Turkey, baked ham, yams and all that goes with them make holidays special, but one can get tired of them, so my wife wasn't surprised when I called her at the grocery story and asked her to get some turnip greens or steak-- something different. She got and cooked both. Not everyone in my family likes greens but I looked at my two-year-old granddaughter and she was shoveling them in by fork load.
I was an adult before I could enjoy mustard, turnip or collards. I remember a day when my dad, my brother and I had been sawing wood all day. Dad said, "I'm so hungry I could eat turnip greens tonight." I thought a moment and surprised my self by saying, "I can too."
My youngest sister, Carol, accompanied by a friend, made her first trip home from LSU. They sat down for supper and Carol turned to mama and asked, " Don't you have any turnip greens?" Before this she had always refused to eat them.
I was an adult before I could enjoy mustard, turnip or collards. I remember a day when my dad, my brother and I had been sawing wood all day. Dad said, "I'm so hungry I could eat turnip greens tonight." I thought a moment and surprised my self by saying, "I can too."
My youngest sister, Carol, accompanied by a friend, made her first trip home from LSU. They sat down for supper and Carol turned to mama and asked, " Don't you have any turnip greens?" Before this she had always refused to eat them.
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