In a message dated 5/31/00 10:29:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, edby3@netease.net writes: << you promised to buy the fried pies this year at the Fair!!!! >> Other than collard greens there may not be a more common Tennessee food than fried pies. For those of you on the list that don't know what fried pies are, they're just like normal pies but the difference is the crust wraps around the filling. Then the whole pocket of crust and filling are either pan fried or deep fried. MMMMM that's good eatin' especially with a little homemade Vaniller' Ice cream. There is no more common a country thing than gathering around the table with family on Sunday afternoon and eating. It's still a common practice here in Tennessee. This is how family history used to be passed to the next generation. I wish I had listened to my grandparents talk about who was who's mom and who was who's uncle. But I was a teenager back then and didn't think it was important. What a waste. Sunday table eating is almost as common as Moon Pies and RC Cola! Any of the rest of you have and special treats you remember eating as a kid? Maybe something grandma sneaked you when mom and dad weren't looking? Chip