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snappyturtle

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3. It took 22 years to come public with all this abuse? I'm

Reply to Dreamer Tatum (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 12:30 PM

Jul 2013

beginning to wonder a bit.....

I think that Paula having admitted her remarks may have encouraged Charles to
push a little harder...better story for her?

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Paula Deen I Did NOT Dress Up Black Chef Like Aunt Jemima [View all] The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP

I call BS on it, too Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #1

It took 22 years to come public with all this abuse? I'm snappyturtle Jul 2013 #3

Unless the other employee, Jones, makes the same claim, I call BS... joeybee12 Jul 2013 #22

while flipping hoecakes! bunnies Jul 2013 #2

They're corn pone, made with cornmeal. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #4

Really? bunnies Jul 2013 #5

Cornbread of a sort, baked on a hot hoe blade out in the fields traditionally. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #6

we call it "hot water cornbread" in this part of world. nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #13

How the Hoe Cake (Most Likely) Got Its Name1 TexasProgresive Jul 2013 #7

That was so interesting and well written. A joy to read. THANK YOU KittyWampus Jul 2013 #11

1 part hoe, 2 parts cake? DonRedwood Jul 2013 #8

:) bunnies Jul 2013 #9

It's a regional thing. Igel Jul 2013 #12

I probably never would have linked farming tools to cooking... bunnies Jul 2013 #16

I live so far in the Deep South Aerows Jul 2013 #14

ewww. Grits. bunnies Jul 2013 #15

With cheese and Tabasco Aerows Jul 2013 #17

Cheese! bunnies Jul 2013 #18

Cheese and Tabasco Aerows Jul 2013 #19

I'll definitely try them again with your advice. bunnies Jul 2013 #20

You might find that you like them :) Aerows Jul 2013 #21

mmmm. red beans & rice. bunnies Jul 2013 #23

If you like red beans and rice Aerows Jul 2013 #27

lol. I'd weigh 500 lbs if I lived down there. bunnies Jul 2013 #28

It's actually very good for you Aerows Jul 2013 #30

lol. bunnies Jul 2013 #31

And shrimp. Cheese grits with shrimp is amazing. NOT instant grits though. nolabear Jul 2013 #24

Oh Lord Aerows Jul 2013 #25

From the complaint filed in March of 2011 Skwmom Jul 2013 #10

Boy, they very liberally switch from "made" to "tried to make." nolabear Jul 2013 #26

Back in the day.... AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #29