Fresh Turnip, Mustard, Or Collard Greens

Recipe Ingredients

1		Greens - (about 2 lbs)
		Salt
1/4 lb	113g / 4oz	Salt pork - diced
1/2 cup	118ml	Water - salted, boiling
		Vinegar or pepper sauce

Recipe Instructions

Check leaves of greens carefully; remove pulpy stems and discolored spots on leaves. Wash thoroughly in several changes of warm water; add a little salt to the last rinse. Put greens in colander to drain.

Cook salt pork, covered, about 10 minutes in 1/2 cup boiling salted water. Add greens, a few at a time; cover and cook slowly until greens are tender. Do not overcook.

Serve with vinegar.

Source:
NOTE: An alternate method is to wash greens carefully and put them into a large cooker with only the water that clings to leaves. Add salt and bacon drippings after the greens have cooked tender. Southern Living Magazine, April, 1974.

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