Turnip and Collard Greens

(from kintyre’s recipe box)

Source: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Categories: appetizers, nondairy, not tried

Ingredients

  • greens
  • Hambone, fatback or bacon
  • red pepper pod
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Sugar

Directions

  1. Wash greens well and take the leaves, roots, and stems off from the collards.

  2. Boil a hambone or some fatback or bacon.

  3. Add greens, a red pepper pod, and salt, pepper, and sugar to taste.

  4. Cover tightly and cook until greens are tender.

  5. Drain and place on serving platter; reserve the liquid.

  6. Serve the liquid as “pot likker” to dunk your cornbread in.

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