I am making my second pot of collards. They were amazing the first time, so I'm making them again now. Best I've ever made and tasted. Thank you!❤ I will keep watching for more great recipes.

Grandma hands. I enjoyed her demeanor more than the recipe. She's the last of a dying breed of nurturing strong intelligent loving. Strong Black women. The nucleus of the. Family. Teaching life lessons for generations to come. I love her

Collards and cornbread served with iced tea is a great meal. There’s nothing better.

I tried this, I'm 64yr old. Best greens I ever cooked. Folks still talking about my fried collard greens. Thanks Mae Mae❤️

My Grandmother taught me how to clean greens and cook them without me knowing it was a cooking lesson. She would always say come over here and help me pick these greens. She started me doing that when I was 9, it wasn't until I was a teenager that I realized she was teaching me how to cook Soul Food. Her favorite saying was "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach" I'm so happy she taught me how to cook. I have 2 daughters and neither one of them can cook the way Mama does, my youngest one wants me to come and live with her and her little family, her husband is in agreement with her. I'm thinking about it because I miss her and my grandchildren.

Lord listening to you talk is so comforting...your tone and matter-of-factness is what the world is missing. I miss my Granny and your cooking and talking reminds me of her...just warms my heart!!

When I heard her say "pot liquor" I knew she was about to throw down cause mom & dad are from Louisiana & that's my entire family's phrase! She just made my heart smile 😊

My mom always added baking soda, she doesn't cook anymore, she's 96. But we were taught baking soda takes the bitterness out, but i also think it shortens the cooking time. Thank you for sharing this recipe. You are a great cook!

You're absolutely right. Collards have changed a lot in the taste and I didn't even realize it. I just knew that I had to do a lot that my grandma didn't do to make them taste good. My grandparents grew their own collards in the yard and they were delicious. The grocery store ones are definitely not the same.

Oh Lort! The way she talk the way she tap the pot, just like my grandma♥️♥️someone else said just listening to her voice is so soothing!🙏🏿 God bless! Give Mrs.Mae her flowers while she is living!

Sitting here crying as I watch this video..makes me miss my Grandma!! I absolutely love this!! So warm and loving!!💕 Thank you Mae Mae!!

Hi Mae Mae…I’m 79 yrs young. I love your cooking and recommend your page to everyone young and old (also share). I remember two dishes that my grandma made and never learned to make. One was Tea Cakes and the other was sweet potato pudding or bread…the sweet potato bread was made in a sheet cake pan without a crust. Hopefully you know how to make these so I can share with my family!!! Again, I love your thorough and careful explanation during your cooking shows….Love, Dorothy♥️

You are an excellent chef and a very good teacher as well. I've cooked collards many times and I was able to still learn something from watching you tonight. Thank you 😊.

How do you fall in love with someone before they even finish their presentation? This dear lady reminds me of everything that was so precious to me and my siblings when we were growing up. It's almost as if I am in the kitchen listening to my mother teaching my sister how to cook. It's amazing how much love they injected into both their cooking and instruction. Thank you so very much for reminding us how to share with, and care for each other.

I cried watching this video. Missing my mom's collard greens. God Bless you Mrs. Mae Mae

All I can say is God bless her. She remind me of my mama in the kitchen cooking. I'm in my 50's and I'm still learning things in the kitchen. My mom taught me to cook at 7 years old. And I tell you having those natural born Southern mama's is the best. My mom was born in Clarendon Arkansas in 1932. The food was amazing and cooked with lots of love. Thanks for sharing with us.

I love that she's taking the time to make this video it takes me way back to when I was a young girl. It's nostalgic. And so warming.

This lady is such a gem! My first time watching and I don’t know if I want food, a hug, or just her conversations 😂😫 Just seems so genuine and warm.

When she began to measure her seasoning in her palm of hand I knew Yep don’t question her skills she knows what she doin Southern Granny!!! Xoxo we love you 😘

I love watching her videos around the Holidays, I cook just like this very often. My older family members taught me how to cook like this. I love Mrs. Mae

I felt as if I was standing right by both my grandmothers, mom and aunties as they worked their magic on the collard greens. Thank you Ms Mae Mae you are a cherished and wonderful teacher.

This what a REAL tutorial on REAL cooking. She gave the “whys” and “hows”

When she pulled out that jar of bacon grease I knew I had to subscribe! 🤣

I enjoyed watching your cooking ethics you remind me so much of my grandmother when I was a little girl. This is how I learned how to cook it's such a joyful memory of watching you do the same thing that my grandmother did thank you so much

Thank you so much for the demonstration on how you cooked collard greens. Just like the way my grandmother cooked her greens. You could smell the greens coming through the door. And she cooked hot water corn bread to go with the greens. It was so delicious. Thank you for sharing. I am going to try your steps in cooking my greens the way you did. I would like more cooking greens like turnips and other vegetables.

Great video. Her family is lucky to have a lady like that around.

IT ain't nothing like a clean kitchen and a spotless bathroom!! Good job Mrs..Lady..💝

I loved this video! I'm growing Collard greens in my garden and had no clue how to prepare and cook them. Thanks to you I do now! Next I'll need to know how to do a sweet potato pie!! 😍

Watch this about once a year. I remember your lesson but fun to hear you teach. Thank you again.

I like to cook collards muster and kale green all together with smoked Turkey neck and oxtail and gravy and jasmine rice and corn on the cob with buttermilk corn bread and cherry koolaid.

I'm so glad collard greens are coming into their own. I'm from the south, and my children were born and raised in the north, so my grown daughters don't make collard greens for their families, but I love them and still make them for myself. They all seem to have problems with digestion and food allergies, but I'm going on 84 and hope I won't be jinxing myself when I say I'm just fine. I know it's the collard greens that makes me feel young and healthy. I do have one daughter, my youngest, who makes them and loves them, just like me. She buys her collard greens at a farm market.

Hello wonderful mom.. I had to reach out to let you know I tried your collard greens recipe step by step and those are the best greens I have ever made...I was dancing around my kitchen screaming those greens are the bomb!!. I thank you thank you for taking your time and effort to share your delicious recipes. ❤🙏 Rhonda.

Yes, I clean my smoked meats the same way (boil-clean and restart) and I've taught my siblings to do the same. I love it.

The moment I saw Ms Mae Mae all I could do is smile from ear to ear!! You can feel the love that she puts in her food!

I loss my mom to breast cancer and my grandmother recently passed away and Momma Mae Mae cooked her greens the same way they cooked theirs! I felt my granny all throughout this video! Thank you so much and I'll be subscribing and sharing! Blessings ❤

Hello, Good afternoon, I enjoyed listening & watching you prepare your Collard greens. You reminded me of my grandmother in so many ways; it was a true pleasure. I learned to cook from her & Papa. I do the greens very similar but I put some bacon in a huge cast-iron skillet, let it cook, remove when done & add greens,onions, sliced hamhocks, cook down & slowly transfer to a taller pot like the pot ham hocks were boiled in. Then, to cut down on your cooking time, put a lid over greens & cook. With the lid covering pot, all the steam stays in pot & cooks in less time. Jesus loves you & so do I! Keep up the good cooking! Peace & Blessings!❤

Thank you for showing us how to cook good greens. Nothing like old home cooking. I’ll surely be watching for more of your recipes.

I wish I could just jump through screen and give you a big hug! You remind me of my grandma so much. I lost her a few years back when she was only 67. She was everything to me. I try to remember all the recipes and just coming across your page warms my heart. The way you cook your greens is exactly how she taught me 😊 She was from Bishopville, South Carolina. I know you make them right by how you cut your greens up. lol I’m only 31 but I have got it down pretty good for my generation. 😂 Thank you for blessing KZfaq with your beautiful spirit Mrs Mae🙏🏾 ❤️❤️❤️

You have that Good old Fashion Granny and Mamma Attitude so please keep on with your videos❤️

As I watch this video, tears are in my eye as I am reminded of the many precious hours I spent in the kitchen with my grandmother, preparing collard this way. I will be making my color greens for my family, the exact, same way and showing my granddaughter how to prepare them. Would love to get your cornbread dressing recipe. Thank you so much for sharing this video. I look forward to watching you cook more delicious foods. Much love to you and your family. 💕

Mae Mae you cook like my grandmother. She passed a few years ago and now I can make greens like she did. Thank you and God bless. Delicious!

It's 5:15a.m. and I am watching you cook collards! I wish I lived near you so I could absorb some of your wisdom and cooking skills. When I watch your videos, I always think of my mother. Your voice is so soothing and comforting, I'm usually crying when the video ends. Thank you Miss Mae Mae, you're a true treasure.

🗣Who’s ready to cook your collards green during Quarantine? 🙋🏽‍♀️👈🏽

Thank you Mrs. Mae Mae...I'm so overjoyed watching and listening to you. You remind me of my grandmother, oh how I miss her much. Your demonstration was AMAZING! I'm cooking these Collards Greens today! step by step! God bless you

I’ve never cooked collards before. I would love you to do a video from start to finish!! Thank you ❤️

You had me fall inlove with you at "I'm not a fake person" I will test products for you so you don't waste no money!" Love it and you! 🤣❤

I love collards and hot water cornbread. I'm straight up country

This is so authentic...love it. I am a Yankee girl who lives in the south.i love my collards...never had them growing up so had to learn from the collard experts.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS QUEEN MAE MAE! I followed your instructions and came away with an awesome pot o' greens!!! The only change I made was I used smoked turkey due to some family members don't eat pork, (however, I did fry the greens in bacon grease, that I ALWAYS have on hand, shhhh..LOL) and no jalapeno because I'm allergic..other than that..THESE WERE AWESOME!! Thank you for sharing! Peace and blessings to you and your family!

Y'all see that old school kitchen? That's what I'm talking about. Good food is cooked in these.

Ppl need to appreciate cooks like this! Good wholesome ingredients!

I been searching for this method, my aunt passed about 13 years ago and this was her method! Alabama raised and you my dear are a gem amongst the dirt! Thank you for sharing this because our culture has strayed away from this type of cooking! Thank you so, much💖

Mama, just your voice comforts me! You sound like home. Thank you for teaching this generation how to cook and reminding me what I use to know. Great job.

She knows what she’s doing. She can cook💯♥️ My grandmother and Mom taught me how to cook at age 10, I learned how to prepare southern food because my family is from the South. I don’t use salt in my ham hocks though they are already salty. Fried Collards are so good! Her kitchen is clean, I will be subscribing! She’s the best I’ve seen.

Her voice and the way she carries herself is so soothing like I’d love to be her grandchild! And I bet her food taste good aswell

Wow those collard greens look delicious! I'm going to try your recipe for Thanksgiving. Thank you 😊

Ms. Mae Mae the epitome of humbleness! Loved the way she's cooking with kindness! ..... reminds me of the cherished memories of love ones.

I can tell by her accent and kitchen swag that she knows what she’s doing up in there!!

The mind play some tricks on you! I could swear I can smell it through my phone. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😋

I love mother Mae Mae, this is my first ime watching,she is truly a Blessing. So genuine & down to earth ,reminds be of my grandmother. I will be sharing this with family & friends. May God Bless your channel abundantly!

Thank you for sharing this with me I am from Louisiana we do mostly mustard greens my daughter lived in California they cook a lot of Collard greens I am a country girl love to cook😅

Dear Ms Mae Mae, This is priceless history for your family as well as for us who are also watching your experience and skill. Thank you for your generosity and spirit. 🤩🖖

Greens are so good. I don’t like making them until the frost hit them. I was raised up on them turnip greens, cabbage and all types of vegetables we had such a big garden in the south, (North Carolina)

Your style of teaching is so helpful. GOD bless your gifted ministry. I miss my college Mom's cooking. We didn't have a lot of time to observe and learn her methods, but I got her rolls and moist pound cakes as well as, her double chocolate cake.🙏🌄💖🤗

I'm enjoying your cooking videos so much! Now, I HAVE to try this method. Also, I saw that I better grow twice the amount of greens cause it cooks down to about half the amount. Thank you so much for teaching us!

The best saying is "I will tell you the truth weather it helps or Not." lol love your method

Not even sure how I got here. I wasn't even watching anything to do with food lol but I'm glad you popped up, and I am now a new subscriber. Thank you for this video. You stole my heart momma. Great job!

I’m so thankful for the step by step lesson I just wish I was at your table your awsome I’m going to go get some now Thanks God bless you

Yes I’d love to know how how to , prepare colored greens , I was 5 when my grandma Courtney passed , and one thing I remember is her cooking , I love your channel so glad , I found you 🙂

She reminds me of my grandmother when she was teaching us to cook, calm and knowledgable, now this is a lesson in the kitchen. Thank you

I just watched Mae Mae fried collars with neck bone man that looked bomb I'm Mexican and just the other day my son comes over and bring s me some greens frm this place he just had dinner and they were delious keep up the good cooking Ms mae mae

I'm a white boy from rural North Carolina and I'm here to tell ya that my best friend growing up was black and his grandma taught me what true good southern food was! God bless her I sure miss her and her cookin! Watching you reminds me of so many good memories!

There is nothing like good collard greens. my grandmother from Alabama was the best cook and she cooked for other people. my family in the south they were some cooking people. I am 67 years old and I've been cooking for some years and I am one that is a creative cook I'd like to do spins on different dishes southern foods is the best comfort food you can ever have yes and you eating those collard greens and cornbread with your hands, you got that right. and having that good old creamy macaroni and cheese that was baked. Oh my goodness. and those candy yams, oh my. that good old baked chicken. I hope I'm making somebody hungry. I'm sure getting hungry myself or just have that good old Southern Fried Chicken when you smell that chicken frying, oh my goodness. the aroma is out of this world. O my!!! My Mother was a excellent cook she made that good old baked chicken and dressing oh my goodness and her cakes her pound cakes oh my mercy and she made the best macaroni and cheese yes oh yes she sometimes will have black eyed peas with little okra in it and we will have that good old Fried Chicken this is on Sunday after we come home from church my father was a bishop and all I thought about when I was at church is that good old home-cooked meal that my mother had prepared started her dinner on Saturday night. you guys know how It was years ago.

You know she is old school thats the way my grandmother used to cook. Homemade cornbread and some hot sauce that all you need😎

You are the best Southern Chef/ cook I’ve learned from since I lost my mother to cancer in 1985. My mother cooked similar to you. I grew up with a large garden every year. You’re so right about greens tasting better after the frost. I would ask my mother how to season foods and she said she used her hands for the amount. She explained to me on the phone how to make biscuits. Well, mine turned out hard as a rock. After that she would add all the dry ingredients together and put in a bag for me. After that I was able to make great buttermilk biscuits for my children.

That looks amazing ! I can hardly wait to try out your recipe, and a huge thank you for sharing ! I now live in the San Juan mountains of Colorado and was given a nice mess of collards that I'm looking forward to cooking. My father's side of the family is from the hills of N Georgia and watching you prepare that food brought back some great memories of my Grandma in her kitchen and I can smell those greens cooking all the way out here in Colorado !!! Take care and thank you for sharing, I suspect you are a one special woman !

Southern girl, you nailed it! My Momma and Big Momma are from the South and this is the way I was taught. I'm glad you set the record straight, because there are a lot of counterfeit videos on KZfaq informing the public on, How to cook 20-30 mins. collards. Thank you, Mae Mae and please continue to post your videos. Iron sharpens iron.

My husband has been asking that I fry the collards like his Mom use to do, so this video has given me the knowledge and the courage to do them. Yours look so good, thank you so much. You did a great job.

This lady knows what she's talking about, and I appreciate what she's teaching us! My mother taught me the exact same methods, when making collard greens! Thank you dear lady, God Bless!

Your voice is so soothing and calming and your food looks delicious. I cook like you do I’m old school southern lady like yourself and we definitely know our way around the kitchen. Thank you so much for doing what you do for us. 😋 ♥️ I always foil my collars twice. It really helps a lot.

Beautiful Grandma. This is exactly the way that Cat, the sweet, wonderful woman who raised me, taught me to cook collards! You bring back such joyful memory to me. Sending hugs and love ❤️

My first time watching. I can smell those collards cooking. Reminds me of being in the kitchen with my mother.

Yes Ma'am..I'm from South Florida and that's how my Grandma used to do it sometimes..And yes we preboil our smoked meat just like you did..I aslo use chicken broth or the chicken better that bouillon in my greens..I also have that very same pot that you have..I call it my collard greens pot..lol..and everybody know..the only thing I cook in that pot is collard greens..be blessed and have a great day....

Found this by chance about a year ago. Love listening to Ms Mae Mae. Followed her recipe and it was a super hit. Now everyone wants me to do the Collards for every gathering. Thank you for sharing your tried and true recipe. You are a natural. ❤️

Thank you for this recipe,I will be cooking my Greens just like this for Thanksgiving.

I’m a Haitian vegan, but I’m married to a southern carnivore. I’m trying to learn how to cook southern cuisine and The Lord, led me to your channel. New subscriber, and I like what I see.

Now this is the amazing “ol’ school” type of cooked collards I grew up on!! Yummmm!

Mrs. Mae, You are an inspiration to so many people out here in this world. The Motherly figures today are far and in between. You are appreciated.

Well, I declare, I am cherishing your video, collard greens are my favorite! I watched my aunt Nancy make them in her big old pot in the 50s! I loved watching her cook, bless you Miss Mae Mae, my sister’s name, now in Heaven, bless you, Hazel Lee

...it felt like I was a pre-teen again inside my grandma’s kitchen where she took her her time to explain each and every step to me. It is always good to take a refresher course. The video was great and informative.

As a baby boomer, this is the only way I know how to cook thanks to my mom, grandma and great aunt. I still cook old school southern way even though I live up north (I still cook chitterlings and oxtail soup).

Thanks Mae Mae, Excellent first You Tube Video production. I love Collard greens and the way you took time to prepare them. Pls do keep these type of videos coming. Your way of cooking greens is a lost art that need the be shared and preserved. God Bless!

I truly enjoy watching you, bring back delicious memories from my mom and gmother, yes they taught us how to cook and I appreciate it today, thx for your channel, bringing back the good old days, the best life ever!!!, thx again

I’m only 1:08 into this video and I already love Ms. Mae’s channel! Feels like family!

I love her! She cooks like my dear mother whose no longer with us. Thank you Miss Mae Mae! 💞💐

Hi Ms. Mae Mae! I cook my collards similar. I am glad to learn something new - seasoning and cooking the meat. Thank you for your channel. Thank you for you!😊

Dear Miss Mae Mae, Thank you for teaching me how to cook collard greens! These look so delicious, and I can’t wait to try them!!❤❤❤😊😊😊

Ms Mae Mae, thank YOU for sharing this wonderful way of cooking. All of us who were raised on this type of cooking in the South and who don't have our mother around any longer find your videos so comforting. I couldn't help but notice how much like my mother you remind me, in both her cooking and your straight forward directions which are given with patience. May God bless you. And them collard greens look like the only thing missing is a piece of fried cornbread. :-)

We are hanging on every word, clearly ur a expert...

I just would love to spend the day with this lady just talking and relaxing and taking in all her knowledge of just life . She sounds like a warm blanket of love, hugs and knowledge ❤warm heart