Eating in the 50's

[3930dave]

Growing up poor country folks in Oklahoma, I've eaten a ton of Poke Sallet. Poke Sallet is where you find it, and it seems to be everywhere. It comes up in our flower beds, garden and down by the creek. I haven't eaten any in years, though, just like I haven't eaten any squirrel, duck, rabbit, or possum grape jelly. Seems like us kids knew from the beginning that it was poison until it was boiled, water drained and reheated in fresh water. I always liked it; preferred it to Spinach. Today my favorite is Swiss Chard.

Perception and bias influence most things, including how we look at food.

It would be interesting to compare the nutritional value of traditional "poor" foods with that of the processed garbage that is commonly "modern" today.....

Rgds, D.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Perception and bias influence most things, including how we look at food.

It would be interesting to compare the nutritional value of traditional "poor" foods with that of the processed garbage that is commonly "modern" today.....

Rgds, D.

So very true. I remember my Mother, the daughter of a sharecropper, and who was in grade school during the depression, talking about taking her lunch to school. She said when they butchered, her mother made her sandwiches out of fried pork tenderloin, but she felt jealous and "poor" because some of the town kids brought bologna sandwiches in their lunch.

 

[3930dave]

So very true. I remember my Mother, the daughter of a sharecropper, and who was in grade school during the depression, talking about taking her lunch to school. She said when they butchered, her mother made her sandwiches out of fried pork tenderloin, but she felt jealous and "poor" because some of the town kids brought bologna sandwiches in their lunch.

Good (and with the advantage of time, funny,) example.

Oft said in Sales, "Perception is reality". At least, short-term.

Rgds, D.

 

[Streetcar]

I remember that poke has a laxative effect
Always went light of poke salad

 

[Woodeye]

Here ya go .
Poke Sallet (Poke Salad): How to Handle, Harvest, and Prepare the Poisonous Pokeweed | Delishably

I guess I made it this long without it so no sense in killing myself. Thank you for the info.

 

[sailorman]

I guess I made it this long without it so no sense in killing myself. Thank you for the info.

I'm with you !

 

[Industrial Toys]

Technically I wasn't really alive (outside of the womb) in the 50s, but I guess I spent some of the 60s eating the lead paint off of my toys. Mostly toy tractors!

 

[Bird]

Eating in the '50s? Well, I picked a big pot full of poke salat today. It's boiling on the stove right now. We ate lots of that stuff in the '50s, but I haven't had any in the last 30 years or so.

It had been so long since we'd eaten any poke that I'd forgotten just how good it is. I like just a little juice from the bread & butter pickle jar on mine. Mighty tasty!

 

[milkman]

It had been so long since we'd eaten any poke that I'd forgotten just how good it is. I like just a little juice from the bread & butter pickle jar on mine. Mighty tasty!

That is good with the pickle juice, I also like some honey mustard on my greens. yum yum

 

[Bird]

That is good with the pickle juice, I also like some honey mustard on my greens. yum yum

I like honey mustard on ham & cheese sandwiches; never thought of using it on greens.