My parents come from Iowaay and Michigun

[Taverner]

hence, I had to learn to like Vernors, and eat vegetables boiled in butter....

[LisaM]

1. Vernors YES!

Buttered vegetables, NO!

[Napoleon Dynamite]

2. what's a vernor? n/t

[Taverner]

4. It's the national drink of Michigan

It's actually a very sweet ginger ale. They love it with ice cream.

It's not bad, but I don't see how the natives get so worked up about it.

[Bluzmann57]

3. Bein' an Iowegian

I know how it is. But its hard to beat sweet corn slathered in butter. mmmmm.

[Taverner]

5. but...but...Iowa corn is so good you can eat it raw

Why ruin it with butter?

It's like smearing BBQ sauce all over a Filet Mingon....you just gotta ask "why?"

[LisaM]

6. Actually, Vernors is a very GINGERY ginger ale

it makes Schweppes taste like weak pee. I don't think Vernors is any sweeter than the others. It's that extra zing in it that makes it special.

[madrchsod]

7. well i`m from illinoise...

vernors is most excellent stuff. it used to be sold around here but the big boys hogged the cooler space. doesn`t everyone eat vegetables boiled in butter with a dash of sugar?

[CubsFan1982]

8. My parents come from Iowa and Texas.

And I've never heard of Vernors.

[Taverner]

9. Vernors is a Michigan thing

the butter soaked veggies is an Iowa thing.

None of my relatives are Texan, so I can't comment there - except to say that it gets hot there.

Oh, and they barbeque things too.

[CubsFan1982]

10. Ah, true.

Nothing like corn on the cob soaked in butter and lightly sprinkled with salt. Mm-MMM!

[eyepaddle]

11. I love corn with butter...or without

as long as it is grilled in the husk, corn on the cob can't be beat!

[Pithlet]

12. I thought a lot of people put butter on their veggies.

I didn't realize that was a regional thing. I'm from Michigan but I've lived a lot of places.