On 1/17/2014 5:31 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:02:42 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/17/2014 3:18 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>> 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
>>>
>> I'm giggling along with you. There were cows on the property. Maybe
>> they were milk cows. Either that or they don't use all the parts of the
>> beast. I didn't see any chickens. LOL They weren't selling eggs,
>> either. This place is allegedly the best local farm stand! Give me a
>> break. They didn't even have winter squash. Next time I'll just go to
>> the small booth that is set up on Friday/Saturday near the post office.
>> Or buy fresh veggies at Publix.
>>
>> Jill
> I guess you must not be in an area where soul food is prepared.
> Otherwise I would think the woman would know about oxtails.
> Janet US
>
Sure it is. It's Gullah country. At the risk of sounding racist, if
she'd been an old black woman she'd probably have known what I was
talking about when I said oxtails.

Jill