Pickled Okra??

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » July 22, 2006 1:09 pm

Have you tried it??

I had some in Dallas and bought a bottle to take to Mom and Dads..
They love it too..

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » July 22, 2006 1:10 pm

eww eww eww okra. When I was a kid once my mother bought a big bushel of okra and we had it in some form for every meal for eternity. Then she froze some for the winter.

Moonie · Post by **Moonie** » July 22, 2006 1:12 pm

You've never had pickled okra until now?

I've grown, picked, and pickled many pods of okra ( in OK)...even added some jalapenoe(s) that I grew before I sealed the jar..

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » July 22, 2006 1:12 pm

OceanCityGirl wrote:eww eww eww okra. When I was a kid once my mother bought a big bushel of okra and we had it in some form for every meal for eternity. Then she froze some for the winter.

I did not like it as a Kid
I had some fried a few years back (at someones house)
and found that my taste buds now love it

and the Pickled is...MMMMMM

Moonie · Post by **Moonie** » July 22, 2006 1:14 pm

I don't remember life without okra...LOL...

I prefer it fried, and not the store bought frozen kind.

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » July 22, 2006 1:14 pm

due to my upbringing I can never eat okra, cream dried beef, liver and onions, zuchini, etc.
I have managed to like baby zuch. grilled though

Moonie · Post by **Moonie** » July 22, 2006 1:20 pm

I was never forced to eat anything..and because we raised it mostly ourselves...it wasn't like I was wasting food bought with hard earned money...as far as veggies are concerned..(esp asparagus)

another reason I would never touch cottage cheese...ever..

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » July 22, 2006 1:25 pm

Yep, grew up on it....

Love it pickled, & fried.

(Jeez....all this talk about fried pickles, & pickled okra...I'm gonna have to get back to my roots this weekend.

)

East Texas Parrothead · Post by **East Texas Parrothead** » July 22, 2006 1:32 pm

I so love it. Can't imagine a salad bar in the South without it.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » July 22, 2006 1:33 pm

East Texas Parrothead wrote:I so love it. Can't imagine a salad bar in the South without it.

they sell it at Wally World in Boise!!!

OystersandBeer · Post by **OystersandBeer** » July 22, 2006 1:37 pm

I think pickled okra is a better garnish for bloody marys than celery.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » July 22, 2006 1:42 pm

OystersandBeer wrote:I think pickled okra is a better garnish for bloody marys than celery.

HMMMMM

East Texas Parrothead · Post by **East Texas Parrothead** » July 22, 2006 1:55 pm

ragtopW wrote:
East Texas Parrothead wrote:I so love it. Can't imagine a salad bar in the South without it.
they sell it at Wally World in Boise!!!

I need to make a Wally World run. I'm on my way to Boise!

*poof*

Prthd119 · Post by **Prthd119** » July 22, 2006 1:58 pm

I love okra!

Stir fried in olive oil with fresh garlic....Fried..pickled....In soup, or gumbo's......or just boiled....

Grew up on it..and still eat it at least once a week..

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » July 22, 2006 2:01 pm

Sorry...

I misread the thread title...

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thebeachbumm33 · Post by **thebeachbumm33** » July 22, 2006 2:05 pm

OceanCityGirl wrote:due to my upbringing I can never eat liver and onions

To this day, I still remember the nights my mother served this for dinner, it was always the longest dinner sometimes lasting 3hrs, what made it worst was that my younger brother actually ate it

while my other brothers and I just stared at it

Things were really tight in our house so my mother didn't believe in wasting food.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » July 22, 2006 2:06 pm

Okra. Blech. There is no emoticon to express the look on my face.

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » July 22, 2006 2:11 pm

To this day, I still remember the nights my mother served this for dinner, it was always the longest dinner sometimes lasting 3hrs, what made it worst was that my younger brother actually ate it while my other brothers and I just stared at it Things were really tight in our house so my mother didn't believe in wasting food.
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Only once with my three kids did I ever force one of them to eat anything. My one son lived for junk food. I got so tired of the food wars. He would not eat for days because it wasn't pizza. I reserved him oatmeal for two meals. He never did eat it and made himself puke. I felt terrible and made him something he liked. So guess who won that war. I don't know how our parents did it. I just can't make a kid eat something he doesn't like. My one son was born with a junk food gene. He will never change unless something really forces him to. My one daughter never eats junk food and loves fresh fruit and veggies. Both raised in the same house. In our house you ate what you were given, at least a small amount. I remember my mother saying eat at least 6 bites of liver. Raising four kids on a firemans salary was tight. But I still think there were other cheap things that weren't liver.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » July 22, 2006 2:12 pm

Never tried it in any form.. never wanted to, it doesn't look appealing. So I can't say if I'd like it or not.

thebeachbumm33 · Post by **thebeachbumm33** » July 22, 2006 2:18 pm

OceanCityGirl wrote:
To this day, I still remember the nights my mother served this for dinner, it was always the longest dinner sometimes lasting 3hrs, what made it worst was that my younger brother actually ate it while my other brothers and I just stared at it Things were really tight in our house so my mother didn't believe in wasting food.
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Only once with my three kids did I ever force one of them to eat anything. My one son lived for junk food. I got so tired of the food wars. He would not eat for days because it wasn't pizza. I reserved him oatmeal for two meals. He never did eat it and made himself puke. I felt terrible and made him something he liked. So guess who won that war. I don't know how our parents did it. I just can't make a kid eat something he doesn't like. My one son was born with a junk food gene. He will never change unless something really forces him to. My one daughter never eats junk food and loves fresh fruit and veggies. Both raised in the same house. In our house you ate what you were given, at least a small amount. I remember my mother saying eat at least 6 bites of liver. Raising four kids on a firemans salary was tight. But I still think there were other cheap things that weren't liver.

I know exactly what you mean, my older one(8) has such a diverse taste in foods, he'll try anything and usually likes it, he's really big on veggies and fruits. Our younger one(3) won't try a thing and will stick only to a grain diet(cheerios, nutri-grain cereal bars, etc...) his doctor said it's normal