The veggies are parboiled until bright green and tender-crisp.
—
Southern Living Editors,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2024
The mottled beans that are parboiled and salted, the toxic pokeweed cooked into tasty greens, the dumplings wrapped in hickory leaves and tied with stalks of rush — these, like the milkies, are meant to be shared.
—
Jacey Fortin Mike Belleme,
New York Times,
21 Oct. 2023
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