Southern Delicacies

There are some things that are just southern.  You can take them beyond the Mason Dixon Line, but sorry, they are still southern thangs:

Mississippi Cheese Straws:



We took these to a Dirty Santa party out in Oklahoma one year.  The winner was a damn Yankee from New York.  His comment was "what the hell is this, a cracker"?  That feller almost went home empty handed!

  I've got a recipe that Paula Deen put together, with a little extra pepper for added kick, awesome!

RC Cola and a Moon Pie:



Glad that RC Cola is still around.  There is just something about this combination.  Don't drink it with anything else!


Coke and Peanuts:
 Why eat'm  outta the bag, when you can pour them into the bottle!

















Plastic bottles and cans have kinda taken away this ole southern snack combination, but bottle cokes are still out there!

Pralines:

If you ain't making them at home around Christmas time, you don't know what you are missing!  Aunt Sally's are the next best thing.  Talk about a sugar overload!

 

 

Velveeta:

 

This stuff was God's gift to southern tailgating!

 



Put in in a crock, add a can of Rotel Tomaters and a pound of cooked Jimmy Dean hot sausage and you have got yourself the dip of all dips!  Just add some chips!

 

Got a friend girl, Kimmer, who moved out to California, and she had a dickens of a time trying to find a block!  Almost had to ship her some!

 

 

Fried Catfish with all the fixings:

 

If you don't have the time to do it at home, it don't get any better than the "Cock of the Walk" out at the Reservoir!

 

Here you can see one of the reasons I love living where I do.  Three to eight hours to anywhere by car, or just eatin' in my own back yard!

 

Deep Fried Turkey:

 

My Dad picked this tradition up from watching ole Justin Wilson doing it over 20 years ago.

 

 

When that bird hits that hot grease, it seals it up tight, so that the meat is juicy and mighty tasty, especially the skin.  And, when done right, doesn't have a greasy taste at all.  Some folks marinate, others inject the bird with all kinds of stuff. 

 

There is always some idiot that doesn't know what the hell he is doing and he usually has some fancy college degree.  They end up with a big grease fire, or even burning down the house. Allstate even made a commercial about it.  

 

I've given up the grease and gone to smoking my birds, all covered in Tony C on the outside.  All of those seasonings seal up the bird similar to frying, but without the cleanup.

 

Cast iron skillet fried cornbread:

 

Some people believe in the jiffy in a box stuff cornbread.  Sorry, no box for me.  Gotta have cornmeal, egg, buttermilk, seasoning, and bacon grease sizzling in the skillet just before you pour the batter in!

 I have two skillets that are divided into triangles.  Something about having crispy edges all the way around!

 

Sweet Tea:

 

There is just something about an iced cold glass of sweet tea.  Ladies will give up their dessert to have unlimited amounts of it poured into their glass.

I think McAlisters puts two cups of sugar to every gallon of water.  Their unlimited refills in their tall cup is what makes it so good!

 

Grits:

 

Grits are a southern staple that you just won't find up north.  Every breakfast buffet down here has a pot simmering.  I like cheese added to mine.  Not something I particularly care for in the summer time.

Somewhere down here, a chef musta been short on rice or noodles because the  next thang you know, they are serving up a mess of creole shrimp on a bed of grits!  Some even are making grit cakes to make it nice and fancy.  This is one of those southern dishes that will truly make you slap yo momma cause it tastes so good!

 

I could go on and on, but this stuff is starting to make this ole country boy hungry.  And some of your favorites in the comment section, if you like.