Collard liquor
| Alternative names | Pot liquor, potlikker |
|---|---|
| Type | Soup |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Southern United States |
| Main ingredients | Liquid from boiling greens (collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens); sometimes salt, smoked pork or smoked turkey |
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Collard liquor, also known as pot liquor, sometimes spelled potlikker[1] or pot likker[2] is the liquid that is left behind after boiling greens (collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens); it is sometimes seasoned with salt and pepper, smoked pork or smoked turkey. Pot liquor contains essential vitamins and minerals including iron and vitamin C. Especially important is that it contains a lot of vitamin K, which aids in blood clotting. The word is also used in To Kill a Mockingbird in the quote "I've seen Atticus pat his foot when there's fiddlin' on the radio, and he loves pot liquor better'n any man I ever saw.", Book: To Kill a Mockingbird, Author: Harper Lee, Chapter: 23, page: 303
Former Senator and Governor of Georgia Zell Miller wrote a defense of the traditional spelling 'potlikker' to the New York Times.[1]
References
- 1 2 "POT LIQUOR OR POTLIKKER?". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 23 February 1982. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ↑ Covey, Herbert C.; Dwight Eisnach (2009). What the slaves ate: recollections of African American foods and foodways from the slave narratives. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-313-37497-X.