Granny's gone and done it again

[Nomadicus]

I fry, no likey the slime..

You can cut it up like you were going to fry and the add an onion and fresh tomatoes diced up and simmer that down to where the slime goes away. The acid in the tomato reacts with the slime's base. That's called okra salad in the deep south. Getting enough tomato in it is a must for the base to be neutralized. The onion is not a must have if one doesn't like it or can't eat it. We also pickle it with dill. It is supposed to come out crispy. The last batch didn't come out as crispy as I like. At least it wasn't slimy. I want some pickled like bread and butter pickles next season. You can see the okra salad in cans in some stores.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

ohh I also eat it with tomatoes and corn. I dont know what its called. I lived in Ga, for a long time and learned some dishes

 

[Nomadicus]

ohh I also eat it with tomatoes and corn. I dont know what its called. I lived in Ga, for a long time and learned some dishes

It's called Okra Salad. It's not a cold or raw salad it is cooked. You can add corn too. Some people would add some slices of link sausage or lean bacon and it's a one pot meal.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I was served some black eyed peas and was handed some jelly type dish I put it in my biscuit and got laughed at saying it belonged on the peas. To this day I dont know what it was. It was sweet=ish

 

[h2oratt]

What did it do when you planted it?

Just planted it in the ground

 

[Granny Hatchet]

It's called Okra Salad. It's not a cold or raw salad it is cooked. You can add corn too. Some people would add some slices of link sausage or lean bacon and it's a one pot meal.

sounds good with sausage in it. Never had it that way

 

[Nomadicus]

Granny the internet is full of recipes for even different ways to fry it with bacon and corn and tomatoes..... So many ways it would take months to try them all.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Granny the internet is full of recipes for even different ways to fry it with bacon and corn and tomatoes..... So many ways it would take months to try them all.

gonna mess around here and make me hungry!

 

[Nomadicus]

Just planted it in the ground

Okra needs a low nitrogen fertilizer high in phosphate and high in potassium. I have some 5-15-30 and okra thrives with small amount applied as the season moves along. Use no fertilizer until it is a few inches high. Okra doesn't do well where there are nematodes. There is an organic solution to get rid of nematodes. It's actually another nematode that eats the bad nematode. It should be thinned to one plant every foot and the rows 4' apart. Gloves and log sleeves to harvest. From what you have posted this is the best I can do to help get bit of okra growing. It does take some space as it will spread and sucker out.

 

[Nomadicus]

Granny I have not eaten much today but am about to eat some spaghetti.