I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LIST TOFIGS AND FIG PRESERVES CHEW ON NOW THAT THE REAL CAPTAIN HAS GONE HOME TO PREP FOR THE REAL WORLD THE NUT AND I ARE ALONE ON THE BOAT YESTERDAY WE BROUGHT HER FROM KENTUCKY DAM MARINA TO PARIS LANDING WE SURE DO MISS OUR FIRST MATE THE FIRST MATE HAS A GOLD PLAQUE ONBOARD THAT SAYS MY HUSBAND IS THE CAPTAIN BUT I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED ADMIRAL NUT AND I GOT HERE LAST NITE AND FISHED FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND THEN ATE AND HIT THE HAY THIS A M WE WERE UP AT 5 30 AND HAD ALOT OF OUR CHORES DONE BY 8 30 OH MYY INSPIRATION TO DO THIS BLOG CAME FROM MY NEW FAVORITE DRINK SWEET TEA SO I DECIDED TO GIVE YOU SOME OF OUR NEW FOODS FOUND ALONG THE WAY FIGS AND FIG PRESERVES AS MADE BY JO JO AT WAVERLY REALLY GOOD WARM ON A HOT BISCUIT HALEPENO SLICES SAUTED IN THE OIL TO BE USED TO POP SOME CORN OF COURSE GRITS PERSIMMONS GREEN FRIED TOMATOS FRIED DILL PICKLES THESE SOUTHERN FOLK NEVER HAVE SEEN SOMETHING THEY CAN NOT FRY PECAN COBBLER IT WAS REALLY GOOD SO I ASKED THE GIRL AT THE RESTAURANT FOR THE RECIPE AND SHE SAID TO BAKE A PECAN PIE THEN TURN IT OVER STIR IT UP AND SERVE IT SMOKED BOLONGNA SANDWICH THOSE LAST TWO WERE ACTUALLY MY LUNCH IN GRAND RIVERS ONE DAY OH AND A BIG GLASS OF SWEET TEA TO WASH IT DOWN SALT PORK JERK CHICKEN DANDY WINE HERES A NEW ONE FOR YOU DEEP FRIED GREEN BEANS CHOW CHOW JAN IS ADDICTED TO THAT STUFF AND TOOK HOME A CASE SLAW SERVED ON YOUR BBQ SANDWICH GUMBO CRAWFISH THE 34 99 SPECIAL WAS A CASE OF BUD 5LBS OF CRAWFISH POTATOES AND SLAW BACON SERVED ABOUT QUARTER INCH THICK HERES ONE FOR YOU CHOCOLATE GRAVY AND I WILL END ON THAT ONE GOOD PADDLING FROM THE NUT AND I