Okra wasn't something anyone in the family grew, so didn't have any experience with it as a kid. Later on, the only person I knew who grew it always dried it and turned it into a powder. Said it was good to thicken soups and stews, but by then it wasn't green anymore.
Spinach was another matter. Nobody really knew how to cook that, and therefore, nobody was rushing to eat it when it was overcooked and nasty. But it couldn't go to waste because of all the children starving in the world, so we didn't get a choice in the matter. At least gooseberry pie was beloved enough that no one forced you to eat it!
