I would have had the same experience.

Thanks Jackie…Happy New Year to you also!

Bonnie,

Brunswick stew is certainly customizable. Butterbeans and pork are original to the recipe but you can overcome that! There’s plenty of other good vegetables: potatoes, tomatoes, okra and onions. You could add in corn. Leave out pork and make it will all chicken. Happy New Year!

They are among several that lay claim to the origination of Brunswick Stew. 🙂

Even if you’re okra-less, we still love you, Vicki! 🙂

I hope you enjoy it, Trish!

Laurabun,

I’m so happy you’re here to be a part of Syrup and Biscuits! 🙂

Oh, I didn’t misunderstand! I agree with you completely! I’m the one who didn’t make myself clear 🙁 Those with negative attitudes should be avoided. One bad apple and all that! 🙂 And I’m usually the first to render aid to someone in need, oftentimes to my own detriment. So, seems like we think alike on a few things. Take care and looking forward to your next post.
I’m glad you let me take part in your musings….
Happy days!!!

Laurabun,

I prefer not to be around negative people. One negative person can bring down a whole room of happy, positive people. I’m not in anyway suggesting that you don’t help out someone in a time of need and despair. That’s not what I mean at all. I’m referring to people who just look for things to complain about or make negative comments about. That’s my choice.

I’m so glad you’re here! 🙂

Dear Bearbbit,

I loved the description of your memory! It was so poetic and I thought it added to the story. Around the holidays, I am going to make a more traditional batch. I won’t use hog’s head but I will stew a whole chicken and a pork roast. I have to wait until I’m having lots of company because the recipe make forty ‘leven gallons. That may be closer to your memory of Brunswick Stew. The slow-cooker version is good, but it’s not as good as the traditional style. Stayed tuned!

I get what your saying about your husband. Mine doesn’t get excited about “my stuff” either. 🙂

I posted this recipe to a group page on FB composed of Southerns. Several of them made quite rude comments about butterbeans being added. “Sounds good but you got to get butterbeans out of it.” “I never heard of adding butterbeans to Brunswick Stew.” “My grandparents are rolling over in their graves.” I very politely commented that traditional Brunswick Stew contained butterbeans. They went off on me again! I decided this group didn’t need me and quickly exited before I brought hog’s heads into the dicussion! 🙂

Chris,

I’ve never made Burgoo Stew but I just looked it up. From what I can tell, the two are very similar but Brunswick Stew has more of a tomato-y, BBQ-y broth. Burgoo is regional to Kentucky. I’ve never even seen it on a restaurant menu outside of Kentucky. It looks delicious! 🙂

Mary,

We do, too! I hope you had a great vacation and are well rested. Welcome back! 🙂