Cathy~ Personally, I prefer collards to mustards~collards are strong, but don't have the bitter taste that mustards do..... I always start with putting my empty pot on the stove and heat it till the bottom of the pot is getting hot....then throw in 4-5 strips of a thick sliced bacon and 1 diced up onion....cook them down good....don't let them burn, but stir them around a bit...and don't worry too much about them getting stuck to the bottom, you're going to take care of that in the next couple of steps....after you've cooked down your bacon a bit, add a couple of ham hocks (or hog jowls or some other smoked pork whatever), about 2 cups of diced ham and about 2-4 cups of water...the water hitting the hot pan is going to loosen up any meat sticking to the bottom...season with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder (optional), a little bit of some liquid smoke and let it cook for a few minutes....then remove your ham hocks and any other meat with bones, remove the bones and return the meat to the pot....start adding your greens, put the lid and cook them down till they're tender....periodically y! ou'll w ant to check your pot liquor (the "juice") for taste and if needed, add more seasoning....when the collards are tender, they're ready....a little splash of vinegar, some cornbread to mop up the pot liquor and you are in business! You can always use less meat, I just prefer a lot of meat in my greens~I can make a meal out of a bowl of collards, a hunk of buttered cornbread and a big glass of sweet tea~suits me just fine! Sorry this is such a long read..... Sue (who's now jonesin for collards....) -- Meddle not in the affairs of dragons for thou art crunchy and good with ketchup... -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Tracy <better_than_good@yahoo.com> > > --- Cathy wrote: > > > I hadn't really tried many things in the south > > other than perhaps canned mustard greens, which I don't really like. > ************************** > > Cathy, > Try adding a little flavored rice vinegar to your greens and about 1/2 > c diced ham. I'm not one to try new foods but did try this not long ago > at my sisiter's and it was very good. > > tracy > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > ____ > Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! > FareChase. > http://farechase.yahoo.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Sue!!! Oh, you made me so hungry for Collard Greens!!!!! My friend's mom could make the BEST ever that I've tasted, and we put a dash of Tabasco Sauce on them...YUMMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the memories of this GREAT vegetable!!!! :o) Lynn Sue wrote about the makings of Collard Greens!!!!!