Meredith,
Did you try fried okra? Mmm Mmmm. I could eat my weight it that stuff. It is definately an Okie thang. It grows well here so if someone plants it in their garden they usually have too much. Oklahoma is one of the few states where you can get fried okra on the menu.

And as for collard greens. Don't eat them raw. I heard they are poisonous if not cooked.

Any one ever eaten poke salat (that's not a typo)? It grows wild here.

Laurel
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