h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Yep, can't tolerate the little strappy thing between my toes. Never did like mud between my toes either......

I can't go outside barefooted anymore either

I on the other hand like mud between my toes. Maybe I'm a hillbilly after all.

The Hillbilly stereotype is innaccurate? Just reassure me that there will be moonshine and linedancing.

Bagpuss, the only line dancing I have ever done was the Bunny Hop . However, I am willing to give it a go if someone will show me how.

I don't know about the moonshine, but there will certainly be homemade cranberry .

Texans line dance. Hillbillies square dance.

Let's see. Hillbilly stereotypes. Lil'Abner and Daisy May. Corncob pipes. Pick-up trucks. Coon dogs. Overalls. Moonshine. Cornbread and greens. Shotguns. Front porch rocking chairs. Fiddles, banjos and spoons. Hunting and fishing. Uneducated. Lazy. Shiftless. Inbred. Clannish. Dangerous. Hot-tempered.

I agree that being considered a Hillbilly is a liability in polite society, even though we know that true mountaineers are hard-working, honest, intelligent and friendly. Hyp, I imagine you refer to yourself an a Hillbilly as a way of thumbing your nose at the fancy folks.

Wolfgang, you make oxtail soup? That sounds pretty hillbilly-ish to me.............Oxtail soup is yummy!!
A lot of your descriptions could also fit farmers and cowboys....It's tough to stereotype a segment of the population.....kind of like racial profiling.
Our grandmother's sister wore calico housedresses and men's workboots. She sat on her front porch in a rocking chair and smoked a corn cob pipe........when she wasn't chewing tobacco.
Grandma on the other hand, was anything but a hillbilly.

Grandma was never fun-loving enough to be a Hillbilly. At least Hillbillies enjoy themselves.

Grandma had too many kids to have time to have fun...........well, maybe someone had some fun...........

Where did you go for breakfast? And did you get your hair cut?

We had peanut butter toast for breakfast. We were too lazy to get around any sooner.

My hairdresser called in sick this morning. They called me and let me know, but I still have this mop of hair.

I am trying to come up with the perfect breakfast menu - or rather brunch menu for the meet. People will be wandering in for several days and at all hours. So, it needs to be something I can set out buffet style and replinish fairly easily. I'm thinking biscuits and gravy, certainly. That's what real hillbillies eat for breakfast, after all. Country sausage and slab bacon. Probably not eggs. That would keep me in the kitchen all day since they need to be done fresh for each person. Lots of fresh fruit.

I think biscuits and gravy with fresh fruit would be perfect. I'm not even sure I would worry about bacon and sausage. You would have to have a way to keep it warm......the gravy you can keep in a crock pot.

Sausage gravy?

The Cracker Barrel does a hash brown casserole that's good. Keeping it warm would present a challenge though since you don't have a steam table. If it's to be brunch, how about some sliced ham with good bread and cinnamon rolls or pull apart cinnamon bread?

I found the Hashbrown Casserole Recipe. I'll email it to you.

The ham we could keep chilled rather than hot. That would work. I can buy a Smithfield ham and bake it a few days before. Those cinnamon raisin biscuits are good.

Factory Card Outlet sells those disposable chafing dishes. They're cheap and we wouldn't have to wash them.

I was thinking of making homemade sausage ahead and forming it into patties and freezing them. That way I can use less fat and still get the right flavor.

That sounds like several good ideas. I have a recipe that JoAnn gave me for a breakfast bread using crescent rolls and cream cheese. It is very tasty. I'll hunt it up as well.

Raymond's sausage is so lean you have to use a little bit of oil to cook it.

There is also Monkey Bread.