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I asked DH what he would like for lunch. He said he wanted red beans with stuff. This dear man, a fine gourmet who can prepare bowls of cereal and heat canned soup all by himself meant Cajun Red Beans. 'Stuff' includes onion, garlic, oregano, celery, cumin, dill, cloves, bay leaves . . . just about everything in the spice cabinet except cinnamon. To avoid injury to some capped teeth that costs more than our car I took the bay leaves and whole cloves, placed them in a coffee filter and stitched it closed. When cooking was over, I dipped out the filter and 'binned it' as my UK friends call it. Quilters don't have to bother with cheesecloth and twine. We have sewing machines and we are not afraid to use them. Polly

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Polly Esther
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jennellh

Well, yes, Jennel, I'm afraid I have. I won't 'need' any more gator fabric for at least 2 decades but never can resist. They just follow me home, you know? Since gators can easily do 35 mph, there's just no way to resist. I baked bread to go with the Red Beans and Stuff. The wooden spoons you all found for me surely are wonderful. I can get a heavy dough stirred with nary a pain. Putting the bowl over in the sink to give me a better position / ergonomic something helps a heap. The putting a wet paper towel in the grill suggestion is great too. We quilters need all the cooking help we can get. I don't mean that. Many quilters enjoy cooking. We just need ideas that save time for more quilting. Polly

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Polly Esther

Curious minds want to know...... was there rice, smoked sausage and cornbread to go with that, and Iced tea.

Kate T. South Mississippi

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Kate T.

Good idea! Somewhere I even have a little metal clip thingie on a chain, with a hook on the end designed to attach to your tea mug or the side of your pot, depending on what's in the filter. I also have a giant tea ball that works well for non-tea. Roberta in D

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Roberta Zollner

Now, Kate. How could a Yankee possibly ask such a question? Polly

"Kate T." Curious minds want to know...... was there rice, smoked sausage and

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Polly Esther

Kate T. (South Mississippi)???? Yankee???

Must be transplanted a Yankee -- cuz no TRUE Yankees I know reside in South Mississippi! (They may visit -- but the don't stay!)

Actually -- I think they collect your Yankee ID card when you cross the Mason Dixon line.

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Kate G.

Hey I was just wondering if those in southeastern Mississippi made red beans the same as those of us in south central Mississippi do.

Now how can I be a Yankee when the ancestry is well documented from Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina and Carroll County Virginia back to 1616 when they first came to Jamestown VA on one side of the tree and the other goes back to 1410 to southern Italy and not the Mayflower adventure in 1620.

Kate T. South Mississippi

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Kate T.

Now Kate

There are Yankees here. My former supervisor was from Rhode Island and a co-worker from Boston. Must be the food, Ya Think. Fresh shrimp right out of the Gulf every morning @ 1.00 a pound, oysters 20 pound sack for 25 dollars and catfish fresh out of the pond every morning, caught just after daybreak and lets not forget the blueberries being picked right now @ 1.00 a quart. Oh I smell the pies now. Supper will be in the backyard and from the grill around 6. (giggle)

Kate T. South Mississippi

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Kate T.

What a great idea, Polly!

Which makes me think, we don't have coffee filters at home, but I do have empty tea bags

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Kathy Applebaum

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