On Fri 28 Oct 2005 03:37:16p, ms_peacock wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >, "ms_peacock"
>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Serve over buscuits with sausage, fried eggs on the side and hash
>>> > browns (grated potato mixed with egg) if you have them.
>>> >
>>>
>>> I don't think you're going to get hash browns in the South. I've also
>>> never had hash browns made from grated potato mixed with egg.
>>
>> So what do you mix them with to get them to stick together?
>> Mom always made them that way. Not much egg, just a little.
>>
>
> They just stick together. I've never added anything to them. I've made
> them both ways, from leftover baked potatoes and raw potatoes, depending
> on what I had.
>
> If yours don't stick together you're probably turning them too much and
> too soon.

My mom used to sprinkle the potatoes *very* lightly with flour about half
way through cooking, then a few minutes later dripped on a few teaspoons of
milk or cream. Frying continued until all was nicely brown on the bottom,
then flipped to brown the other side. She never used egg. They stuck
together nicely.

>>> > Southern cooking at it's, uh, best? <lol>
>>> >
>>> > Cheers!
>>> > --
>>> > Om.
>>>
>>> You don't like Southern cooking?
>>
>> Some.
>> Depends.
>> Biscuits and gravy with sausage is one of my more favorites.
>>
>> Hate collard greens or turnip greens.
>> With a passion. :-P Too tough.
>> I prefer spinach or chard.
>>
>> Grits are ok with butter and sugar. ;-)
>>
>>>
>>> Ms P, from a long line of Southern cooks.
>>
>> Do share?
>> I'm still learning. Forever it seems!
>> --
>> Om.
>
> Southern cooking is just what both of my great grandmothers and my
> grandmother cooked. I never knew there was any difference until I got
> married and discovered Northerners didn't cook the same.
>
> Ms P
>
>
>



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