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Beverly Hillbillies: What was Granny referring to when she cooked "Vittles"?
Posted on 7/31/17 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 7/31/17 at 1:56 pm
Is the term "Vittles" a general term for food or does it refer to a specific dish? Everyone I ask gives me different answer.
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Posted on 7/31/17 at 1:58 pm to Commandeaux
vittles is a dish of possum and greens...preferably with cornbread on the side
Posted on 7/31/17 at 1:59 pm to Commandeaux
That was a general term for standard meals. Jethro only got excited when she said she was cooking up some possum.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 2:01 pm to Commandeaux
everything
Posted on 7/31/17 at 2:27 pm to MorbidTheClown
"Vittles" is the pronounciation for victuals, which is a general term for food.
quote:
Middle English: from Old French vitaille, from late Latin victualia, neuter plural of Latin victualis, from victus ‘food’; related to vivere ‘to live.’ The pronunciation still represents the early spelling vittel ; later spelling has been influenced by the Latin form.
This post was edited on 7/31/17 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 7/31/17 at 2:29 pm to Stadium Rat
right...like "grub".
Posted on 7/31/17 at 2:32 pm to MorbidTheClown
food
Posted on 7/31/17 at 2:37 pm to Commandeaux
If anyone gives you an answer other than food they have been pulling on Grannies XXX jug.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:10 pm to Commandeaux
I recently re-watched the first 2 episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. Good stuff.
The oil was not discovered as shown in the opening credits. A young stranger asked if he could do some wildcatting down by Jed's slough, and Granny said he could because she'd be happy to be rid of the critters. Jed said the joke was on the young man, though, because the slough was full of oil.
The stranger, who was with an oil company, later told Jed he would like to pump the oil out of his slough. Jed said he would too, but he couldn't afford to.
Vittles is food, in general. It includes possum belly, grits, smoked crawdads, etc.
The oil was not discovered as shown in the opening credits. A young stranger asked if he could do some wildcatting down by Jed's slough, and Granny said he could because she'd be happy to be rid of the critters. Jed said the joke was on the young man, though, because the slough was full of oil.
The stranger, who was with an oil company, later told Jed he would like to pump the oil out of his slough. Jed said he would too, but he couldn't afford to.
Vittles is food, in general. It includes possum belly, grits, smoked crawdads, etc.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:17 pm to Twenty 49
What temp and how long to sous vide possum
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:18 pm to Twenty 49
Pumping that oil got Jed a cement pond.
And I'm sure Jethro got Miss Hathaway and she would be a legit WYHI thread.
And I'm sure Jethro got Miss Hathaway and she would be a legit WYHI thread.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:31 pm to Martini
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And I'm sure Jethro got Miss Hathaway and she would be a legit WYHI thread.
She would have been more interested in Elly May
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:42 pm to Commandeaux
The more obscure term was not 'vittles' but 'epizooti'. It was used as an excuse to drink booze to cure the disease.
Epizooti is a country term for a sickness passed from an animal to a human.
Epizooti is a country term for a sickness passed from an animal to a human.
Posted on 7/31/17 at 3:54 pm to Commandeaux
Posted on 7/31/17 at 4:09 pm to TigerMyth36
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Jethro only got excited when she said she was cooking up some possum.
and he needed the fat to throw his fastball
This post was edited on 7/31/17 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 7/31/17 at 5:46 pm to Zach
quote:Pretty sure Granny referred to booze as her "roomatiz medicine".
The more obscure term was not 'vittles' but 'epizooti'. It was used as an excuse to drink booze to cure the disease.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 5:44 pm to Commandeaux
what season did they quit the food joke and just ate regular food??? like fried chicken gravy potatoes and pie ect I one point they did !! i guess they got tired of the food joke!! was it the later seasons? i remember they quit talking about eating the possem crow ect....
Posted on 8/28/17 at 5:49 pm to uncle popeye
i remember in one of the later episodes jed was dancing & granny said you aint no buddy ebsen & jed said who??
..... yes they actually said that!!
..... yes they actually said that!!
This post was edited on 8/28/17 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:09 pm to Commandeaux
Vittles was an answer in the NYT crossword today!
Posted on 8/29/17 at 7:47 am to Commandeaux
There's a restaurant in Tennessee that you can order vittles. It's just a sample of everything.
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