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"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
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>> In article <LqOGf.32605$H43.26670@trnddc08>, "Switch" >

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>> While I could sure go for the pot of hambone beans and corn bread, I
>> _detest_ collards!
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>> Peace, Om.

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> I've never had collards. Is there anything they taste sorta like? Beet
> greens? Chard?
> Janet
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Green newspaper.

A lot of soul food is the result of necessity. People did the best they
could with what they had, the result of poverty and discrimination. I have
the greatest respect for their grit and determination, but there's only so
much you can do with some ingredients.


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