Lord, slaw is another thing all of the "not-from-around-here" folks are screwing up these days. The last 30 years or so, our part of the country has become infested with Yankees, Californians, foreigners and other such types. Moving here and STAYING here! Lots of them have gotten jobs in restaurants, or even opened their own, and waty too many do not know how to cook. They are doing unspeakable, horrible things to food....some I can't even bear to write about. One of the first things I noticed was they had NO CLUE how to cook beqaaqns, especially green beans! I remember the first time I ate at a diner these people from Vermont had bought. One I had eaten at al lof my life. When I ordered green beans, they brought out some that were half raw, crunchy, and had NUTS in them!! I motioned for Donna (the new owner) to come over and asked " What the h3ll is this? Did you run out of gas before you got them cooked?!! Who spilt chopped nuts in the pot?!!" She said she v cooked them like that on purpose!! So, I had to explain top her there is no nuts in grean beans. anmd yuou cook them til they are done , and use fat back or streak o lean in the pot! She cooks them right, now, thank God. But, about a year ago they added an all-you-can-eat catfish to their Friday night menu.. It was good! Maybe the best I have eaten! And the hushpuppies were probably the 2nd best I have eaten. But the slaw!!! When I saw it in the little bowl, I saw she had committed 2 misdemeanors. There were shredded carrots and purple cabbage in it. Slaw is cabbage, mayo, a little black pepper and a little sugar. That is it! So, I took a bite and *^&%$#!!! ..it lioke to have set my mouth on fire! She had used HORSERADISH SAUCE in stead of mayo! I choked and spit and tried to gulp my whole glass of tea, nut that's when I found out she didn't put sugar in her tea! She had committed TWO felonies that could have gotten her deported back across the M-D line! I told her to quick go back there and put some more tea on and pour that cold unsweet sh*t out, because you can't ass sugar after it is cold. aBut that concoction sjhe called slaw?!!! She said back where she was from l they wanted slaw to be hot (spicy). I said " Honey, in the 60 something years you lived up there, did you ever meet anyone from here, ALA, Tenn, etc, that had moved up there to live?:!!! She said no, not that she could recall. So I picked up and dropped the plate with the slaw and beans and said " THIS is probably why!!" And there;s other horror stories I will have to tell later. Like people putting LIMA BEANS in Brunswick Stew! Or potatoes!
