lardcore

[Eric Nielsen]

Yum. Beet greens are my special favorite.

Eric

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 2:44 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Ben Zimmer
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> > collards
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> Why is it always the case that only collard greens are mentioned? What
> about mustard greens, turnip greens, dandelion greens, beet greens,
> spinach? The latter are all delicious, whether merely drizzled with
> hot bacon grease or fully cooked.
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> Or maybe eating those greens is peculiar to East Texas.
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> An English friend once told me that collard greens and "winter
> cabbage" are the same thing. I have no idea whether that's true.
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