Please Help with "Southern" Menu

[GALAZIO]

It aint "southern cookin'" unless you start with a little of this:

(and a true southerner would use squirrel, not chicken)

1 stewing hen, about 6 lb (3kg)
4 qt (4 l) chicken stock (see glossary)
3 celery ribs
1 tablespoon sugar
2 lb (1kg) boiling potatoes, cut into 1/2 in (12mm) dice
1 lb (500 g) yellow onions, coarsely chopped
6 large ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
2 1/2 cups (15oz/470 g) fresh or frozen lima beans
2 1/2 cups ( 15 oz/470 g) fresh or frozen corn kernels
2 green bell peppers (capsicums), finely chopped
2 tablespoons salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or to taste
thinly sliced green (spring) onions for garnish

In a large, heavy non reactive pot over medium heat, combine the hen, stock and celery. Cover and simmer until the meat pulls away from the bones, 2-3 hours. Remove from the heat. Transfer the chicken to a large heatproof plate and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove the skin and meat from the bones.
Discard the skin and bones and cut the meat into 1-in (2.5-cm) dice. Cover the meat and refrigerate until ready to use. Meanwhile, strain the stock through a medium meshed sieve and skim off any foam or surface fat. Return the stock to the pot and set over medium-high heat. Add the sugar, potatoes,onions, tomatoes, lima beans, corn and bell peppers. bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour. Add the chicken, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the flavors have melded, 45 minutes. Adjust theseasoning with salt and pepper if needed.
To serve, transfer the stew to a large soup tureen and garnish
with green onions.

SERVES 12

[hunt4fish]

Sweet potato casserole
Dressing
Mashed taters w/gravy (not no shit in a can)
greens(collard)
Beans cooked w/fatback
pecan pie
Meats/deep fried turkey/country ham/fried chicken/slow cooked roast,eastern style BBQ(vinegar based)
SWEET TEA
Hell I could go own,but I'm so damn hungry I gotta go get something to eat....

And your drink of choice before and after..

[stressrelief 28.5]

Ace that Cooter stew sounds good, and the squirrel.Noone said oster stew.

[beaglewoman]

Start with one fresh live turkey from the yard. Butcher the day before you plan on cooking him. I like to let him rest in the fridge overnight. Salt and pepper good, inside and out. We usually fry our turkeys in peanut oil for three minutes per pound. This gives us a nice brown crispy turkey. Serve with collard greens cooked with ham and top with cornbread dumplings. Giblet Gravy (made from the left overs from cleaning the bird). Rice. Sweet potatoe pie. Macaroni and cheese(not the box). Pecan pie. Green beans. Fruit cake marinated with burbon. Iced sweetTea. A jar of hot peppers and vineiger. A pan of cornbread dressing. Fresh ambrosia. Bannana pudding.

don't forget the spirits. Homemade wine and a bottle of wild turkey.

[beaglewoman]

A MENORA........down here we call them water bongs.

HaHaHa....... this part of the state, that would be called an appitizer.