I originally thought it a joke, but apparently there's a market for mixing table and toilet. I'm now informed by the Ohio friend that someone brought a sausage and rice version to work earlier this year. *shakes head*

I was disappointed to find I wasn't enthused by boiled peanuts when I finally got ahold of 'em since I've listened to my uncle wax poetic over them for most of my life. Not bad just not anything to get excited over. I grew up eating TexMex rather than typical Southern fare, alas, so maybe they're something I would have loved had I met them when I was a kid. I'll trade you the boiled peanuts for the pecans. I adore pecans.

I did grow up with ham bits in everything and lots of greens and black-eyed peas. Yum!