bajajudy
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Any Southerners out there?
Last night we had okra(with corn meal coating, fried of course) from our garden. The darned stuff grows like crazy down here. The only advise about
growing it is, if you have someone local help with your garden, point it out to them and ask them not to pull it up. It looks suspiciously like
castor, which of course is poison. Very few local people have ever seen okra growing.
So fried okra with the local yam(camote) and a pork chop, I thought I was back in the land of cotton.
Now if I could just get Jim to make his famous cornbread, I would be in hog heaven.
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Dave
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I got a box of grits. Wanna trade for some okra?
(I like mine stewed with termayters)
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sschaneman
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Judy are you are southern gardner too! Oh now I really cant wait to relocate!! I have a thousand questions for you!
What is the growing season like? What about tomatoes, how early can I start it?What is the water situation like? Is drip line utilized much? Do they
have irrigation systems there or restrictions on water usages.
I know tulips will probably be out the general questions (unless the fridge is empty LOL) but what type of zone is it to grow in. I'd love to bend
your ear some time.
Ok yes I'm originally from WVirginia, and most my family is still back in KY at the time....lord I miss it.
My Husband is from the Napa Valley of Washington,,,though I love him and the spring through early fall snow makes me cry! We head down to baja usually
every nov. This yr we decided to wait till feb, with the exception that we start getting seriouse on lining up a few areas to purchase in, I'm all for
waiting as long as it leads to longer time in baja!
I think thats why I love Baja so much cause they have the same type of basic hospitality rules.
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Debra
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Where is the "Napa Valley of Washington"?
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zforbes
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Southern Iowa?
Hi, Judy...I'm not really a Southerner, but I learned to eat okra at an early age, and it is one of my favorites. I've never made it myself, so that
means that I seldom eat it now...rarely do I see it on a menu...and the canned version tastes, well, canned. Do you have any secrets to share beyond
just bread it in cornmeal and fry it? As I recall from a previous (failed) attempt to prepare it, there was a lot of "ooze" to deal with. Zoe
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