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7. I made cornbread today

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 04:40 AM

Feb 2014

But I can't find collards in India; mustards will have to do.

I'm thinking of making hopping jenny this weekend, but I may add some Indian chilies because, well, that doesn't really need a reason...

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School Apologizes For Serving Fried Chicken, Watermelon At Lunch On Black History Month [View all] RandySF Feb 2014 OP

**heavy sigh** nt ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #1

I don't think there's any point Jamaal510 Feb 2014 #2

I am a plant breeder and watermelons were domesticated and bred Tumbulu Feb 2014 #3

And, of course, it's delicious. reusrename Feb 2014 #4

I made cornbread today Recursion Feb 2014 #7

Yes, obviously a food history tribute to Africa: African fried chicken, African cornbread and merrily Feb 2014 #8

What can't you believe? Tumbulu Feb 2014 #47

none of that is being taught and most who use the blacks and watermelon thing know nothing about the JI7 Feb 2014 #15

Legumes and river fish would be more accurate Recursion Feb 2014 #30

Yes, but these foods were domesticated by Africans- in Africa Tumbulu Feb 2014 #48

So because racists use watermelons in their belittlement Tumbulu Feb 2014 #49

What on earth? Really? Hell, I am white (not that it really matters), and I wouldn't think that silvershadow Feb 2014 #5

So we should just ignore African American contributions to US cuisine? Recursion Feb 2014 #9

Pretty much anything that's not an offensive racial stereotype. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2014 #17

Name something Recursion Feb 2014 #19

I'm black BGFisher200 Feb 2014 #43

This is what I do not understand either Tumbulu Feb 2014 #50

Is there food one could serve for black history month? Recursion Feb 2014 #6

What the hell do chitterlings and sorghum have to do with anyone but merrily Feb 2014 #10

Whites (even poor ones) ate "high on the hog" Recursion Feb 2014 #12

Please see Reply 13. merrily Feb 2014 #20

btw that's hard to do on mobile Recursion Feb 2014 #22

I wrote #13 Recursion Feb 2014 #27

Sorry, 16, but it's now been superseded by #36 anyway merrily Feb 2014 #38

What I found out years ago was that what 'Northerners' azurnoir Feb 2014 #11

I think you have that backwards: Southern food is African American food Recursion Feb 2014 #13

Actually, I don't have anything backwards. merrily Feb 2014 #16

Why do the watermelon's botanical origins matter? Recursion Feb 2014 #18

You have read the thread. You should know why the origins matter. merrily Feb 2014 #23

Do you know there was no instruction regarding the food? Recursion Feb 2014 #26

No, but if there had been, I can't imagine that merrily Feb 2014 #32

Oh, I can Recursion Feb 2014 #34

okay fair enough but to many Northerners it's simply Black food period azurnoir Feb 2014 #21

Few enslaved persons came over as Muslims Recursion Feb 2014 #24

That's not what I've read or been told by followers of Elijah Muhammad azurnoir Feb 2014 #28

I'm about to throw this Android into the Arabian Sea Recursion Feb 2014 #31

No one is saying any cuisine if off limits. merrily Feb 2014 #33

Name a non stereotyped African American cuisine Recursion Feb 2014 #35

Not fried chicken, cornbread and watermelon. merrily Feb 2014 #36

No, I do, and I should let this go Recursion Feb 2014 #37

Wow. Second apology I got on this board today. merrily Feb 2014 #39

You're doing great Recursion Feb 2014 #40

Actually, the other apology was yesterday. merrily Feb 2014 #41

okay and OT azurnoir Feb 2014 #45

Yes, I know, but we're talking about Northern California. merrily Feb 2014 #25

yes and I'm very aware of the sterotype especially concerning watermelon azurnoir Feb 2014 #29

Everyone knows, or should know, about the watermelon merrily Feb 2014 #14

I live in N Ca and know nothing about this stereotype Tumbulu Feb 2014 #51

it is an interesting question arely staircase Feb 2014 #46

They should have reached madaboutharry Feb 2014 #42

Oh COME ON! Dorian Gray Feb 2014 #44