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Mashed Potatoes - “The Lifeline”
Red potatoes (well dried) Butter or oleo - stick or soft Salt to taste Milk as needed to thin White potatoes can be used, but red seem...


Stovetop Green Beans
3 cups fresh green beans Bacon drippings Salt Pepper Wash beans, remove any bad spots, snap off tips and pull any strings that come up on...


Poke Salat
Pick a desired amount of tender "wild" poke greens, clean and wash. Place in a large kettle and boil until tender, about 15 minutes....


Pan-fried Potatoes
Potatoes Salt Black pepper Onion Cooking oil Peel, clean and wash as many as you nned for servings. Slice about 1/4-1/2" thick (French...


Plain Ol’ Pinto Beans
“Leland’s Favorite” With Ham Hock or Bacon 1 lb. of dried pinto beans Plenty of water Salt Bacon or bacon drippings or ham hock Onion -...


“Yammy Bake” Home Grown
Wash fresh sweet potatoes, dry and rub with cooking oil. Place on baking sheet uncovered. Bake in oven on low heat, maybe 300-350...


Fresh “Fried” Sweet Potatoes - Candied
Sweet potatoes Butter or oleo Sugar Cinnamon Maybe a dash of salt Peel sweet potatoes, wash and cut ⅛” thick, put in fry pan with oleo....


Marshmallow Sweet Potatoes
2 or 3 cans of sweet potatoes - drained ½ cup (maybe more) brown or white sugar 3-4 tbs oleo or butter Sprinkle cinnamon to taste ½ cup...


Baked Beans“Mom’s Stove-top Version”
3 small cans park and beans 15 oz. 1 small onion - chopped ½ to 1 small bell pepper - chopped ½ cup or more sugar - white or brown...


Hot Potato Salad - “Mom’s Concoction”
Leftover mashed potatoes Boiled eggs, 2 or 3 1 small to medium onion Prepared mustard Mayonnaise Sweet pickles Heat mashed potatoes, if...


Fried Okra “Arkansas Style”
Okra Salt Cornmeal Cooking Oil Use tender, young okra, wash and cut about ¼” thick, salt to taste, add corm meal as much as okra will...


Fried Squash
2 medium yellow squash 1 medium onion - chopped Salt Black pepper Corn meal Cooking oil Wash yellow squash and dry with paper tower....


Green Bean Casserole
This is a favorite recipe for Thanksgiving and other family occasions. 3-4 cans green beans (cut or French style), can also use fresh...
Vegetables
Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on
the face of all the earth...
You shall have them for food.
Genesis 1:29
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