hearuknknbutucntcomn

chitlins, chitlings, dial. var. of chitterlings? okra, casserules, yum, yum, now you is speakin' southernese.

Regis&Kelly bring us the south. Cracker Barrel,Bob Evans (say, is he still down on that farm?),Shoney's,Wafflehouse and its spinoff Huddlehouse, Blackeyed pea, pappasitos, for the downhome, Dennys (still refusing to seat certain Feds?), IHOP (international crossroads) Bojangles, Sizzler, Culvers Butterburgers (whoa!), Hofs Hut and Pollys' and Bob's Big Boy. I'd add more but the giggles got me.

The average man is 191, 25 years ago 165. Great thread!

Scarlett

I just saw a photo of Kelly Ripa in a magazine. Tell me that woman eats anything and you can knock me down and call me Shirley

Can anyone make any sense of the reply by hearuknknbutucntcomn ??
Have I been listening to CNN too long and now no one makes sense to me at all? LOL

Today dinner will be fried fish and cole slaw...you see, I might not be Southern born but I do know how to cook it
Can we have another recipe thread?

iceeu2

Yes, let's do another recipe thread...fun,fun, fun.....

Scarlett

It has to be Travel related or we will get yelled at

offlady

While we're on the subject (of food chains), I cracked up when I saw my husband pulling the car rental into "Fudruckers"--what a stange name, and worse- what kind of food could they possibly be serving with a name like that. But my husband's eyes lit up as memories of eating at a Fudruckers years ago flashed back. Well, food was not bad, and the service was great. I don't see too many of them around. Where are they? We found one in Charleston, VA, I think.

markbittman

lets begin by doing squash souffle correctly: very young, tiny tender summer squash, cubed, spring onions, with tops and butter (unsalted) into a skillet to soften, first covered, then not, over medium flame, to brown slightly .. salt and pepper. Ten minutes tops. Don't you dare mash the mixture. Gently turn it one time!!! Once, you hear!

Transfer to a bowl, gently, gently, and very gently fold in two egg whites - no yellows, my goodness, don't ruin it - and a touch of mace, 2 TBSP heavy cream, 2% milk if moisture is needed - just a tudge of moisture. We do not want glop! Fold it gently, gently, that's the secret to lightness.

Into a buttered dish to a moderate over, sprinkle ever so lightly with sharp vermont if desired. Perhaps a tuch of cayenne, if you're feeling firey. But No crumbs or crackers, if you please. Man does not live by bread alone. Bake 35-45 minutes - watch carefully - inserted knife clean, you are good to go.

Crisp sauvignon blanc, oh yes!

KE1TH

Ah, Fuddruckers.... The Home Depot in Buckhead(Atlanta) had (still does?) a Fuddruckers in it. I guess since your had to "build" your own hamburger, it made perfect sense being in the Home Depot. You told the cashier how you wanted your beef patty(rare, med rare, done), then you took the burger and put whatever you wanted on it (big bar of lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions and all the condiments). Sat down to eat and watched the paint being mixed..... I lived across the street (Sidney Marcus) at the time, so I ate there at least twice a week.....

OO

Well blacktie, that is not the recipe your mama gave you, and you so gleefully passed around!! LOL

You've now had at least 4 names today. I don't get it--maybe someone needs to check into your need to change names every 5 minutes!

QC

I love all the righteous Redstaters declaiming that there must be something wrong with Regis or other New Yorkers because we don't eat at Cracker Barrel or shop at Wal-Mart.

They REAL reason we don't eat at Cracker Barrel is that there are no Cracker Barrel restaurants in NYC. Zero. Can't eat at a place that doesn't exist.

The REAL reason we don't shop at Wal-Mart is because, and I know you will find this hard to believe, there are NO WAL-MARTS HERE. We do have Target and Home Depot.

If some enterprising fellow opens one of those business here, he will probably have plenty of patronage. I myself would pay top dollar to be able to eat the sublime Waffle House fare in Times Square. I LOVE Waffle House when I travel in the South.

The new Harlem IHOP is STANDING ROOM ONLY, for example.

markbittman

sainted moms would eschew mashers, even the squashy type, and never countenance crumbs, even mock crackers.

Scarlett

Regarding the reply previous to this, can anyone else make any sense of this? blacktie/smilingstill/markbittman needs a good meal, get those brain cells activated again!

Scarlett

OK I started a Traveling Recipe Thread!
I would like the dumpling recipes!!

OO

It was so funny--your Mom's recipe and DH's Mom's were identical with one exception...you cooked your onions before putting them in. Ours went in raw. And they weren't green onions then, but white. And here we thought we had something original and it's probably a Cracker Barrel product. Wonderful memories, but we don't mess with the real thing! Why foo foo it up?

OO

I wish I could give you one Scarlett...that was strictly my m-i-l's domain. I'm sure South Beach would frown now!!

I wanted to add blacktie...I tried your mother's version, cooking the onions, but preferred ours, which kept them crisp, but with an eased bite from the the baking. Gave a nice texture to the casserole.

JJ5

We've have tons of these restaurants mentioned above in Illinois (every 20 blocks there is another in some of these categories) and Cracker Barrel used to be the favorite of my one son's hockey team after the games in winter. It is my least favorite of the chains around us. We have better chains like, Thank God It's Fridays or Outback. The thing is, especially for breakfast, there are such BETTER restaurants everywhere. Most look like dives, are definitely not chains, and you just have to find them. This way you get the real thing "comfort" food and not the processed "comfort" food. There's grease and there's grease. Bad for you, for the most part anyway, but if you are going bad- go ahead and enjoy butter and not margarine. That kind of difference.

We have tons of Cracker Barrels, Big Boys, White Castles, Chilis, TGIF, Bob Evans, IHOP, Denny's, Shoney's, Waffle House, Schoops, Steak & Shake, Popeye's Applebee's etc. etc. in the Midwest- but still there is room for the occasional great little diner to "make it." Tons of them are right in Chicago.
Definitely not fine dining, but you can get some delicious food giving them a chance.

Especially in states like Indiana and Michigan- try the small diner instead of the Waffle House. You will be amazed at the difference- especially with the biscuits and gravy. No processed or powdered mixes used for gravy in most of these places. There is one in Koontz Lake Indiana called Al's Diner (NOT the hamburger chain by that name) and they have as good as Mississippi. You don't have to be in the South or of the South to taste that difference or to know good Southern cooking. Real rendered lard too reveals itself in lots of ways.

smoot60

Well, I couldn't resist this one. I live in the town where Cracker Barrel was founded. All of you must know that it is definitely a Red State restaurant. The founder is a huge supporter of the Reps and Dubbya. That being said, being a lover of southern food it can do the trick. Great breakfast, biscuits and oh, those beans and greens!! There are many southern restaurants in the south that do this type of food better but if I lived in New Jersery, like Kelly, I would like it.

CAPH52

JJ5, I agree with most of what you said. But never have I seen a Waffle House in Illinois and I grew up in Southern Illinois. I mean, truly Southern Illinois, south of the B & O railroad tracks. And now that I have smoot60's info about the owners of Cracker Barrel, I will no longer eat there. Just as I, much as I love it, refuse to eat ice cream at Oberweis.

CAPH52

Just reread that posting and realized it comes across very self-righteous. Sorry about that! Just meant to make a comment, not to preach.

Tandoori_Girl

gosh, you are gonna get busted for sure. Off with your head!

Let's face it. The votes were very close in all the states. You've just as many red as blue in each.

JJ5

Woo there! Yes, I'm sorry to say that there are Waffle House in Illinois and all over Indiana. The ones in Illinois are on I-70 and another is on I-270. We drive all around the Midwest constantly and I knew I had seen them. There are a whole bunch in Indiana and some of them are called Waffle & Steak but have same motif/ design, and some are called Waffle House as in the South. Why I remember this well is because my wonderful significant person decided he had to try one with a huge trailer, boat, and cockatiel on board. I had been with my kids once and did not want to go into another. But after getting the whole kit and kaboodle into this tiny, long narrow parking lot (as most Waffle House's have, I hear)we couldn't get seated. And then we couldn't get out of the parking lot. True story. That's why I won't forget Waffle House.

You should have heard the bird. He wasn't happy and let us know, and so I kept my mouth shut.

And Oberweis is not the best ice cream either. It's good, but a lot of dairies in Michigan make it on the spot and it's better. Are you boycotting for political reasons also?

CAPH52, do you live near SIU? I was there in the early 1960's and was it a party town. There were so many wild dogs from students camping out and/or living in trailers with pets, and then going hippie and leaving the dogs behind and around Carbondale that you needed a stick to fight them off at times. NO EXAGERATION. When my youngest son returned there more than 30 years later, we were still hearing dog tales. Haloween Party is over now too, I hear.

BEAUTIFUL country in Southern Illinois and mostly overlooked. Shawnee Nat. Forest/Park and a little creek and hill everywhere you turn- fishing heaven. Almost got killed there on a motor bike over 40 years ago when I was close to infancy (Ha-Ha)- the whole wheel got caught between two planks of a wooden plank bridge. It was a wake up call for both of us on that bike. I love that area and glad that fodors has someone to fill us in. Have you ever been to Cohokia mounds? I don't care if I hijack a thread about Cracker Barrel, ugh!