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2. Butter. Paula Deen – One of my favorite chef’s to watch. She demanded, I bowed to her awesomeness. THX Paula, you ROCK!

3. Flour. Debbie C. –  Every single culture on this wonderful planet, grind some sort of grain for use in making some sort of bread.

4. Bread – Lynee Olver (“IS the most important food invention. I want the #1 slot! Historical significants alone should put it there.”) <Lynee is the owner of Food Time Line dot ORG – the most interesting culinary website in existence! See link on the right side of this page.>

5. Sandwich – W.Nan

6. Cheese – W.Nan

7. Beer – L. Olver

8. Lobster / Crab with Butter – Joe C. / P. Deen

9. Bacon – H.C.

10. Chocolate – H.C.

11. Shrimp Cocktail – W.Nan

12. Peanut Butter – H.C.

13. Coffee – H.C.

14. Cookies – W.Nan

15. Pizza – Jason C.

16. Ice Cream -Debbie C.

17. Barbeque. – D. Lowe

18. Pie – Andre’ L.

19. Jelly – D. Lowe

20. Chili – W.Nan

21. Fried Chicken. – D. Lowe

22. Tomato Sauce – H. C.

23. Cold Cereal – W.Nan

24. Jell-o – W.Nan

25. Steak Eggs (don’t even THINK about posting that TOP SECRET recipe!)- W.Nan (You’re NOT the Boss of me anymore! I’m POSTING it. Otherwise, it shouldn’t be on the list – too much personal bias.)

26. Hot Sauce – Tasha H. (Her original posting was for “Crystal’s Louisiana Style Hot Sauce”, but like cookies and such, too many variations)

27. BEEF JERKY – found next to the bacon in the MAN aisle – Jason C.

28. Salsa –  Jason C.

29. Lasagna – Marianne B.

30. Ketchup – W.Nan

31.  French Fries – W.Nan

32. Potato Chips – D. Lowe

33. Soda – D. Lowe (with a shout-out to Pepsi!)

34. Salted Peanuts – Buzz A.

35. Popcorn & Caramel Corn – W.Nan

36. S’mores – Jason C.

37. Pork Rinds – Buzz A.

38. Soups and Stews – W.Nan

39. French Onion Soup (Say what you want about the French, they sure know how to cook!) – H.C.

40. Taco’s – Debbie C.

41. Guacamole – W.Nan

42. Chicago Style Hot Dog & Hot Dogs in general – D. Lowe

43. Bananna Split – Harrison C.

44. Donuts – Jason C.

45. French toast – W.Nan

46. Pancakes – Harrison C.

47. Chorizo – JasonC.

48. Strawberry Shortcake – Harrison C

49. Omelet – Joe W.

50. Saganaki – W.Nan (Greek dish, served flaming <yeah, on fire> as an appetizer. Scooped up with crusty bread. The flames are extinguished by squeezing a half lemon over the top.)

Here’s are some of your comments

Paula Deen says: Hi Harry! Thanks for the invite to your site. It’s very good and you’re a very talented writer. You’re off to a great start Sugar! (I’d rethink the layout some. I hope I’m posting this right!) Your headline design is wonderful and that baby is just too adorable! Is that your daughter?

Honey I beg to differ with you on that number one slot! I think you know what I’m talking about – BUTTER. Come on now, hand over that number one spot Honey. I’ll let you have the number two spot but Sugar, number ONE IS mine! Let’s let your readers decide, how’s that? You’re off to a great start Harry! Keep up the good work! Best of Luck! Paula Deen

HOLY COW!!! Paula Deen ?!?! I can’t tell you how delighted I am that you took me up on my invitation! Welcome to our little blog lady! I humbly bow to you demands of the #1 slot. Butter is a delight, we’d be lost without it. I could live without bacon, but butter? I don’t think so. Paula: YOUR submission is number one as of this posting. It will stay there until somebody can tell me why it shouldn’t. (How bout’ that folks? Lets hear it for Paula Deen! – BOOM baby!)

Marianne B. says – Paula, butter has to be the #1 spot! We’ll give Harry’s bacon #2 spot.

I baked a pan of your pumpkin bars the other day and everyone loved them.

I tried to get into your restaurant, Lady and Sons, a few years ago while camping at Tybee Island, but I didn’t get there in time.  But I did eat at your brother’s restaurant. I loved Savannah and hope to visit again soon.

Buzz A. says - Oh, speaking of butter, I’m reminded of something a country colleague once told me regarding corn-on-the-cob: If the butter’s not dripping off your elbows you’re not eating it right.
The PERFECT way to butter your corn on the cob: Room temp butter. Slice of bread. Liberally spread the butter on the bread. Corn in one hand, buttered bread in the other. Form the bread into a “U” shape, lay in the corn and begin turning. . . perfect.

Buzz A. says - Baloney, Harry!! You CAN’T live without bacon!
Of course you’re right Buzz, but there has to be some sort of critteria to judge the order of this list. Mine is starting with #1, Butter. Next two in line are judged “I am stranded on an island and can take only two food products. One is butter, what’s the second? Bread or Cheese?” Bread won. And so on and so forth we’ll work down the list. . . I can’t believe Bacon has dropped so low on the list!

WarsawNan says (in a very intimidating tone) - Then please remove Steak Eggs from the list. New criteria of known worldwide doesn’t fit it anyway, and You are truly TBYIES if you share that recipe with the entire world, and I will kill you in the face. (You’re The Biggest Yuck I‘ve Ever Seen – the faster you can say it, the cooler you are. Family heirloomcatch-phrase ) “Take ‘Steak Egg’s’ off the top 50 greatest recipes in the history of mankind?!?! Not gon doer - wunt be prudent – ” former U.S. President George H. Bush.

NO. You’re NOT the BOSS OF ME. What is it about people and their recipes and wanting to keep them “Top Secret”. And how’s the world ever going to know how wonderful they are if we don’t SHARE the recipe?! This site is dedicated to Sharing The Love and Stories of Cooking. THAT is the criteria I am using to KEEP it on the list. Depriving the world of Steak Eggs?! Au Contraire, Mon Frère – share the love! * The recipe for “Steak Eggs” WILL be posted people. Pay no attention to the lady behind the curtain!

WarsawNan says (very snarky like too) - Even ketchup, which I’ve personally hated forever, deserves a MUCH higher placement than s’mores!!! Your own wife would put it on sweet &amp; sour pork!! The whole judging panel there is drunk, right??? NO!. . . Harrison’s not even ode enuf to dink. I’m not playing this game anymore OH YES YOU ARE….. you’re a bunch of KOOKS!! s’mores!!! Dad is spinnin’ in his grave! I’m DEFINITELY killing Jason in the face next time I see him! “RUN Jason <Forest>, RUN!”  -  ”And I wuz RU-U-NING – and sumthin jumped up and BIT me!”

WarsawNan says (God, she’s opinionated isn’t she?!): I’m not believing that you’re actually allowing S’mores to remain on this list AT ALL, but THEN to see it’s position on the list in relationship to french fries is darn near making my brain bleed! Come on!! Answer me this, mister man: how many people to you suppose order a restaurant hamburger WITHOUT a side of fries? 42,383 daily total from yesterday, nation wide. (It’s TRUE, my brother looked it up on the internet – and HE’s an attorney!) I’m guessing damn few. You guessed wrong! And how many people will enjoy a campfire WITHOUT feeling the need to break out the fixin’s for s’mores? A whole heck of a lot. I rest my case. I respectfully (“respectfully” – HA!, “you fonny!’) request that you put this issue before the judging panel in your home….. french fries deserve a spot WAY higher on your list! Yeah, yeah. Blah blah blah…we’ll look in to it.

And what’s your reasoning behind “gotta make general/all-inclusive” on sandwiches and cookies, yet right below Soups & Stews you list French Onion Soup? I can’t figure that one out. It’s because you have no reasoning skills to speak of. Let me TRY to explain it to you (again). We can argue about “the best sandwich ever” until the cows come home (“who’s missing a cow!”), and we’d be at the same place when the arguing stopped. The sandwich itself, not much arguing required for placing it on THIS list. Same thing goes for cookies. And why is French Onion Soup on the list and not being excluded based on this criteria? Because I said so, THAT’S WHY.

Bob R. says – Corn is the most prevalent food product. High fructose corn syrup and/or corn starch is in just about everything we eat and drink. EEEEEUUUUUUUUAAHHH! Bob, lay off the booze for a day or two and read the posting for God’s Greatest Hits top 10 Food Creations. I will give CORN a claim to post by you.

Alba says – Hi – I found your site by mistake. I was searching in Google for Georgia vacations for my trip when I came upon your site, I must say your page is really cool I just love the theme, its amazing!. I don’t have the time at the moment to fully read your entire site but I bookmarked it and also will sign up for your RSS feeds. I will be back around in a day or two. Thanks again for a great site.
Thanks so much Alba for your kind words! Come back sometime and share some of your cooking adventures with us.

(Atheists, leave now – none of your comments will be posted if you identify yourself as an atheist.)

This list is for Him. Thanksgiving? Yeah. God, thanks for giving us:

1. Milk – The very FIRST food product you humans (and all mammals) are exposed to, thankyouverymuch. – God

(we bow our heads in awe and Thanksgiving)

2. Meat – Harry C.

3. Salt – SaltyS

4. Wheat – Debbie C.

5. Garlic – Debbie C.

6. Tomato’s – Joe W.

7. Corn – Bob R.

8. Eggs – Andre’ L.

9. Cane Sugar – Harrison C.

10. Watermellons – Dee L.

I now open this list up for debate. Whadayagot?