DC Legend: Chicken Wings & Mumbo Sauce
Mumbo Jumbo Noun. 1. Confusing or incomprehensible language or activity. 2. An obscure ritual or incantation. [Mandingo origin.] American Heritage Dictionary Of the English Language Mumbo sauce? Anyone who has ever traveled east of the Anacostia River has heard the term, Mumbo Sauce. What do I mean by east of the river? I mean if you have ventured anywhere near Benning Road, Wheeler Road, Southern Avenue, or Minnesota Avenue in North/Southeast Washington, D.C. There is no way that you can go into any Korean owned and operated “Kerry-Out” [ trans. Carry-Out food ] in DC and not hear someone order french fries with chicken wings and Mumbo Sauce. Impossible! Some like it on the chicken and others (like me) like it on the side. I’ve always thought of Mumbo Sauce as a DC thang, but where did it really come from? Actually, Mumbo Sauce originated on Chicago's Southside in the early 1950s by a man named Argia B. Collins, who was known for his famous ribs and barbeque Mumbo Sauce. N...
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Yes, I needed it too.
Dance-
You can do it!! :)
Blkfeline-
Yes, all the time. It's either I have nothing to say or I say too much so I have to go back and delete. :)
Otherwise, I feel I have accomplished something even if it is just one sentence.
Peace.
Yes, I was zapped when I posted this. :)Thanks again. I really like your interpretation.
Thank you Stephen for enlightening us once more ***wink***
Uhhh...can you repeat that? :)
lol It really will. :)
I am sitting here thinking
nothing, I am writing nothing
My mind has nothing in it, so
I will write nothing until
I have something. Wait, I hear thunder, the sky has something
Writing is a flow of all ideas, and imaginations. Jot it all down and reminisce later.
Hope to see you on the shelves this soon :)
Peace to you, Stephen!
Well said both times. I agree. I used to tell my students the same, "write about the fact that you have nothing to write about."
Oh Oh...What's that? I think I'm having labor pains! :)
UB-
Yes, and it's a bouncing baby leatherbound. :)
Yes indeed!
Agreed! :)
Writing is wonderful in that, like the quote says, it holds such excitement and anticipation.
Love it!
Yes, I had that photo and I just wanted the perfect quote to fit it and I found that one. I love it too and I learned something about Vladimir.
Rethabile-
Thanks for that.
So many possibilities!
Cathy-
Yes indeed.
Faith-
My old friend. Thanks for stopping in and have a great day as well.
Cranky-
Yes, that one. :)
Yes, it's like a fresh canvas or a slab of marble. The possibilities can be as astounding as a painting by Romare Bearden or a sculpture by Michaelangelo.
lol! I like that.
UB-
Happy Friday, Madam. :)