Comments on: Collard Sandwich

By: John Sharp

John Sharp — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:22:28 +0000

I was just looking for a recipe for really thin crispy fried cornbread tonight like the one I was fed at the Augusta GA jail (I was there as an official visitor, not an inmate, thank goodness!). Other than your photo, the others I saw on google/images are NOT like this except for one, which is Paula Deens “Lace Hoecake” recipe, which I think is a pretty silly name, but I’m sure it’s yummy.

By: Fried Cornbread

Fried Cornbread — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:08:35 +0000

[...] Festival in North Carolina. I stood in a line on the baking hot fair grounds waiting for one of Shirley’s famous collard sandwiches for what seemed like ages. And I’d do it again in a heartbeat. The sandwich is genius. It’s a [...]

By: Shirley’s Goodies-Interview

Shirley’s Goodies-Interview — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:00:16 +0000

[...] a recent visit to N.C., I met up with Patsy Delk of the famous Shirley’s Goodies Collard Sandwich. I’m sure you all remember that incredible sandwich, [...]

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:29:10 +0000

oh no! my tastebuds were fooled! I ate fatback and didn’t even know it. but, such is the risk for us vegetarians. sigh. good thing i only took a small bite. thanks for the info Patsy. hope to see you at the festival next year! i can’t wait to try more of your good viddles!

By: Jen (eatmovelove)

Jen (eatmovelove) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:18:49 +0000

Interesting…I’ve never seen that type of sandwich before! Looks delish though. Just found your blog. It’s great! Look forward to exploring it more.

By: patsy delk

patsy delk — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:00:47 +0000

Jennifer, my personal email address is: patsydelk@bellsouth.net. You or your readers can contact me if you want. Sincerely, Patsy

By: patsy delk

patsy delk — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:52:57 +0000

Dear Jennifer, I am so sorry I did not get the chance to talk to you. We really enjoy and appreciate getting the opportunity to convince “out of towners” to try our collard sandwiches. We just were too busy this year to do any socializing on Saturday however Sunday was a lot less crowded and had time to speak to people. We did, however, season the collards you had with fat back seasoning. The cornbread was cooked in vegetable oil. The collards I referred to earlier without fat back seasoning was a special order we took to a festival (Storytelling Festival- Laurinburg, NC) because I knew we had “veggies” attending. I do not have a web page but may check into getting one – people ask us all the time how to get in touch with us. Thanks again. Please let me know when you are going to be back in town and we will fix you a plate of goodies just for you!!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:15:34 +0000

Thank you Patsy! It’s great to know that local, seasonal, and vegetarian friendly ingredients are used in the collard sandwich. I was pretty sure I didn’t taste any meat seasonings in those collards and I have pretty keen taste buds. I appreciate you looking out for us veggies. I will look for your booth next time I’m at a N.C. festival. I live in D.C. now so I’m not down there too often. Do you have a website that I (and my readers) could check out?

By: patsy delk

patsy delk — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:42:03 +0000

Dear Jennifer,
Thank you for your post and kind words about our “famous” (lol) collard sandwich. There are many questions and skepticism about them. My mom (Shirley) cooks and certainly tells us (her kids) how to season all the food with love and time tested recipes. We go to local festivals. Our food is raised by us and our cousin’s farm. We will be at the Scotland County Pow Wow in Legion Park on Saturday, October 24th. I am sorry the wait was so long at the John Blue Festival – we were really working very hard to wait on everyone. If you come out this Saturday, see me or any of my brothers and we will give you a collard sandwich to enjoy! We appreciate people enjoying our food. My brothers and I donate our time and give Mama the money we make to help her out. Please try to visit us – I got lots of things I want you to try. Also, on the vegetarian verison, we have cooked the collards for vegetarians with olive/vegetable oil and without the “fatback”.
Thanks, Patsy

By: mere

mere — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:18:54 +0000

yum! so jealous i missed out!