It is my opinion that you only show up on these threads to be disrerspectful and disruptive which is really not appreciated by most of us. I could use a few choice descriptive words for you too, but I'm enough of a lady to bite my tongue and let you demonstrate it yourself. You do it so well.

[SuziQ]

You forgot Eastabutchie.

LOL When I was growing up, we always called it Easterbuster!! We spent our summers at a fishing camp in Gautier, where my Mama and one sister still live! A big bump also for Hattiesburg (my hometown, where 2 of my brothers live), Ocean Springs (where another sister lives)Pass Christian (where another brother lives), Gulfport (where a brother in law lives), and Jackson (where a sister in law lives)!

And we're stuck up here in MA freezing our fannies off! I wish it WOULD snow, at least we'd get something pretty for all the cold we have to endure! But everyone I meet here who has been to the South always remarks on how kind and considerate Southerners are, even to visiting Yankees!

[stainlessbanner]

In my South, we fly the Confederate Flag.
In my South, we are proud of our Heritage, our Ancestors, and our Forefathers.
In my South, we believe in Christianity.
In my South, we believe in the goodness of people and help our neighbors

My South is a beautiful place.

[blam]

If you have it, turn to the History Channel. The Lost City Of Atlantis is just coming on.

[SuziQ]

one of the boys asked, in all seriousness; "Do you guys have movie theaters down there?" To which I replied, "Yep. We wear shoes too

In 1972, my Aunt Mary Ann drove her 7 kids, my sister and me from Mississippi to Providence RI to visit one of her sisters and her family. Some friends of our cousin's actually asked us if we had ELECTRICITY yet. Needless to say we laughed in his face, but he was SERIOUS! It was amazing how LITTLE they knew of the South. When my cousin decided to come to MS to attend college, he brought two of his friends and they were astounded at how pretty the girls were! They sure enjoyed their 4 years in MS!

[JudyB1938]

We're different time zones. It's about WW II Nazi youth being trained as pilots here. But THANKS ANYWAY!