tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post2221532313403486480..comments2023-10-07T04:41:44.886-04:00Comments on Lulaville: These Are My People.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-1115692836548148922009-06-18T16:10:32.439-04:002009-06-18T16:10:32.439-04:00Ohhhhh sweet tea - I always thought it was served ...Ohhhhh sweet tea - I always thought it was served everywhere. I'm from New Orleans and if you don't have sweet tea, then shame on you. Lol.Aletahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605214202876973830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-28022146577317322762009-06-17T16:28:30.257-04:002009-06-17T16:28:30.257-04:00I think I'm going to be cast out with Kat.
...I think I'm going to be cast out with Kat. <br /><br />'Cause I don't own a cast iron skillet. Nor do I like Stuckey's or Moon Pies. <br /><br />I do, however, love sweet tea... dring it by the gallon! Will that redeem me?Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655298574868899841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-46007220844317537292009-06-17T13:39:17.507-04:002009-06-17T13:39:17.507-04:00Forget the video (I really did watch it and it was...Forget the video (I really did watch it and it was great) but you had me at corn bread baked in cast iron...My Materinal Grandmother was Scotish..I'll go with that on the origins. This is one of my favorite foods in the world! Now I'm hungry.Marrdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698407282295374059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-77193950550466056752009-06-16T21:33:35.784-04:002009-06-16T21:33:35.784-04:00OH.MY.GOSH!!!
That was AWESOME!
Did you see the fi...OH.MY.GOSH!!!<br />That was AWESOME!<br />Did you see the fingers of those women FLYING???Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06443849225668411044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-31072250841493937342009-06-16T19:32:40.269-04:002009-06-16T19:32:40.269-04:00Love it! That sound takes me straight back to ever...Love it! That sound takes me straight back to every county fair I've ever been to. AWESOME. <br /><br />And, Amen on the cornbread. I don't know how to make it in any other pan. Seriously.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438793762929989131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-72885475044675130992009-06-16T16:30:21.675-04:002009-06-16T16:30:21.675-04:00Brilliant. All of it.
I was raised in the Southw...Brilliant. All of it. <br /><br />I was raised in the Southwest by a Southern woman and now I live in the Northwest. What does this make me?Jenny and the Princess Peonieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642785427140883265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-89230760544034621802009-06-16T14:28:29.432-04:002009-06-16T14:28:29.432-04:00Who knew that Southern post would generate such lo...Who knew that Southern post would generate such long comments??<br /><br />Michael has always said that I am a Yankee in diguise. Because I was born in Florida...and that it doesn't count. I guess he would know, being from Boston.<br /><br />I don't do sweet tea. Iced. All day. With sweetnlow. I don't do stuckey's. Or moon pies. And, I do love cornbread. But I don't own a cast iron skilled. And I don't care for any sort of country music. Or the twang of blue grass.<br /><br />Do you think I'll be cast out? What if I made a mean batch of shrimp and grits? Would that save me?Keys to the Magic Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634829064005032831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-50757167696417067172009-06-16T13:20:15.640-04:002009-06-16T13:20:15.640-04:00You rock southern gal! And so does STUCKY'S! O...You rock southern gal! And so does STUCKY'S! On road trips as a kid, my parents would always stop there to get us Stuckey's Pecan Logs & Pralines! Now, whenever I see a Stucky's along the road (which is rare since they seem to be few & far between anymore)I stop with my girls. Guess I'm a true southern girl too!ParentingPinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495585089502481794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-84866515124850071942009-06-16T01:51:01.259-04:002009-06-16T01:51:01.259-04:00I love when you quote Steel Magnolias. I am embarr...I love when you quote Steel Magnolias. I am embarrassed to say (although I live no where near the south) that I have never had those pies, never eaten any homemade cornbread, is sweet tea the same thing as ice tea? If so, I've got that one and I don't own a cast iron skillet. I hope you still love me. :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131360490841515743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-19184493018236972832009-06-15T23:01:16.151-04:002009-06-15T23:01:16.151-04:00Oh em gee! Lula, that was too awesome! If this wer...Oh em gee! Lula, that was too awesome! If this were a Rebecca Wells novel, you and I would so be Ya Ya's!<br /><br />Don't smack me, but I personally like my tea unsweetened. My husband grew up in SC and GA, and he personally loves Sweet Tea, but ever since I gave up regular soda at the ripe old age of 15, I haven't been able to stomach sugary drinks.<br /><br />To my in-laws credit, they have been able to get me hooked on Grits (with Bacon and Butter mixed in, of course).<br /><br />I'm going to have to have someone track down a pecan log for me so I can investigate...Kerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00215805841336681459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-16358163629545219952009-06-15T22:48:12.426-04:002009-06-15T22:48:12.426-04:00I just had a sudden urge to clog.
Lord how I mis...I just had a sudden urge to clog. <br /><br />Lord how I miss the South. <br /><br />Would you mail me a kudzu leaf?Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00084508582913500810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-61429040416296220672009-06-15T21:39:36.315-04:002009-06-15T21:39:36.315-04:00Oh my word. I need a piece of cornbread, like rig...Oh my word. I need a piece of cornbread, like right now. My mom has a 50-year old skillet my Nana used. No, I'm not kidding. Too bad it's in NC. Curse you, distance!SaraPlaysHouse.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440131337420673865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-64241480861321190842009-06-15T20:24:59.710-04:002009-06-15T20:24:59.710-04:00that was really, really awesome! amazing what happ...that was really, really awesome! amazing what happens when people come together to make beautiful music.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10399156539354549499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-16226714843513986742009-06-15T14:00:52.073-04:002009-06-15T14:00:52.073-04:00Oh, Stuckey's. I have so many fond memories of...Oh, Stuckey's. I have so many fond memories of big fat clove sticks (like peppermint sticks) from there. They came in a cellophane wrap and were oh, so delicious. <br /><br />I grew up on sweet tea, but I can not stand it now. I've not drank sweet tea on purpose in about 20 years (and yes, I'm only 32). I just can't handle the sweet.<br /><br />I'm a moon pie gal myself. Love the banana ones. <br /><br />As for cornbread in a cast iron? Is there really any other way to make it? I mean, really?Mama Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056327117924455147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-73274432148523935842009-06-15T13:21:27.931-04:002009-06-15T13:21:27.931-04:00And, just for the record (and this IS just my humb...And, just for the record (and this IS just my humble opinion), southern cornbread is not sweet, nor does it have a yellow cake-like consistency. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257009371838799718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-52671223657851033982009-06-15T13:20:30.022-04:002009-06-15T13:20:30.022-04:00And don't forget peanuts in your Coke and salt...And don't forget peanuts in your Coke and salt on your watermelon...or is that just a Texas tradition?Aunt Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925702578948250425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-77105097000536120872009-06-15T13:19:22.263-04:002009-06-15T13:19:22.263-04:00Chinese bluegrass?! Rock on! Could that be anymo...Chinese bluegrass?! Rock on! Could that be anymore me?? (I mean, I'm half-Chinese and my Daddy - with a capital D - hails from Water Valley, Mississippi!)<br /><br />And, yes, corn bread MUST be made in a cast iron skillet - even better if it's an 8-section skillet so you have the perfect wedges of cornbread.<br /><br />And, ahhh, good ole Stuckey's. There's nothing like seeing the blue roof from the highway! Now, don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against Moon Pies or the Pecan Log, but I was more of a Stuckey's Sesame Sticks girl myself.<br /><br />And, mmm, sweet tea. Southern sweet tea. Now, my Mamaw makes hers with saccharin tablets, but I prefer using a ton of regular ole sugar.<br /><br />Thank you, Lula, for making my vomit-filled Monday (gotta love sick kids during the last week of school) all the more bearable!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257009371838799718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-39632699787256038222009-06-15T12:25:20.010-04:002009-06-15T12:25:20.010-04:00SO funny!! I sat here and jiggy-jig-jigged to Chin...SO funny!! I sat here and jiggy-jig-jigged to Chinese Bluegrass. Who would have ever thunk? LOVED it! And my mom always serves her cornbread from the skillet. Either that or fried in the pan. Now here's the big question. Is your cornbread sweet or salty?Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04073513719640179145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-25002239779421737532009-06-15T12:01:43.841-04:002009-06-15T12:01:43.841-04:00You know, there's a southern China. One of my ...You know, there's a southern China. One of my Chinese children is from Southern China so we joked about them being Southern. I bet those Chinese musicians really are Southern, just not the American kind. LOL But of course, you still need to introduce them to Moonpies and Sweet Tea.Denise Grover Swankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089120954470675439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-65188071407975944882009-06-15T11:30:20.706-04:002009-06-15T11:30:20.706-04:00Dude. My dad LOVES Moon Pies of all flavors. We ha...Dude. My dad LOVES Moon Pies of all flavors. We have to special order them for him for Christmas because they don't really sell them here.<br /><br />I want to be taught the Southern ways. *planning my trip now*Busy Bee Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043024142115906584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-2263186295674613382009-06-15T11:28:35.544-04:002009-06-15T11:28:35.544-04:00I don't even own a cast iron skillet, but I wa...I don't even own a cast iron skillet, but I want one to make Dutch Babies!<br /><br />And McDonalds is now selling sweet tea. I'm sure they won't screw that up.Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-44151787923894806912009-06-15T10:56:05.962-04:002009-06-15T10:56:05.962-04:00After reading this, I realize that I am a total fr...After reading this, I realize that I am a total fraud. I claim to be Southern, and while I do enjoy a moonpie on occasion and sweet tea almost daily, I do not own, nor have ever owned a cast iron skillet.<br /><br />There I said it.<br /><br />And while I'm admitting things...I can't wait to sleep with you in November. <br /><br />As you said, let them wonder.Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16775110752834313420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-35226946368979272732009-06-15T10:43:34.152-04:002009-06-15T10:43:34.152-04:00I JUST recently had cornbread from a cast iron ski...I JUST recently had cornbread from a cast iron skillet for the first time. I've never had sweet tea, a moon pie, or Stuckey pecan roll.....although I know I'd LOVE it. I'm SO a pecan sweetness lover. When I found out how many calories are in a slice of pecan pie last year it almost killed me.Claremont First Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529859630615522678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-83317566367668405872009-06-15T10:35:24.372-04:002009-06-15T10:35:24.372-04:00LOL! Gotta love the south.
I wonder how many non...LOL! Gotta love the south. <br /><br />I wonder how many non-southerners are wondering what you use to "season" an iron skillet.Christina - Rant Rave Rollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14995877698894123386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544166618840499644.post-85085738481456968422009-06-15T10:20:11.761-04:002009-06-15T10:20:11.761-04:00Um...Pinky Roth, also known as my MOM, rules. Jus...Um...Pinky Roth, also known as my MOM, rules. Just so y'all know.Lula!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18341753113164178323noreply@blogger.com