copied this off a FB history post:
Here is another Gullah story. Back in the '60s we hired this Gullah
woman from our farm labor to help out in the house and look after our
two young ones while we worked. She was an excellent cook, and told us
that she worked one time for a man named Capt'n Sam, a local shrimp boat
owner and had this story:
He was hunting and brought an egret it home for her to cook. She said"
Unna pluck dem feathers til the whole bak yaad been full. Unna cut de
nek off cuz dey ain't hev a pot big 'nuf to put de bird in. Unna put de
nek in de pot and unna bile an' bile em. Unna chek de meat and it be
tough. Unna bile em and bile em sum mo'. Capt'n. Sam cum in de do and
axe bout de bird. Unna tellum it be cook all dey long. Capt'n Sam set to
de tabul an' unna tek de nek out and win' roun' and roun’ on de plate.
Capt'n. Sam look and study dat nek fo' while and den say "' Gib dis nek
to de dawg."' Unna thro' the nek out de do to de dawg and dat dawg
smellum and run to de woods. Unna had to bury dat nek fo' dat dawg come
home. Unna tell Capt'n. Sam dat if 'e brung somp'in home lak dat 'gain,
yunna kin cook fo yoself."
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