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             Here is a
            "greens lover's" dish. Mustard Greens is usually a side dish to
            roast or chicken stew! It's really simple to prepare mustard greens.
             
             2
            bunches of mustard greens 
            1/2 med onion 
            1/2 cup fresh green onions 
            2" x 2" piece of  salt meat 
            bacon grease 
            1 tsp creole seasoning 
            2 chicken bullion cubes dissolved 
            salt and pepper to taste
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            Cube the salt meat and boil for about 5 minutes in
            about 2 cups of water.
            Save the liquid. 
             
             In a pot with some bacon grease begin to brown the
            onions. When the onions have wilted throw in the salt meat.
             
            Stir occasionally until every thing is partially
            browned.
             
            Dissolve the bullion cubes in one cup of water
             
             
             
             While preparing the base
            tear the spines from the leaves. This gives a sweeter mustard.
             
            Soak the mustard greens in cold water in the sink
            for about 15 minutes to soften any dirt on them..
             
             
             
             
             
             Taste the water from the salt meat. If it's not
            bitter pour about 1 a cup in the browned meat and onions to deglaze the pot. Add
            the bullion.
             
            Drain
            the mustard greens and rinse well moving the mustard around to wash
            away any dirt.
             
             
             
             
             
            Start putting the mustard (breaking it into about
            4" pieces) in until the pot is
            about 3/4 full, stir around, lower the fire and cover. Within about
            5 minutes the mustard in the pot will be wilted enough to add more
            fresh mustard. Continue to do this until it's all in the pot. Watch
            so the liquid doesn't cook all the way out. You need to keep at
            least 1" of liquid in it until it's almost done. You can add
            more water if you like the "pot liquor".
             
            Once all the mustard is wilted throw in the
            remainder of the seasonings and stir well.  
             
            Continue to cook it on low for about 15 minutes. Taste
            and season.
             
            Enjoy...
             
             
             
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