Potlikker (Pot Liquor)

Ingredients

• Turnip greens
• Water
• One pound sliced side meat

Directions

First you get some turnip greens. You have to wash turnip greens many times…turnip greens contain more manganese than do mustard greens….you take the greens and the turnips and you put them in the pot. Remember this: Do not salt them. Do not put any salt, do not put any pepper, do not put any mustard, do not put any kind of seasoning in the pot with them….put in a sizable quantity of water….put in there a piece of salted side meat…you ought to put about a 1 pound hunk of side meat that is sliced, but not clear through, just down to the skin part….it will properly temper the turnip greens when it has been cooked through. That is all the seasoning that is needed. When you have cooked the greens until they are tender and the turnips until they are tender, you take up the turnips and the greens, and the soup that is left is potlikker. That brings on the real question of the art of eating potlikker….You draw off the potlikker and you eat it separately from the turnip greens.

Source — Senator Huey Long
Congressional Record, June 12, 1935
Prepared by Bruce R. Magee
Louisiana Anthology
July 18, 2020

Potlikker (Pot Liquor)

Ingredients

• Turnip greens
• Water
• One pound sliced side meat

Directions

First you get some turnip greens. You have to wash turnip greens many times…turnip greens contain more manganese than do mustard greens….you take the greens and the turnips and you put them in the pot. Remember this: Do not salt them. Do not put any salt, do not put any pepper, do not put any mustard, do not put any kind of seasoning in the pot with them….put in a sizable quantity of water….put in there a piece of salted side meat…you ought to put about a 1 pound hunk of side meat that is sliced, but not clear through, just down to the skin part….it will properly temper the turnip greens when it has been cooked through. That is all the seasoning that is needed. When you have cooked the greens until they are tender and the turnips until they are tender, you take up the turnips and the greens, and the soup that is left is potlikker. That brings on the real question of the art of eating potlikker….You draw off the potlikker and you eat it separately from the turnip greens.

Source — Senator Huey Long
Congressional Record, June 12, 1935
Prepared by Bruce R. Magee
Louisiana Anthology
July 18, 2020

Jambalaya

Ingredients

• 1 Package of Jambalaya (Zatarains)
• 1 Pound of Chicken
• 1 Pound of Sausage
• 5 Cups of Water

Directions

1. Prep the chicken and sausage by cutting into small pieces.
2. Once cut up brown the chicken in a pot.
3. After chicken is brown add sausage to brown as well.
4. Once both are brown add your water and Zatarains mix in and mix well.
5. Once mixed bring to a boil.
6. When it starts boiling reduce heat to simmer and cover for 25-30 minutes.
7. Remove from heat mix up and serve.

Prepared by Connor Breaux
Louisiana Anthology
June 8, 2020

Jambalaya

Ingredients

• 1 Package of Jambalaya (Zatarains)
• 1 Pound of Chicken
• 1 Pound of Sausage
• 5 Cups of Water

Directions

1. Prep the chicken and sausage by cutting into small pieces.
2. Once cut up brown the chicken in a pot.
3. After chicken is brown add sausage to brown as well.
4. Once both are brown add your water and Zatarains mix in and mix well.
5. Once mixed bring to a boil.
6. When it starts boiling reduce heat to simmer and cover for 25-30 minutes.
7. Remove from heat mix up and serve.

Prepared by Connor Breaux
Louisiana Anthology
June 8, 2020

Cornmeal Rusk

Ingredients

• 6 Cups of Cornmeal
• 4 Cups of Flour
• 2 Cups of Molasses
• 2 Teaspoons of Saleratus

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together well. 
2. Knead it into a dough.
3. Make two cakes out of the dough and place on a pan.
4. Bake the two cakes as you pone for 1 hour.
5. Pull cakes out, let them cool and enjoy.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Connor Breaux
Louisiana Anthology
June 8, 2020

Cornmeal Rusk

Ingredients

• 6 Cups of Cornmeal
• 4 Cups of Flour
• 2 Cups of Molasses
• 2 Teaspoons of Saleratus

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together well. 
2. Knead it into a dough.
3. Make two cakes out of the dough and place on a pan.
4. Bake the two cakes as you pone for 1 hour.
5. Pull cakes out, let them cool and enjoy.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Connor Breaux
Louisiana Anthology
June 8, 2020

Roast Fowl

Ingredients

• 1 Fowl
• 2 Tablespoons of Butter
• 1 Teaspoon of Pepper
• 1 Teaspoon of Salt

Directions

1. Clean and defeather the fowl thoroughly.
2. Season the fowl on both sides.
3. Place a skillet on the stove heat and add butter.
4. Once butter is melted and pan is hot add the fowl to the pot.
5. Roast the Fowl for 20 minutes some may take longer or shorter depending on the size.
6. Once the Fowl is done serve with a sauce if wanted and enjoy.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Connor Breaux
Louisiana Anthology
June 8, 2020