[AT] OT Redbud/asparagus

[Mark Greer]

Hot white rice with milk and BROWN sugar. Great way to use up leftover rice
from last night's dinner.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Redbud/asparagus


> Hi Bear,
>
> I think I'll try some raw asparagus some time.  I don't particularly like
> cooked turnips (root) but like it raw.  I bet the asparagus would be good
> raw.
>
> Here's one for you.  My grandaddy was born in about 1885 or so in S/E NC
> (Bladen Co.) for Al Jones and others who know where that is.  One of his
> favorite breakfast cerals was fresh cooked hot white rice with milk and
> sugar.   HEY don't knock it  until you try it.
> The stuff is GOOD.
>
> My daddy used to say that during the depression they got so bad off that
> they ran out of ham.  He said they would hang a ham bone by a wire over
the
> table, eat grits and sop biscuits in red eye gravy and pretend they were
> eating ham.  LOL.
>
> Charlie