Comments on: Ruminating on the Rural, Deep South Mississippi Delta http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/ It's all about taking time to seek out a better way, while exploring the less traveled side roads along the path . . . Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:44:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: It's Been a Year « The Journey Home http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-19478 It's Been a Year « The Journey Home Sat, 05 May 2007 13:18:00 +0000 http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/#comment-19478 [...] Out I love to eat, and I love to eat out. But Dee’s passing reference to towns that did or did not have “places to eat,” struck me [...] [...] Out I love to eat, and I love to eat out. But Dee’s passing reference to towns that did or did not have “places to eat,” struck me [...]

]]> By: John Dobbs http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-18692 John Dobbs Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:22:00 +0000 http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/#comment-18692 Dee, I spent six years in the Mississippi Delta ... and have lived with a Delta woman for almost 20 years! Her home town is Ruleville, which is about ten miles East of Cleveland. I wish I had known you were driving through ... I could have recommended some stops! As you drove through Cleveland you should have stopped at Delta Cream Donuts ... the best in the entire world. And I know my donuts. I would have sent you to my in-law's home for some of the best food you could have had on your trip. And in Clarksdale ... please ... if you ever go back you have to eat at Abe's bar-b-cue. Do not pass up the hot tamales. Greg hasn't eaten fried dill pickles eh? Dipped in ranch dressing? Get with it man! I first ate those in Leland, MS at Cisero's ... a wonderful place to eat ... pickled followed by blackened catfish. I'm so hungry right now! I'm glad Danny read this post...I was going to tell him about it. Dee, I spent six years in the Mississippi Delta … and have lived with a Delta woman for almost 20 years! Her home town is Ruleville, which is about ten miles East of Cleveland.

I wish I had known you were driving through … I could have recommended some stops!

As you drove through Cleveland you should have stopped at Delta Cream Donuts … the best in the entire world. And I know my donuts.

I would have sent you to my in-law’s home for some of the best food you could have had on your trip.

And in Clarksdale … please … if you ever go back you have to eat at Abe’s bar-b-cue. Do not pass up the hot tamales.

Greg hasn’t eaten fried dill pickles eh? Dipped in ranch dressing? Get with it man! I first ate those in Leland, MS at Cisero’s … a wonderful place to eat … pickled followed by blackened catfish. I’m so hungry right now!

I’m glad Danny read this post…I was going to tell him about it.

]]> By: brian http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-18000 brian Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:23:20 +0000 http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/#comment-18000 cool, I would love to see all those blues places and eat some good catfish. I have friends in northern miss, but haven't even been there in a long time. only pass through jackson on 55 a couple of times going to LA. sounds like a great trip and thanks for sharing. cool, I would love to see all those blues places and eat some good catfish. I have friends in northern miss, but haven’t even been there in a long time. only pass through jackson on 55 a couple of times going to LA.

sounds like a great trip and thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Greg England http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-17985 Greg England Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:39:29 +0000 http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/#comment-17985 Deep fried dill pickles? I think I just lost my apetite for dinner! Other than your weird culinary delights, it sounds like a very interesting trip. My mother and her mother loved to make that kind of trip. Go nowhere in particular and see everything there is to see along the way. As for poverty and gratitude for what we have, that was really impressed upon my family the first trip we made to San Felipe, Mexico. We saw families living in the shell of old vans. Interestingly, one van had a big screen TV in it! Kids played with flattened footballs. Houses were made of cardboard and scraps of metal scavaged from the dump ... which was in the middle of this particular neighborhood. Yes, we have much for which to be thankful. Thanks for sharing your trip! Deep fried dill pickles? I think I just lost my apetite for dinner! Other than your weird culinary delights, it sounds like a very interesting trip. My mother and her mother loved to make that kind of trip. Go nowhere in particular and see everything there is to see along the way.

As for poverty and gratitude for what we have, that was really impressed upon my family the first trip we made to San Felipe, Mexico. We saw families living in the shell of old vans. Interestingly, one van had a big screen TV in it! Kids played with flattened footballs. Houses were made of cardboard and scraps of metal scavaged from the dump … which was in the middle of this particular neighborhood. Yes, we have much for which to be thankful.

Thanks for sharing your trip!

]]> By: Dee Andrews http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-17947 Dee Andrews Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:26:11 +0000 http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/#comment-17947 Danny - We went through all of those small towns (except Rolling Fork) Saturday on our way home. When we got to Belzoni, about noon, we were in the acclaimed Catfish Capital of the World and so looked high and low for a catfish place in which to eat. In fact, last weekend, the weekend before we arrived, had been the annual Catfish Festival with many activities and we saw unusually decorated giant catfish in front of businesses all through the town. We could not find one single cafe or restaurant in the whole town, much less one that served their famed delicacy. We were highly disappointed, as well as very hungry, but kept driving on down to Yazoo City where we finally found the little greasy spoon on the outskirts of town in front of an old strip mall that didn't look very promising, but actually had delicious fried catfish after all. We traveled down old Hwy. 61 from Clarksdale for an hour or so and then cut across to Hwy. 49 all the way on down to Jackson and then on down to Hattiesburg, so saw a whole lot of the country you grew up in. It was a great trip that we highly enjoyed. Dee Danny -

We went through all of those small towns (except Rolling Fork) Saturday on our way home. When we got to Belzoni, about noon, we were in the acclaimed Catfish Capital of the World and so looked high and low for a catfish place in which to eat.

In fact, last weekend, the weekend before we arrived, had been the annual Catfish Festival with many activities and we saw unusually decorated giant catfish in front of businesses all through the town.

We could not find one single cafe or restaurant in the whole town, much less one that served their famed delicacy. We were highly disappointed, as well as very hungry, but kept driving on down to Yazoo City where we finally found the little greasy spoon on the outskirts of town in front of an old strip mall that didn’t look very promising, but actually had delicious fried catfish after all.

We traveled down old Hwy. 61 from Clarksdale for an hour or so and then cut across to Hwy. 49 all the way on down to Jackson and then on down to Hattiesburg, so saw a whole lot of the country you grew up in.

It was a great trip that we highly enjoyed.

Dee

]]> By: Danny http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-17927 Danny Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:26:03 +0000 http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/#comment-17927 Dee, you are singing my delta tune. Being a boy from Greenville MS I am well aqquainted with the Delta backroads. I have been on a bunch of them from Rosedale to Indianola to Belzoni to Itta Bena to Shaw to Drew to Rolling Fork to Clarksdale. Thanks for the reminder of how special that area is and my home state is. Dee, you are singing my delta tune. Being a boy from Greenville MS I am well aqquainted with the Delta backroads. I have been on a bunch of them from Rosedale to Indianola to Belzoni to Itta Bena to Shaw to Drew to Rolling Fork to Clarksdale.

Thanks for the reminder of how special that area is and my home state is.

]]> By: cwinwc http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/comment-page-1/#comment-17906 cwinwc Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:09:55 +0000 http://deeandrews.net/2007/04/26/ruminating-on-the-rural-deep-south-mississippi-delta/#comment-17906 Living in an area prone to hurricanes I know that we're only one direct hit away from a "Cat 4 or 5" to be in the same boat. Life can certainly change on a dime. Living in an area prone to hurricanes I know that we’re only one direct hit away from a “Cat 4 or 5″ to be in the same boat. Life can certainly change on a dime.

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