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Whenever I prepare fresh green beans, I always think about my grandmother Mary Howard aKa Big Mama.
When I was about 11 I started calling her Big Mama & she always laughed when I did. I don’t know where I got it from back then but it seemed appropriate because her love was big, her food was big, her hugs were big & her smile was big.
After I purchased these beans today, I had every intention to pick them on the porch like Big Mama used to but I did not because the rain kept me inside but that did not deter my “rememory” of Big Mama & the way she picked her beans with a big smile while humming deeply sweet nothings that only she knew.
On another note, if Big Mama were alive today, I would not be eating her green beans. Back then, I like the boiled to death beans steeped in salt pork with the potato chunks bobbing up & down in the boiling water. Today, I must have them sautéed, steamed or poached & lightly seasoned.
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:33 AM
she sounds like my big momma and both grand mommmas
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:43 PM
When my nana died , the world changed for me . Nice post …
Love string beans , but after traveling to asia , i found another great bean easier to prepare , the yard long beans .
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/799/25094121.JPG the best …
Now are you going to have okra !!! i love okra green beans and onions !
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:46 PM
I loved this post and the memories it gives of any great woman in your life who has made you a warm meal. Green beans, yummy.
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:09 PM
Healthy eating is the way to go! That’s why you’re looking so good these days! I miss my grandma’s baked beans and her cole slaw. She’d always make both on the 4th.
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:55 PM
Toorance – Indeed, Indeed!
BrydParker – Those beans look interesting. I will be on the look out for them. I have never been a fan of okra, maybe now that I am an adult, i can try it but never boiled like in the past!!!
Sez – Thx for checking me out. And it does seem like people who prepare the best meals, are the ones we can never forget.
Liz – I have a secret. I have been slipping big time. I promise to get back on the ball. I keep telling myself next week but when it comes, I delay another week. We will see what happens on Monday.
So who took over the baked beans & slaw. Those are a must!
Bygbaby