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Reposting:

Let's remember the conditions of the ancestors.

Plantation life brought various oppressive and traumatizing perils into the lives of the enslaved.

One condition of plantation life was how the ancestors ate.

The enslaved were barely fed but were given the scraps of everything and had to sneak at times to eat and grow their own food.

Whatever was made or done by the enslaved on the plantation it belonged to the slave master and his family.

Food was prepared for the slave owners family and friends by the enslaved which included all the best parts of an animal and vegetables. Then the scraps of any food item was left over for the enslaved to make a meal from.

Below are the chitterlings that the enslaved had to encounter when figuring out how to survive. Hog Butt, Pig feet, chicken feet, fat back, pork chops, neck bones, pig ears, sausage links, etc.......the enslaved learned how to make a delicatessen out of left over scraps that were forced upon them.

This "slave food" made in its various forms such as 'Chittlins' has survived many generations and is still part of Black America's diet.

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