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Skriven 2008-01-09 09:51:08 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Bo Simonsen
Ärende: collards
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Hello Bo!

-> JW>The hosts are
-> JW> excellent cooks and will have a good spread; plus many guests bring
-> JW> a plate of something too. Aura plans to make up a traditional dish
-> JW> that is popular throughout the Caribbean and the American South:
-> JW> black eyed peas with pork and some kind of cabbage greens. The peas
-> JW> represent coins, the fat pig prosperity and growth and the cabbage
-> JW> cash... all good luck symbolsfor the year to come. She was irritated
-> JW> that she couldn't buy collard greens here, but they are a southern
-> JW> thing. I suggested kale as being close but she settled for regular
-> JW> cabbage.
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-> collard greens.. never heard of it?
-> 
-> Bo
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Aura would have been making a good choice to substitute Kale
for Collard greens, as they are very similar. Collards are in the 
cabbage family of plants but it does not make a "head" like 
cabbage does, instead the leaves stand separately. They are 
very high in fiber, calcium, and vitamins. Collards are a common
side dish in southern regional cooking (from hte USA). They are
usually prepared by wilting them in some pork fat (often bacon)
and when served are often sprinkled with vinegar that has been 
seasoned with hot chile peppers! The same thing can be done 
with the leaves (greens) of Turnip, Beets, and the mustard plant!
They are a cool climate loving plant so would probably do quite well
in Denmark in the spring and summer! When I make collard greens
I usually add some of the other greens as well as I like the flavor
that develops when they are mixed. 
Hope this helps a little bit!
chat with you soon
hap 
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