On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:47:20 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>Nothing to write home about. I drove about 12 miles out of my way (24
>round trip) to visit this farm stand everyone in the neighborhood had
>been raving about. Ha!
>
>I did manage to get an onion and a head of garlic. I mentioned I was
>looking for vegetables to make oxtail soup. She asked, "What's an ox
>tail? Is it from an ox?" Uh, no, it's a cow's tail. Like stew beef,
>but with bones. "Oh! Like chicken necks!" Uh, no, not really.
>
>I think this is the first time I've encountered this sort of truly
>Southern woman farmer type in my life. I can almost understand the
>stereotype.
>
>I bought a sweet onion and a head of garlic. She talked me into buying
>a small rutabega. That was after I mentioned I was making a stew. She
>tried very hard to sell me turnips. No, no turnips! Now I have a small
>rutebega. Oh dear.
>
>Jill
You don't have to be in the 'sticks' to encounter that lack of
culinary knowledge. But you did make me laugh with the chicken necks.
I'm still giggling about that one. )
Janet US