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A Southern Belle's Rant... to Anonymous!

I've been agonizing over an email that I received this morning... from "Anonymous" no less!!! I'm compiling several blog posts that I have written on Southern Cooking and Soul Food. They all contain information on the history of Southern Cooking and Foods. The links are at the bottom of this post. That being said...

I am a Southern Belle with very strong ties to my Southern Roots. My Family History and Southern Heritage are a great source of pride for me. Southern Style Cuisine gets a bad rep from time to time... with Fat, Butter and Sugar being criticized at every turn. That's fine with me. You eat what you want, or don't eat what you don't want. Like it or don't like it. Love it or hate it... it's your call.

So, who peed in my corn flakes this morning??? "Anonymous", that's who. Someone not brave enough to leave their name... on my blog post about my baby brother's famous pizza... and I quote!!!

"Pizza is not southern but it shares a few major characteristics of typical southern fare: yummy but heart attack inducing. I feel fat after just looking at the pics."

#1... Knocking my baby brother's pizza is a BIG no no! If my Mama were still alive, she would find you Anonymous! BTW... I have the same knee-jerk reaction, since I took care of him after she died.

#2... If I told my baby brother that someone left a note on his lit'l Sis' blog insinuating that our food isn't southern, he'd be in his pick-up blaring Hank Jr's "Country Boy Can Survive!" demanding, "Take it back!"
(at the least... that's what he'd do.)

#3... My daughter-in-law, that had her wedding portraits taken in her breathtaking wedding gown, camo hat and rifle... would demand, "Take it Back!"

#4... My Mama was Southern. My Daddy is Southern. My Grandparents were Southern. My son is Southern. I am Southern. My kitchen is Southern. The food that comes out of my kitchen is Southern. Getting the picture?

My Grandmama Bradham, My Mama,

Me and My Son! Four generations of Southerners!

#5... I am NOT saying that a Southerner created the pizza. If you are a Northerner, and think New Yorkers created the pizza... NOPE. If you think that the Italians created the pizza, NOPE, wrong again. The Italians are the first recorded to have used the WORD "pizza". Foods similar to pizza have been prepared since the neolithic age also know as the Stone Age, beginning about 10,200 BC. Records of people adding other ingredients to bread to make it more flavorful can be found throughout ancient history. For more info on the history of the pizza... Click Here!

For more (calm and rational) posts on Southern Food and History choose any of the links below! :-)

My Mama... The original Southern Belle... no emails please!!!
http://lynn-southernwithatwist.blogspot.com/2012/04/no-one-who-cooks-cooks-alone-even-at.html

What is Real Southern Food?
http://lynn-southernwithatwist.blogspot.com/2010/07/real-southern-cooking.html

Family Reunion Picnic on the 4th of July
http://lynn-southernwithatwist.blogspot.com/2012/06/4th-of-july-at-cabin.html

Whole Hog Southern BBQ
http://lynn-southernwithatwist.blogspot.com/2011/01/southern-whole-hog-bbq.html

Collard Greens
http://lynn-southernwithatwist.blogspot.com/2011/12/southern-collard-greens-and-ham-hock.html

Soul Food History
http://lynn-southernwithatwist.blogspot.com/2012/04/what-is-soul-food.html


More Soul Food
http://lynn-southernwithatwist.blogspot.com/2011/05/healthy-soul-food.html

Mama's Southern Slaw Dawg!

It's the perfect weekend to grill out. Throw some hot dogs and hamburgers on and have a party! My Mama's favorite was a good ole Southern Slaw Dawg! We used to go to the mall in Sumter and visit Orange Julius (at the time... now closed)... a great excuse to get a slaw dog! I never could get them to understand that chili on a slaw dog is a good thing! They always asked me to repeat my order! It was always delicious, but NOTHING compares to Mama's slaw on a hot dog! 

In order to get all the toppings on the hot dog

and still be able to fit it in your mouth... 

scoop out the bread from the top of the bun,

leaving a shell to cradle the dog! (as shown in the picture above)

I started watching Mama make this slaw when I was little and graduated to helping. She never measured. It was always a splash of this or a sprinkle of that. So, I hope this describes enough for you to follow. It just takes practice to get the taste right… And the picture is how I like to eat it! Yum! 

Mama's Slaw

1 Head Cabbage, grated
2 Carrots, grated
Mayonnaise
Lemon
Sugar
Salt & Pepper to taste

Grate the cabbage, then grate the carrots. I usually look at the color to know how many carrots to use. Sprinkle lightly with sugar. (Probably about a teaspoon or so) Sprinkle with lemon juice. I usually put two fingers over the mouth of the bottle and sprinkle about three or four shakes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add enough mayo to bind it together. It will get soupier as it sits. Taste and adjust your seasonings. 

You can't even see the dog in these two pictures!

The picture above is traditional chili with beans.

The picture below is hot dog chili without beans!