JP's thread about Chow Chow started me thinking of my Paternal Grandmother because she made Chow Chow. She was a lady like so many who lived through the depression and had to make the most of everything. She and my Mother in Law, another depression era lady could make a gourmet meal out of about whatever they could get their hands on.

Both of them could make a great meal out of almost any fish or game you can imagine: Venison(really eating good when there's venison to serve,) squirrel(not bad as long as the harvester used a .22 instead of a shotgun,) quail(another delicacy if you don't mind spitting shot,) duck(they're greasy, but if someone knows how to cook them, they are good,) Frog legs, rabbit(only in the Winter time in Texas, they're wormy in the Summer,) dove(more shot spitting and there's not much there.)

Luckily I never had to endure a life of nothing besides the above as meats on the table, but both my parents did. Maybe that's why I enjoyed all these dishes, because they were occasional, so it was sort of a big deal.

Now to the Delicacy of ALL my Grandma's delicacies! WATERMELON RIND PRESERVES! If you've never eaten them they sound horrible don't they? BELIEVE ME, there is NOTHING I've ever eaten that is any better! If only I had gotten the recipe from Grandma while she was alive.

Taking what is normally thrown away or fed to the hogs or cows and making a delicacy out of it, HAS TO BE the epitome of being poor and making the most of it.

Anyone ever have them?

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My grandma used to make them...she'd also make pickles with them.

Grandpa and grandma lived through the great depression, eating only what was available to them. Because pumpkin was the only thing available to my grandpa's family, he'd never allow pumpkin pie in the house...not even on Thanksgiving. he hated the stuff.

He would always leave a piece of sausage and half an egg on his plate after eating his breakfast. When I was a kid, I was perplexed by that fact, and later in life asked him why...He told me that it was because he could.

He handled all of the grocery shopping in his house...and was a food hoarder. When he passed away, we were cleaning out his basement and found 8 cases of green beans, 12 cases of corn, another 12 cases of peas, and 15 cases of coffee. Amazingly, all of the food was still in date. He was buying food that they didn't need, because he never wanted to do without again.

Grandma raised three very large men...all were over 6'2" and over 200lbs each. They were each very strong as well. In raising these guys, she learned how to feed them using only one chicken, two cans of vegetables, and flour. She could make a fried chicken with taters and gravy and veggies that would curl your toes. She could write a book about raising kids on a budget.

Grandma is well off today, has well over a million in assets, plus a couple hundred thousand in GE stocks she inherited from her SIL...but she still lives like she has NO money. She lives with my mom now, and they split everything down the middle...you should hear her gripe about grocery costs today!!

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Well Yes, this is Mississippi. Watermelon and Fig preserves are popular. Adding strawberry jelatin to the brew makes either of them taste like strawberry preserves. The most popular end result of watermelon is pickles, using the rind. Delicious!

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