The traditional accompaniment to country ham. Part of a well-balanced Southern Breakfast!
Add water (or black coffee) to fried ham drippings in a [...]
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Yield: 5 pints
2 pounds small fresh okra
5 small hot peppers
5 cloves garlic, peeled
5 teaspoons dill seed
5 teaspoons celery seed
3 cups white vinegar
3 cups water
1/3 cup pickling salt
1/4 cup sugar
Wash okra in cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
Using manufacturer’s directions, sterilize five one-pint canning jars along with lids and rings.
Pack okra in jars, alternating [...]
You’ll find a jar of these on the counter of every country store, filling station and “Beer Joint†in the South. These are the real thing, spicy and sour!
24 eggs
6 cups Cider vinegar
2 tablespoon black peppercorns
1 tablespoon Whole allspice
1/2 tablespoon Mace
1/2 tablespoon Coriander seeds
1/2 tablespoon Cardamon seeds
1/2 tablespoon Cloves
10 Small hot red peppers
3 tablespoons [...]
This Southern classic is great served with country ham or green beans.
1/2 cup Hot Red Chiles, seeded and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup Hot green chiles, seeded and coarsely chopped
1 cup Chopped onion
1 1/2 cup Vinegar
5 cups Sugar
2 Pouches liquid pectin
PLACE THE HOT CHILES, onion and vinegar in a food processor or blender. [...]
This hot, spicy relish has been a fixture on Southern tables since at least the 1860s. Serve it with a bowl of pintos, a cake of corn bread and some sweet onion!
5 red bell peppers, diced
2 large green tomatoes, diced
2 large sweet onions, diced
1 small head cabbage, diced
1/4 cup pickling salt
3 cups sugar
2 cups [...]
Tired of cranberry sauce? This will make your turkey happy!
1 cup water
3/4 cup white sugar
1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries
1 cup apples - peeled, cored and diced
1 can Mandarin oranges
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Bring water and sugar to a boil in a [...]
1 pound Blackberries
1 pound Sugar
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
In a large bowl, mix together blackberries, sugar and lemon juice. Let sit, covered, for [...]
A summer favorite.
4 quarts pickling cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
8 medium sweet onions, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 Cup Pickling salt
5 cups sugar
11/2 teaspooms Turmeric
1 teaspoon Celery seed
2 tablespoons Mustard seed
5 Cups Apple cider vinegar
In a large bowl, mix cucumbers, onionsand salt. Cover with crushed ice and allow to stand, covered with a weighted lid, for [...]
Cracklin corn bread is made with cracklings, which are bits of roasted pork skins. You can make your own, or you may be able to find them at small Mom & Pop groceries.
1 1/2 cup white cornmeal
1/4 cup oil or bacon drippings
1/2 cup flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 to [...]
The story goes that folks frying fish would drop bits of corn meal into the hot oil and throw them to the hound dogs to keep them quiet and away from the kettle of fish. A true Southern delicacy.
2 cups self-rising cornmeal
2 cups self-rising flour
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 large onion [...]
