Word: okra
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Differences between Texas and Massachusetts: A lot of people here have never seen okra or grits...
...flag stands for many things to me, and it is the symbol of good 'ole Dixieland. The South stands for fried okra, fried squash and fried catfish. The South stands for and stands up for religion: The South is the Bible Belt. The South stands for big 'ole mosquitoes. The South stands for the southern accent, including y'all, tar (can go flat), bud (e.g. the mockin'), rasslin' and tin (after nine...
...just did not have enough confidence at the time to "shoot everyone the finger," so to speak. For awhile, I adopted the strangest manner of dress, suitable for gypsy costumes in a late 1930s musical. I despised things Dallas or Southern, and I rejected bar-b-qued chicken, okra and squash souffle. My parents, I think, believed I was mad, and they wrung their hands in despair...
...strength last week in the state senate, which passed a bill to extend the life of his agency. The acid test may come when Republican Governor Bill Clements, no Hightower fan, decides whether to sign the measure. A veto could send Hightower packing to his backyard tomato-and- okra patch. But the feisty populist is unlikely to moderate his radical position. As he has said, "There's nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos...
Madelon Fuller's childhood memories of Waxahachie, Texas (pop. 18,560), include chasing fireflies, catching crawdads and eating plenty of fried okra, gravy-soaked chicken-fried steak and eggs. Not surprisingly, Fuller's cholesterol level went into orbit -- 324 mg per 100 ml of blood, in contrast to an optimal level of 200 mg -- and by age 44 she had had triple-bypass surgery. She went on a restrictive diet, and her cholesterol level plunged. But her arteries were still choking. Early this year her doctor suggested adding an experimental drug called lovastatin to her regimen. Within four months...