Wednesday morning we had some frost on elevated surfaces like the car windshields, the roof, and a pile of pine straw. It was not a "killing frost," but I thought it was a good enough reason to gather a few collard leaves, which are said to be improved by frost, and cook them. They did not disappoint.
The unusually warm weather that we had which I thought would be a boon to the fall crops ended up being quite the boon to the caterpillars which eat the fall crops, so I have really had to fight them this year. Hopefully the cooler weather will slow down the pests and we can get more of the greens for ourselves.
Sounds good. My mama was a great cook. Sherry brags on mama's collards I think, more than any of her terrific home cooking.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved collards. Once near Andy Griffin's TV town I tried a collard sandwich. I was surprised because it WEREN"T no sandwich a'tall. hahaha