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[James C Stalker]

In our family, poke salad, like other greens, was usually dressed with salt
and vinegar, after being cooked with bacon.

Jim

Duane Campbell writes:

> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> You question jogs my memory.  As a matter of fact, my mom called the
>> collection of salad greens (aka weeds) poke salad, even though it was
>> cooked, not served raw, and was a mixture of greens, not just pokeweed.
>> (This hot cold thing is interesting as a side bar.  German/Dutch cole
>> slaw,
>> cabbage salad, can be hot or cold, at least in my wife's German
>> heritage.)
>
> And in my distantly Scottish family. New Year's ws not complete without
> pork
> and "hot slaw", a hot cabbage salad.
>
> As for the poke salad, you did mention what I recall, that it was served
> with a hot dressing of lard, I think, and bacon.
>
> D
>



James C. Stalker
Department of English
Michigan State University