Sounds good to me Barb tipperboo12@msn.com > Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 19:41:12 -0400 > From: etm1935@gmail.com > To: memory-lane@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ML] It's time for Wilted lettuce.... > > Yummmm. > > I had tossed cabbage, noodles and sausage, for > dinner. Your wilted lettuce, not quite so > abundant, no garden here, but a pretty full > crisper, may well be on menu tomorrow. > > Hugs, > > Elaine > > Argue not with dragons, for thou art crunchy > and go well with brie. > > Hello Askgranny > > On Monday, May 16, 2011, you wrote > > > Yes folks, I had a great big bowl of wilted lettuce for lunch! Went > > outside to see if I could find some flowers to > > replace the Iris I threw > > out and came back from the garden with a big > > pile of leaf lettuce, green > > onions and radishes ! Plus a strawberry or two > > and a big long seed stalk > > off the Elephant garlic ...and an asparagus spear or > > two...Bacon.....hmnn.....YES ! Cooked a whole > > package of bacon....only > > swiping one piece, so doing good.... > > > > I washed all the veggies good and chopped them > > up..radish leaves and all > > since they grew so fast...AND because I > > remember Mama saying Daddy liked > > the spiciness of the leaves....I poured all the > > grease in the cooking jar > > except maybe a teaspoonful or two and dumped in > > water, vinegar, sugar and > > seasoned salt.....Then flour to thicken > > it...Hubby was on his computer > > till I mentioned wilted lettuce then he was off in a hurry....My oh my, > > first wilted lettuce we'd had in a long time.... > > > > I can remember Mama fixing it for Daddy when I > > was about 7 years old , > > while he was busy getting the fields ready to > > plant. Folks back then were > > starved for something fresh and green in the > > Spring after a winter of > > eating dried beans and canned stuff from last > > years truck gardens...When > > we told him Mama was making him some wilted > > lettuce he didn't waste any > > time turning the horses into the feed lot...We always stood around and > > watched them roll in the dust....they seemed so awkward and we would > > laugh if they couldn't roll all the way > > over....By the time this innocent > > amusement lost it's savor and the horses were > > drinking at the little pond > > Daddy was already well on his way to the house... > > > > Sometimes in the Spring Mama would have white > > beans cooked long and slow > > on the back of the old wood cook stove and a > > big pone of cornbread, of > > course....If we were lucky she would've made a pot of English peas and > > dumplings, and of course ripe tomato relish to > > go with the beans...After > > eating all he could hold Daddy would go out > > under the shade tree and turn > > a straight backed chair over so he'd have a > > back rest...He'd lay there > > talking to us kids till the horses had rested, > > then he would go off down > > the woods road, walking to the field instead of > > riding ...I never saw him > > ride the horses to or from a field....There > > would be no replacing them if > > one got broke down, you see......us kids would return to our everyday > > pursuits, full of beans and happy to be alive....Jeannie T > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message