Talk:Hoppin' John

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[edit] Need a better image

I added the picture at the top on the article, but honestly, it is not looking good. Is there anyone to replace it with other one? --16:41, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree a truer image is needed. I will try to provide one, but I'll have to get my wife to fix some Hoppin' John so that I can photograph it! :) --Havinger (talk) 20:05, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Skippin' Jenny

I added the sentence about "Skippin' Jenny". The source is trans-generational verbal history from the South Carolina Low Country. I know of no published reference to cite. Does anyone know of a published reference to "Skippin' Jenny"? It is known to the people of Charleston, Columbia, and Orangeburg, SC and Tryon, NC at a minimum. I don't know how far this verbal history spread. Any help on citations will be appreciated! --Havinger (talk) 20:38, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

I found a link.........try reading here: signed....eggroll

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/hoppin_john_or_hopping_john_limping_kate_limping_susan/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.98.222.15 (talk) 18:09, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, I grew up in Charleston, and this recipe bares little resemblance to any Hoppin' John I've eaten in my life. I would rather depend on what people make in their own kitchens for what this dish is, versus a magazine or restaurant's gussied-up version. The skippin jenny bit was new to me - I've never heard it before. I think there should be more acknowledgment of regional variation because the picture looks more like soup than the rice dish I ate. Amesville (talk) 17:03, 16 March 2008 (UTC)