It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

[deltamiss]

I've never had much luck growing dill, but in my never-ending quest to find flat leaf parsley, I succumbed once more to the feathery foliage this morning. Everything I've read about it indicates it should grow fairly well in the South, but methinks the humidity is a bit much for it. We'll see. I paired it in a pot with Greek oregano. If the dill doesn't make it, the oregano can have the whole pot. So now there are many herbs in my garden: parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, mint, oregano, dill, chives and bee balm.

Finally Lowe's had some sweet potato vines. Peyton will be happy. Maybe we'll grow another spud. I put a pretty little coleus that caught my eye in the same pot. It's called Kingwood Torch, and it really is bright as fire and looks great against the chartreuse potato vine.

Last week I found the ceramic windchime on the ground...broken. So I picked up a little pot of Irish moss to tuck into the makeshift pot. I hope the moss lives in such a tiny vessel. Turning the broken side down should help the roots find their way into the ground.














Today's writer's block question: "What is the weirdest thing you've ever eaten? Would you eat it again?"

Hmmmm...that all depends on what one considers weird. Some people might consider pickled pig's feet weird, but they are ubiquitous in the South so we think nothing of finding them on the grocery store shelves. And yes, I like them and would eat them all the time if they weren't so bad for the old arteries.

Maybe I shouldn't admit to some of these. ;) Armadillo...possum...hoghead cheese...mountain oysters...chicken gizzards...I'd eat all of them again (and have many times) but I will never eat another Burger King Whopper as long as I live.

Comments

[torainfor.livejournal.com]

"Mountain oysters" as in Rocky Mountain oysters? I've had those. Tasted like veal.

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

Yes...and...oh, shoot...rooster fries. :/

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

Don't forget pork rinds!

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

Talk about ubiquitous! They are EVERYWHERE!

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Weird stuff?
Hmmmm....

snails (not escargot but the small garden variety, very popular in Spain), tripe, various hog parts like ears and snout...OH, I know....sangre con tomate....
:D

I love your coleus.

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

Daddy used to like to gross out my girls by talking about his favorite breakfast as a child...brains and eggs. Ewwww!

I really like this coleus, too. It'll be a bright spot, I hope.

[emorrison.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmm... how dreary of me... I really can't think of anything weird I have ever eaten, though I will eat most anything that is put in front of me except beets. However, your post reminds me that for some strange reason, my daddy used to jokingly refer to ice cream as "pickled pigs feet," so we all grew up begging for that. It was years before I discovered that there really was such a thing. I thought he made it up. To this day, I've never eaten any of the real thing, though I do still enjoy its namesake. :-)

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

Hahahahahaha! Too funny!

I think I ate my first pickled pig foot at age three...maybe two. They are a strange delicacy. ;)

[p150.livejournal.com]

As of this past Friday: Octopus... kinda rubbery.

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

I don't know how I've missed it, but I've never had octopus. I've had squid many times.

[mummm.livejournal.com]

I tried your southern Boiled Green Peanuts once... NEVER AGAIN!

Chicken gizzards and livers are YUMMY! I think I'd tend to pass on the rest of your list...

Pretty pictures, as usual!!!

Oh...
My mother used to fix beef tongue with cherry sauce, and I liked that.
She also fixed very good brains with some kind of white sauce. I can't remember what the brains were from though!

Ever had Meat Puddin'? I used to love that and I guess it's terrible for you...
Scrapple? Paunhaus (sp?)?

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

Ooooo...boiled peanuts! Daddy makes the BEST! He always has some in the freezer for when I'm home. ;)

I've never had any of the things you mentioned. I've heard of meat pudding and scrapple but not paunhous. I just googled and know beyond a shadow of a doubt I'd like all three. LOL!

[mummm.livejournal.com]

Those peanuts must be an acquired taste!

I'm betting that you WOULD like the things that I mentioned. I believe that most of them are Pennsylvania Dutch dishes. I was born in and lived in Pennsylvania until I was 18. I have Pennsylvania *Dutch* (German) ancestors. I spent a great part of my early childhood on my Great Grandfather's dairy farm there.

BTW - my Uncle Boss LOVED pickled pigs feet.

[kattraks.livejournal.com]

Yum. I grew up on pickled pigs feet. I've had a lot of wierd food tasting in my life including rattlesnake, chocolate ants, a lot of the things you mentioned and more and you know what? I have a taste for "wild" things I guess. I've liked most everything I've tried. I think the good Lord must've made it all for us, whatcha think?

[deltamiss.livejournal.com]

I think you may be right. If one gets hungry enough, one will find food...even if it's bugs...and be grateful for it. :D