Well if you’ve ever eaten more than a couple of these recipes you might be white trash…(I have by the way)
I especialy like the corn dog muffins, thats just classic…
Uh. Ambrosia is white trash? And quesadillas? Since when?
Since they recommended that you add cut up hot dogs.
What are you complaining about? I’m from West Kentucky and used to think Jeff Foxworthy was talking about my relatives. :eek:
All the best
Testy
I was going to reply to this thread this morning, but Abbie calling me ‘a prince’ took my breath away. Frankly, it still does and I hope I do not say anything (ever) to screw it up.
I know I am being overly-sensitive, but I bristle at the use of the term. Even worse is ‘Hillbilly.’ (Although I was a big fan of the newspaper by that name.) I guess everyone is allowed a pet peeve.
Taking offense where none is meant is foolish, but I suppose so is causing offense when you do not intend to. I recall Churchill said a gentleman ‘never causes offense unintentionally.’ Another little rule I try to live by.
In any case, I am off to the US and Mexico for five weeks. I am leaving in 48 hours. Until I return, feel free to chat amongst yourselves.
-Paul
I don’t care for “White Trash” because I do know the background of the term (and I can’t help but feel that bringing the word ‘white’ into it is bringing racism into it). However, I also agree with dropzone’s point about the flow:
So I use “just trash.” Works nicely for all races and socio-economic classes. Britney and her ‘pimp’ husband? They are just trash. My husband’s brother who has 3 kids by 3 different women and doesn’t support any of them? He is just trash. My cousin who never held a job for longer than 3 days (and I am not exaggerating) because “‘they’ can’t tell me what to do.”? Just trash.
I’m with you there. My family is solid Middle Class and we’ve had Ambrosia on Thanksgiving. And chicken-fried steak? Maybe it’s “white trash” in Oklahoma but it’s a diner staple! As has been noted elsewhere in this thread, “Southern” is not synonymous with “white trash”.
Deep-fried candy bars shouldn’t be on that list either. They can be had in NYC of all places!
I grew up with a lot of Rednecks and White Trash here in the Deep South. Some of them became really nice great people, and some didn’t, which is not so different from my middle class friends.
That said the term White Trash or Redneck don’t really bother me. Then again no one has ever used them on me.
Absolutely! In fact, I almost used that very phrase to describe the Spears wedding party. You can get a lot of mileage out of a shake of the head and, “Some folks are just trash.” You can use it every day and your friends will nod sagely and it will never get old because it’s TRUE.
You’re in Yorktown? But I’ve met you and you don’t have a Tidewater accent. (BTW, I love the Tidewater accent–it’s so Elizabethan!) My greatest regret about moving from Charlottesville is that it happened before I had developed a snooty Charlottesville accent. Just a little generic accent that sneaks out when I’m tired or am not careful when I say “car” or “pen.” (pronounced “core” and “pin” and they still confuse my children) 
Yeah, same here. My family is very solidly middle-class Alabamian/North Floridian and we’ve had many of those dishes.
And the deep-fried candy bar craze was imported from Ireland. Sounds Southern but isn’t… (not that Southerners don’t often have a lot of Irish in ‘em tho’, I look more Irish than most Irish girls…)
Oh, I’m not a native Virginian. I’m actually a native Californian (born in San Diego – you won’t meet many of those!). My mom is also from San Diego (Harbison Canyon actually) and my dad is from Humboldt County in Northern California by way of Oklahoma (his family moved to California just before WWII). I’m married to a native Wisconsinite (for 19 years) and have lived in New England (for 3 years) and Sicily (for 2) as well as Virginia (Norfolk for 6 years and Yorktown for 4). So I don’t have any accent to speak of – I’m a classic blend of this and that.
Actually, I thought that another name for Ambrosia was Waldorf Salad, so named because of it’s association with the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, which, if anyone is keeping score is certainly NOT trashy.
Also, I’ve always preferred the term “cheap trash” - it implies the same thing without any race implications, whatsoever. (Not that a Canadian girl like me knows anything about that, 'cus we don’t have racism in Canada…)
Yes - that’s what Waldorf Salad is - isn’t that also ambrosia? It is whenever my mom has made it…
Ambrosia is Cool Whip, tiny marshmallows (or large ones cut up), canned pineapple bits, orange bits, and maraschino cherries. And maybe cocoanut?
Yeah, or when I make it, I use sour cream instead of Cool Whip (sounds weird but is really, really good and not too sweet). My mom, born and raised in Alabama, makes the Waldorf salad but just calls it “fruit salad”.
—Off to Cafe Society----
Sorry, should have included a link for Ambrosia Salad.
Well, if anyone who considers theyselves white trash is in the market for a dog…