What in the world was doing in Hooterville?

There aint no news there..hasnt been for quite some time now..

You must have been just passin’ thru..or maybe you were just a tourist of sorts..or like one of the many historians that come here to see the spot where General Lee sat during the Neck Parade..

What color car was you drivin’? I prolly saw you..when I am sitting on top of that horse mansion I am building..and squint my eyes..I can see the steeple on Anderson Brothers bank..least I think it’s the bank..aint sure tho..

That chicken and rice “perlow” isnt “perlow” unless it is cooked in a cast iron pot..you cant use a regular old store bought pot..different flavor all together..

Next time you are in Hooterville..look me up..I aint hard to find..I’m the only guy sitting on top of a horse mansion..drinking beer..but please dont tell my wife that..I have her convinced that I am working and all those beer cans are from tourists..riding by and chunkin’ them out in our yard...

Pileau came to the U.S. a long, long time ago as a French dish, but as is common in the South, the word became stretched and Southernized, turning it into Per-low. It was supposed to be pronounced pi-lou (short I sound - think Pig) Anyway, pileau has since been switched around to add and lose certain ingredients, but don’t let anyone tell you that chicken bog and pileau are the same thing. Nope. No way.
By the way, another word I was fascinated to hear upon my arrival to the “deep south” - beer. How anyone could get 2, and darn near 3, syllables out of beer is beyond me. Down towards Andrews, Kingstree & Georgetown, they pronounce it Bay-yuah.” Interesting stuff.

After about 3 six-packs..you’d be surprised how far you can stretch 4 letter words...

I aint from here..I just picked up all their bad habits..Jamie Knight will be able to tell you all about it if she will come back to Hooterville and sit up on top of the horse mansion and drink beer with me for a day..

Oh Man..I spelled her name wrong..she wont come back down here now for sure..

Sorry Jaime..it’s a bad day for me..I’m sober..Today’s my birthday..I woke up old..

I’ll be back to normal later this afternoon..*lol*

Mmmm… bog.

Funny timing on the subject of “pilau.”
My husband made some the other day for us!
I’ve told him before my favorite dish growing up (and requested for my birthday) was chicken and rice. He automatically thought chicken bog, however, I like it separate: chicken # and # rice.
Then the conversation turned to how one can tell the difference when saying “chicken and rice” ... whether it’s chicken bog or the two separate dishes: chicken and rice.

Happy birthday, Wolf! I like to drop by Possum Fork and other scenic J’ville areas now and again. I totally agree with you about the cast iron pot - it makes the food taste so much better, if the pot has been properly seasoned.

Seasoned pot is important.

Thank You Jaime…

“cured” I think is the word they use here..for the pot being seasoned right..

I live about 7 minutes east of J’ville..havent eaten at The Shady Rest in ages tho..last time we ate there..they had pool tables and a few game machines..

Very nice place to eat...or it used to be..I’ll have to revisit it now and see..

That was the first time I’d eaten at the Shady Rest in a long time. I think the last time I went, they still had the pool tables. I had the grilled chicken sandwich when I went a few weeks ago. It was pretty good. A few years back, it snowed and the power went out. We went to the Shady Rest to get some breakfast. The power was out at the restaurant, too, but luckily the grill was still hot enough for them to cook on.

I love their grilled chicken sandwich..the wife swears by them..They used to make a pretty mean steak too..

I think the gameroom/pool table atmosphere was the reason we stopped going..the kids there started making us feel old..

My last post shows how tired I am lately..I live west of J’ville..towards that City without a Lake..We’ve been in this area for 10 years now..so we were here for that snow storm..it iced up real bad and about all of the power lines broke..that very storm convinced me to finally break down and buy a generator..havent used it since..gotta love my luck..

They used to have a nice pizza place there on the corner of Main at the red light..but I havent been by there for awhile..it is probably gone too..alot of eating places come and go in that lil town..My favorite is in the next town south of J’ville..Hemingway..The Chinese place on the right as you are heading in..We get take out there quite often and the prices are good..

Now you done made me hungry..I gotta go eat..

Maybe we will cross paths down here some time..

Take Care Jaime!

I think the pizza place on the corner might still be in business - I’ll check it out and let you know. Since we’re talking about Hemingway/Johnsonville restaurants, I always thought the fried chicken at Kenny’s was awesome, until it burned down. I heard they opened another restaurant in Hemingway, but I haven’t been there, yet. I think I’ve eaten at the Chinese place you mentioned - is it next to the Coachman Inn?

I believe it is ..I know for sure it is next to a funeral home..if that helps..

Kenny’s chicken was great...now we hit the KFC there by Hardee’s every now and then..I like KFC but only once every couple of months..I didnt know Kenny’s had re-opened tho..gotta check that out too..

We sound like we love to eat..I hope people dont read this and think poorly of us..

I know what you mean - I hadn’t eaten dinner yet when I wrote that last comment.

Jaime Dear..I went through Hemingway and J’ville today...the pizza place is still there..and the China Garden is next to the Coachman..

It’s nice to know that we wont go hungry..