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My Grandpa was born and raised in TN, and swore that Poke Salad made good greens. I like most greens but not poke, although I ate a lot of it as a child. Back then you ate what was put on the table. Beware that it is poison unless cooked. miles I worked for a local truck farmer from 12 until I could drive. He raised cabbage, kale, turnip greens, mustard, etc. Anytime he was taking a load of whatever to the farmer's market he was always happy to take Poke Salad that any of us boys had cut to sell and he'd bring cash back to us. He never brought any Poke Salad back. He said black folks always bought it all. My grandfather liked it and I ate it with him several times but I didn't like any greens then...might like it better now. Good post Scott. It's been a LONG time since I've had hoe cakes. I need to remedy that. You lift too many heavy weights to eat too many greens.  Ha! I don't turn my nose up at much food but greens have never been a favorite. LOL, same/same, I eat more than I want just for the good in them.
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My Grandmother used to cook Poke and another weed called "doc or dock". Not sure how it is spelled or if it is just a weed specific to this area of the country. Anyway, she washed, put both in a pot, and cooked it all day. Seasoned with some fatback, it wasn't bad. A drop or two of vinegar helped.
I've also had some great turnip greens with cracklin' cornbread served with honey or maple syrup at Stan's Restaurant in Columbia, Tn. Thinking it might be worth the trip again.
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My Grandmother used to cook Poke and another weed called "doc or dock". Not sure how it is spelled or if it is just a weed specific to this area of the country. Anyway, she washed, put both in a pot, and cooked it all day. Seasoned with some fatback, it wasn't bad. A drop or two of vinegar helped.
I've also had some great turnip greens with cracklin' cornbread served with honey or maple syrup at Stan's Restaurant in Columbia, Tn. Thinking it might be worth the trip again. That's funny Doug, the wife and I have eaten at Stan's and we loved the cracklin cornbread too. I make it about once a year. We talked about making the drive over there again too.
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I love me some cracklins in cornbread, just not with syrup on top.
How about some good middlin meat? I love it fried or cooked in a big pot of pintos. Add the cracklins and cornbread and you have a feast!!!
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Re Poke Salad, come on you guys, there is so much real food, I am not about to try to boil the poisen out of something so I can eat it. Used to be an old Doctor down around Humphrey, Ar. that said that any person that ate two messes of Poke in the spring, He would treat them the rest of the year for free. Not only an early spring food back when green stuff was scarce, some folks looked at it as a spring tonic. Same with Sassafras tea. I recall that you should dig the roots in Jan. before the sap started rising. miles Y'all realize broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and even cabbageand such from That family all have a toxin in them? Ever meet anyone that just can't stick those veggies in their mouth because of the bitter taste they perceive? That's the old toxin marker that is in some folks DNA! It's been mutated out of most of us. But some folks still pick it up!! Way back when it was all allegedly toxic to most humans? I dunno why they kept eating it. Hungry I guess? Archaeologist son explained it to me. I may not have explained it quite as well as he does. But that's the main gist.
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My Grandmother used to cook Poke and another weed called "doc or dock". Not sure how it is spelled or if it is just a weed specific to this area of the country. Anyway, she washed, put both in a pot, and cooked it all day. Seasoned with some fatback, it wasn't bad. A drop or two of vinegar helped.
I've also had some great turnip greens with cracklin' cornbread served with honey or maple syrup at Stan's Restaurant in Columbia, Tn. Thinking it might be worth the trip again. It's Sourdock, I'll bet. A group used to travel down the Little a Wichita River close to its mouth in Lake Arrowhead once the crappie started spawning. There were three or four families camping out of their boats for a couple days. They had a pot of greens on the campfire and said it was Sourdock. They showed me the plants which grew right next to the water. I wish I had hung around to eat with them but I was busy fishing.
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My wife was the first I ever heard call them ho cakes when my brother inlaw married into the family he called them civil war biscuits
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My wife was the first I ever heard call them ho cakes when my brother inlaw married into the family he called them civil war biscuits Not to be confused with hardtack!
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I make corn cakes like this just about every morning. Boil extra water when I make coffee and mix with corn flour and salt to make a thick batter. When the bacon is done I spoon the batter into the pan.When the cakes get flipped the 1st time they get flattened a bit. Eggs get cooked last. If I'm out of bacon I will use coconut oil. This is the only "bread" I eat anymore. Can't eat the crap they sell in the stores and I don't like making yeast breads, would rather be outdoors having fun.
I use masa harina flour. Works pretty good.
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Well Scott, after hijacking your thread with Pokeweed discussion, he's me dragging it back onto the tracks. I browned a pound of bacon, then fried 15 (4") cakes in the drippings. The family is now well fed, and the house smells great. Thanks for the cultural enlightenment. 
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I love me some cracklins in cornbread, just not with syrup on top.
How about some good middlin meat? I love it fried or cooked in a big pot of pintos. Add the cracklins and cornbread and you have a feast!!! My Granny, MIL and Wifey make cracklin cornbread and biscuits, DAMNIT MAN is all I can say! 
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