When I was a kid, my mother, a Southern Girl always made us a big pot of soup with left over ham.The soup consisted of water, diced ham, potatoes cut into nice sized chunks, diced onions and lots of green beans. Salt and pepper to taste.
This was a year round comfort food. Something about how the green beans and ham flavored the potatoes. The broth was so good.
I remember once my mother made this soup with salt pork. I was doing the dishes after the meal was over. I liked how the flavors of what was cooked had flavored the salt pork and as I did the dishes I was eating the salt pork from the pot. How disgusting is that? I think I actually overdosed on the fat because I became so sick. I think actually had salt pork coming from my pores, I was so sick, lol.
Today, I stick to just using ham. Much safer that way.
This was a year round comfort food. Something about how the green beans and ham flavored the potatoes. The broth was so good.
I remember once my mother made this soup with salt pork. I was doing the dishes after the meal was over. I liked how the flavors of what was cooked had flavored the salt pork and as I did the dishes I was eating the salt pork from the pot. How disgusting is that? I think I actually overdosed on the fat because I became so sick. I think actually had salt pork coming from my pores, I was so sick, lol.
Today, I stick to just using ham. Much safer that way.
