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	‚ ttYou vrants ter know t~0~j, some Oie slavery foods, well ~ t u tell ~y~OU \~h&t I knows ~ Did. you ever hear of kush?

rush v~us cornbread, cooked in de ~ig ~riddie on de fireplace,

rn.ashed u~ ~ith raw onions an~ hain ~‘ravy poured over hit~ L~ou m~ught think aat i~1t ain‘t good but h1t~ctîi.

.	ttFried chicken wus seasoned~ drapped in flour an‘ den

simmered. in a big pan of ham gravi ~id a lid on hit till

hit wu~ tender, den de lid. vms tuck off an~ de chicken ~s

fried a golden brown a~ quick as pos~ible.	~

	~	~Do~s•~ you know de olcL southern way of rnak±n‘ baked ~‚ ci‘iicken dressint? ~ll~ it wus rnadefrom ~oft cor~i bread wid bacon ~rease, onions, olack pepper an‘ boiled eggs. Some of de folks used cheese too in dis dressin‘.

	~De griddle cakes wu~ flour an‘ meal mixed, put on a bigoleiron griddle on de fireplace ari~ flipped over two ~

times. ~~he cake. wus made of either meal or flour, wrapped in a danip cloth an‘ cooked in de hot asnes on de htath. Taters ws cooiçed in de ashes to~an‘ dey wus good like dat. I‘ se heard m~znzny say dat de slave çhiil~~~ uster bake ~ oniona dat way .

“Fjsh, dem days, wus dipped in meal, ‘fore dey wus

cooked, ‘cept cat fish, an‘ dey wu~ stewed wid onions.

~	‘tCornrneal dunip lin ‚ s inka bi led in de turnip greens,

c~oliards ‚ cabbages, t ~ on, iven ter snap beans, a& at