Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 > Ron, the funny thing is that no one in my family got sick from eating food that sat out all day! We used to have big family dinners on my mom's side--Thanksgiving, Christmas, NY Day, Easter, 2 or 3 family reunions in the summer ( reunion, Cousins reunion,etc.) and that food was out for hours, in the dining room & kitchen, on picnic tables. After the first organized meal, the rest of the time was grab & eat. How did we survive? And the turkey was always stuffed; nowadays the " experts " imply we are taking our lives in our hands to stuff the turkey. Well, I've eaten raw eggs all my life (in cake batter, cookie dough & in homemade egg nog), never got sick & I'm not going to worry about it now. And if anyone says that's how I got sarcoidosis, I'm going to personally deliver a truckload of Hog Head Cheese to your house! Hoosier Rose & proud of it! I am not from the country but my paternal grandmother was and she > instilled a lot of those ways in us duing our childhood. > > My grandmother, (Mama, we called her) would cook huge breakfast like > Terri mentioned about her Granny. My grandmother would be in the > kitchen cooking breakfast fot 2 hours sometimes before we sat down at > the table to eat especially on the weekends. We would wait patiently > watching the Lil Rascals, Tarzan, or the Mc Show as we > read the Sunday Comic Strip. I would pick up the Suday paper and get > the comic strip section a read along until breakfast was ready. > > She would could ham, bacon, pork chops,sausage, eggs, grits or rice, > biscuits and sometimes pancakes with the biscuits, all from scratch > and from the local country store. Sometimes she would cook kidneys > too! Those things sure did smell STRONG! I tasted them once and that > was about all I could stand! > > I often wondered why my Mama (we called my Grandma, Mama) would cook > so much for breakfast. But as the day linguered on each item would > disappear one by one until nothing was left by bedtime. We would > snack thoughtout the day on what was left over from breakfast, from > sandwiches made from the ham, sausage and pork chops with a slice of > bread or a good old fashioned home made buttermilk biscuit. And I > tell ya, it was delicious, even without the modern convenience of a > microwave oven to warm it. I would eat it cold and head right back > outside to play! Cold and all. And it just might have a little > Cricso built up on it. But thats okay, you just wiped that off and > kept on going, huh? > > Ruth, did it ever bother you having to slaughter the animals that you > raised on the farm? It would have been very difficult for me to have > to sit down at dinner knowing that the fried chicken on the table > was my favorite chicken that I raised or the meat was from my > favorite pig or cow. I think it would have made me vey sick, hurt > and angry like it did a lot of children raised on a farm. > > I don't know if I would have be able to do it. I probably would have > been a vegetarian for a long, long time. Until Daddy got the strap > and took me to the wood shed. > > I miss those good ole days. Remember the bacon that had the thick > rhine on it? Man! You could chew on that for days. Breakfast would > be over and some people would still be chewing on bacon rhine! > Remember? > > Brother Ron > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 > Ron, the funny thing is that no one in my family got sick from eating food that sat out all day! We used to have big family dinners on my mom's side--Thanksgiving, Christmas, NY Day, Easter, 2 or 3 family reunions in the summer ( reunion, Cousins reunion,etc.) and that food was out for hours, in the dining room & kitchen, on picnic tables. After the first organized meal, the rest of the time was grab & eat. How did we survive? And the turkey was always stuffed; nowadays the " experts " imply we are taking our lives in our hands to stuff the turkey. Well, I've eaten raw eggs all my life (in cake batter, cookie dough & in homemade egg nog), never got sick & I'm not going to worry about it now. And if anyone says that's how I got sarcoidosis, I'm going to personally deliver a truckload of Hog Head Cheese to your house! Hoosier Rose & proud of it! I am not from the country but my paternal grandmother was and she > instilled a lot of those ways in us duing our childhood. > > My grandmother, (Mama, we called her) would cook huge breakfast like > Terri mentioned about her Granny. My grandmother would be in the > kitchen cooking breakfast fot 2 hours sometimes before we sat down at > the table to eat especially on the weekends. We would wait patiently > watching the Lil Rascals, Tarzan, or the Mc Show as we > read the Sunday Comic Strip. I would pick up the Suday paper and get > the comic strip section a read along until breakfast was ready. > > She would could ham, bacon, pork chops,sausage, eggs, grits or rice, > biscuits and sometimes pancakes with the biscuits, all from scratch > and from the local country store. Sometimes she would cook kidneys > too! Those things sure did smell STRONG! I tasted them once and that > was about all I could stand! > > I often wondered why my Mama (we called my Grandma, Mama) would cook > so much for breakfast. But as the day linguered on each item would > disappear one by one until nothing was left by bedtime. We would > snack thoughtout the day on what was left over from breakfast, from > sandwiches made from the ham, sausage and pork chops with a slice of > bread or a good old fashioned home made buttermilk biscuit. And I > tell ya, it was delicious, even without the modern convenience of a > microwave oven to warm it. I would eat it cold and head right back > outside to play! Cold and all. And it just might have a little > Cricso built up on it. But thats okay, you just wiped that off and > kept on going, huh? > > Ruth, did it ever bother you having to slaughter the animals that you > raised on the farm? It would have been very difficult for me to have > to sit down at dinner knowing that the fried chicken on the table > was my favorite chicken that I raised or the meat was from my > favorite pig or cow. I think it would have made me vey sick, hurt > and angry like it did a lot of children raised on a farm. > > I don't know if I would have be able to do it. I probably would have > been a vegetarian for a long, long time. Until Daddy got the strap > and took me to the wood shed. > > I miss those good ole days. Remember the bacon that had the thick > rhine on it? Man! You could chew on that for days. Breakfast would > be over and some people would still be chewing on bacon rhine! > Remember? > > Brother Ron > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Ron, Your childhood sounds a lot like mine......those WERE the Good Ole Days! Thanks for reminding me....... Hugs, Darlene NS Co-Owner/Moderator > I am not from the country but my paternal grandmother was and she > instilled a lot of those ways in us duing our childhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Ron, Your childhood sounds a lot like mine......those WERE the Good Ole Days! Thanks for reminding me....... Hugs, Darlene NS Co-Owner/Moderator > I am not from the country but my paternal grandmother was and she > instilled a lot of those ways in us duing our childhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Ron, I enjoyed hearing about your caring for your grandson. It is all the little things that I " missed " seeing when my children were growing that I love so much about grandchildren. yes I was a single mom ..working doing it all...but I wish so much I could go back and reclaim the moments I let slip by. YES..every fall the neighbors all got together and butchered! YUK. I can sill picture where they hung the hog and all those flopping chickens without heads and dipping the chickens into steaming hot water and plucking the feathers! And making sausage oh my! You really don't want me to tell you about that! However being on a farm was the best time. We moved into a small town when I was about 10 and even to this day I miss that farm. I still drive by (the house is long gone) and think of all the fun we had. One summer I got into big trouble for trying to teach the baby chickens to swim with the baby ducks 's We had rabbits, chickens, ducks, cows (they were milk) cats, dogs and my best buddy my horse. We had the biggest garden. Then I grew up married a guy in the military and lived all over the world, got divorce remarried a retired military fellow and through nothing less than a miracle ended up moving back to my home town (1,000 miles) and living in the house my family moved into when I was 10. As the old country song says...I was country when country wasn't cool! AND still am! Perhaps one of our chat could be based on miracles we have had in our lives...? Thanks for sharing your memeories! TTYL... Ruth > > I am not from the country but my paternal grandmother was and she > instilled a lot of those ways in us duing our childhood. > > My grandmother, (Mama, we called her) would cook huge breakfast like > Terri mentioned about her Granny. My grandmother would be in the > kitchen cooking breakfast fot 2 hours sometimes before we sat down at > the table to eat especially on the weekends. We would wait patiently > watching the Lil Rascals, Tarzan, or the Mc Show as we > read the Sunday Comic Strip. I would pick up the Suday paper and get > the comic strip section a read along until breakfast was ready. > > She would could ham, bacon, pork chops,sausage, eggs, grits or rice, > biscuits and sometimes pancakes with the biscuits, all from scratch > and from the local country store. Sometimes she would cook kidneys > too! Those things sure did smell STRONG! I tasted them once and that > was about all I could stand! > > I often wondered why my Mama (we called my Grandma, Mama) would cook > so much for breakfast. But as the day linguered on each item would > disappear one by one until nothing was left by bedtime. We would > snack thoughtout the day on what was left over from breakfast, from > sandwiches made from the ham, sausage and pork chops with a slice of > bread or a good old fashioned home made buttermilk biscuit. And I > tell ya, it was delicious, even without the modern convenience of a > microwave oven to warm it. I would eat it cold and head right back > outside to play! Cold and all. And it just might have a little > Cricso built up on it. But thats okay, you just wiped that off and > kept on going, huh? > > Ruth, did it ever bother you having to slaughter the animals that you > raised on the farm? It would have been very difficult for me to have > to sit down at dinner knowing that the fried chicken on the table > was my favorite chicken that I raised or the meat was from my > favorite pig or cow. I think it would have made me vey sick, hurt > and angry like it did a lot of children raised on a farm. > > I don't know if I would have be able to do it. I probably would have > been a vegetarian for a long, long time. Until Daddy got the strap > and took me to the wood shed. > > I miss those good ole days. Remember the bacon that had the thick > rhine on it? Man! You could chew on that for days. Breakfast would > be over and some people would still be chewing on bacon rhine! > Remember? > > Brother Ron > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Ron, I enjoyed hearing about your caring for your grandson. It is all the little things that I " missed " seeing when my children were growing that I love so much about grandchildren. yes I was a single mom ..working doing it all...but I wish so much I could go back and reclaim the moments I let slip by. YES..every fall the neighbors all got together and butchered! YUK. I can sill picture where they hung the hog and all those flopping chickens without heads and dipping the chickens into steaming hot water and plucking the feathers! And making sausage oh my! You really don't want me to tell you about that! However being on a farm was the best time. We moved into a small town when I was about 10 and even to this day I miss that farm. I still drive by (the house is long gone) and think of all the fun we had. One summer I got into big trouble for trying to teach the baby chickens to swim with the baby ducks 's We had rabbits, chickens, ducks, cows (they were milk) cats, dogs and my best buddy my horse. We had the biggest garden. Then I grew up married a guy in the military and lived all over the world, got divorce remarried a retired military fellow and through nothing less than a miracle ended up moving back to my home town (1,000 miles) and living in the house my family moved into when I was 10. As the old country song says...I was country when country wasn't cool! AND still am! Perhaps one of our chat could be based on miracles we have had in our lives...? Thanks for sharing your memeories! TTYL... Ruth > > I am not from the country but my paternal grandmother was and she > instilled a lot of those ways in us duing our childhood. > > My grandmother, (Mama, we called her) would cook huge breakfast like > Terri mentioned about her Granny. My grandmother would be in the > kitchen cooking breakfast fot 2 hours sometimes before we sat down at > the table to eat especially on the weekends. We would wait patiently > watching the Lil Rascals, Tarzan, or the Mc Show as we > read the Sunday Comic Strip. I would pick up the Suday paper and get > the comic strip section a read along until breakfast was ready. > > She would could ham, bacon, pork chops,sausage, eggs, grits or rice, > biscuits and sometimes pancakes with the biscuits, all from scratch > and from the local country store. Sometimes she would cook kidneys > too! Those things sure did smell STRONG! I tasted them once and that > was about all I could stand! > > I often wondered why my Mama (we called my Grandma, Mama) would cook > so much for breakfast. But as the day linguered on each item would > disappear one by one until nothing was left by bedtime. We would > snack thoughtout the day on what was left over from breakfast, from > sandwiches made from the ham, sausage and pork chops with a slice of > bread or a good old fashioned home made buttermilk biscuit. And I > tell ya, it was delicious, even without the modern convenience of a > microwave oven to warm it. I would eat it cold and head right back > outside to play! Cold and all. And it just might have a little > Cricso built up on it. But thats okay, you just wiped that off and > kept on going, huh? > > Ruth, did it ever bother you having to slaughter the animals that you > raised on the farm? It would have been very difficult for me to have > to sit down at dinner knowing that the fried chicken on the table > was my favorite chicken that I raised or the meat was from my > favorite pig or cow. I think it would have made me vey sick, hurt > and angry like it did a lot of children raised on a farm. > > I don't know if I would have be able to do it. I probably would have > been a vegetarian for a long, long time. Until Daddy got the strap > and took me to the wood shed. > > I miss those good ole days. Remember the bacon that had the thick > rhine on it? Man! You could chew on that for days. Breakfast would > be over and some people would still be chewing on bacon rhine! > Remember? > > Brother Ron > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Ron, I enjoyed hearing about your caring for your grandson. It is all the little things that I " missed " seeing when my children were growing that I love so much about grandchildren. yes I was a single mom ..working doing it all...but I wish so much I could go back and reclaim the moments I let slip by. YES..every fall the neighbors all got together and butchered! YUK. I can sill picture where they hung the hog and all those flopping chickens without heads and dipping the chickens into steaming hot water and plucking the feathers! And making sausage oh my! You really don't want me to tell you about that! However being on a farm was the best time. We moved into a small town when I was about 10 and even to this day I miss that farm. I still drive by (the house is long gone) and think of all the fun we had. One summer I got into big trouble for trying to teach the baby chickens to swim with the baby ducks 's We had rabbits, chickens, ducks, cows (they were milk) cats, dogs and my best buddy my horse. We had the biggest garden. Then I grew up married a guy in the military and lived all over the world, got divorce remarried a retired military fellow and through nothing less than a miracle ended up moving back to my home town (1,000 miles) and living in the house my family moved into when I was 10. As the old country song says...I was country when country wasn't cool! AND still am! Perhaps one of our chat could be based on miracles we have had in our lives...? Thanks for sharing your memeories! TTYL... Ruth > > I am not from the country but my paternal grandmother was and she > instilled a lot of those ways in us duing our childhood. > > My grandmother, (Mama, we called her) would cook huge breakfast like > Terri mentioned about her Granny. My grandmother would be in the > kitchen cooking breakfast fot 2 hours sometimes before we sat down at > the table to eat especially on the weekends. We would wait patiently > watching the Lil Rascals, Tarzan, or the Mc Show as we > read the Sunday Comic Strip. I would pick up the Suday paper and get > the comic strip section a read along until breakfast was ready. > > She would could ham, bacon, pork chops,sausage, eggs, grits or rice, > biscuits and sometimes pancakes with the biscuits, all from scratch > and from the local country store. Sometimes she would cook kidneys > too! Those things sure did smell STRONG! I tasted them once and that > was about all I could stand! > > I often wondered why my Mama (we called my Grandma, Mama) would cook > so much for breakfast. But as the day linguered on each item would > disappear one by one until nothing was left by bedtime. We would > snack thoughtout the day on what was left over from breakfast, from > sandwiches made from the ham, sausage and pork chops with a slice of > bread or a good old fashioned home made buttermilk biscuit. And I > tell ya, it was delicious, even without the modern convenience of a > microwave oven to warm it. I would eat it cold and head right back > outside to play! Cold and all. And it just might have a little > Cricso built up on it. But thats okay, you just wiped that off and > kept on going, huh? > > Ruth, did it ever bother you having to slaughter the animals that you > raised on the farm? It would have been very difficult for me to have > to sit down at dinner knowing that the fried chicken on the table > was my favorite chicken that I raised or the meat was from my > favorite pig or cow. I think it would have made me vey sick, hurt > and angry like it did a lot of children raised on a farm. > > I don't know if I would have be able to do it. I probably would have > been a vegetarian for a long, long time. Until Daddy got the strap > and took me to the wood shed. > > I miss those good ole days. Remember the bacon that had the thick > rhine on it? Man! You could chew on that for days. Breakfast would > be over and some people would still be chewing on bacon rhine! > Remember? > > Brother Ron > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Ron, Did your grandma leave everything on the table and just cover it with a table cloth? Mine did. We would take the talble cloth off and eat whatever we wanted. It is a wonder we never got food poisoning. We also ate a lot of egg sandwiches and banana sandwiches. Wish things were still like that. Life is just too complicated now. Terri G. PS Did she ever take left over mashed taters and fry them into tater patties?>> I am not from the country but my paternal grandmother was and she > instilled a lot of those ways in us duing our childhood.> > My grandmother, (Mama, we called her) would cook huge breakfast like > Terri mentioned about her Granny. My grandmother would be in the > kitchen cooking breakfast fot 2 hours sometimes before we sat down at > the table to eat especially on the weekends. We would wait patiently > watching the Lil Rascals, Tarzan, or the Mc Show as we > read the Sunday Comic Strip. I would pick up the Suday paper and get > the comic strip section a read along until breakfast was ready.> > She would could ham, bacon, pork chops,sausage, eggs, grits or rice, > biscuits and sometimes pancakes with the biscuits, all from scratch > and from the local country store. Sometimes she would cook kidneys > too! Those things sure did smell STRONG! I tasted them once and that > was about all I could stand!> > I often wondered why my Mama (we called my Grandma, Mama) would cook > so much for breakfast. But as the day linguered on each item would > disappear one by one until nothing was left by bedtime. We would > snack thoughtout the day on what was left over from breakfast, from > sandwiches made from the ham, sausage and pork chops with a slice of > bread or a good old fashioned home made buttermilk biscuit. And I > tell ya, it was delicious, even without the modern convenience of a > microwave oven to warm it. I would eat it cold and head right back > outside to play! Cold and all. And it just might have a little > Cricso built up on it. But thats okay, you just wiped that off and > kept on going, huh? > > Ruth, did it ever bother you having to slaughter the animals that you > raised on the farm? It would have been very difficult for me to have > to sit down at dinner knowing that the fried chicken on the table > was my favorite chicken that I raised or the meat was from my > favorite pig or cow. I think it would have made me vey sick, hurt > and angry like it did a lot of children raised on a farm.> > I don't know if I would have be able to do it. I probably would have > been a vegetarian for a long, long time. Until Daddy got the strap > and took me to the wood shed. > > I miss those good ole days. Remember the bacon that had the thick > rhine on it? Man! You could chew on that for days. Breakfast would > be over and some people would still be chewing on bacon rhine! > Remember?> > Brother Ron> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 You know, Terri, the " ladies " (grandmas, aunts, etc.) probably did cover the food, but with everyone just snacking all day long I don't think it stayed covered. We had 3 family sports: croquet, euchre & Crazy 8's. There would be card tables set up all over the house & lawn. I really miss that. My mom & her sister/husband are the last of that generation & most of the next two generations are either scattered all over the place, or too busy. Today we had a mini- reunion because my aunt & uncle will be moving to Florida with their son, my cousin. They both have Alzheimer's & other health issues. It was that or a nursing home. So my cousin & his wife are up here from Florida helping them decide what to take (what a difficult task after 65 years of marriage). Another cousin came from 2 hrs. north & picked up Mom & me, then another aunt & we all went to Aunt nna's. Two other cousins & an ex-aunt-in-law showed up, so it was a nice houseful. No euchre, just talking, but nice. Rose > > > > I am not from the country but my paternal grandmother was and she > > instilled a lot of those ways in us duing our childhood. > > > > My grandmother, (Mama, we called her) would cook huge breakfast like > > Terri mentioned about her Granny. My grandmother would be in the > > kitchen cooking breakfast fot 2 hours sometimes before we sat down at > > the table to eat especially on the weekends. We would wait patiently > > watching the Lil Rascals, Tarzan, or the Mc Show as we > > read the Sunday Comic Strip. I would pick up the Suday paper and get > > the comic strip section a read along until breakfast was ready. > > > > She would could ham, bacon, pork chops,sausage, eggs, grits or rice, > > biscuits and sometimes pancakes with the biscuits, all from scratch > > and from the local country store. Sometimes she would cook kidneys > > too! Those things sure did smell STRONG! I tasted them once and that > > was about all I could stand! > > > > I often wondered why my Mama (we called my Grandma, Mama) would cook > > so much for breakfast. But as the day linguered on each item would > > disappear one by one until nothing was left by bedtime. We would > > snack thoughtout the day on what was left over from breakfast, from > > sandwiches made from the ham, sausage and pork chops with a slice of > > bread or a good old fashioned home made buttermilk biscuit. And I > > tell ya, it was delicious, even without the modern convenience of a > > microwave oven to warm it. I would eat it cold and head right back > > outside to play! Cold and all. And it just might have a little > > Cricso built up on it. But thats okay, you just wiped that off and > > kept on going, huh? > > > > Ruth, did it ever bother you having to slaughter the animals that you > > raised on the farm? It would have been very difficult for me to have > > to sit down at dinner knowing that the fried chicken on the table > > was my favorite chicken that I raised or the meat was from my > > favorite pig or cow. I think it would have made me vey sick, hurt > > and angry like it did a lot of children raised on a farm. > > > > I don't know if I would have be able to do it. I probably would have > > been a vegetarian for a long, long time. Until Daddy got the strap > > and took me to the wood shed. > > > > I miss those good ole days. Remember the bacon that had the thick > > rhine on it? Man! You could chew on that for days. Breakfast would > > be over and some people would still be chewing on bacon rhine! > > Remember? > > > > Brother Ron > > > > > > > > > http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb068_ZRYYYYYYYYUS> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Connie, Little biddy glass bottles! Remember how cold they got. Also, milk in glass bottles. Cold enough to give you brain freeze. Terri G. > I am not from the country but my paternal grandmother was and she > instilled a lot of those ways in us duing our childhood.> > My grandmother, (Mama, we called her) would cook huge breakfast like > Terri mentioned about her Granny. My grandmother would be in the > kitchen cooking breakfast fot 2 hours sometimes before we sat down at > the table to eat especially on the weekends. We would wait patiently > watching the Lil Rascals, Tarzan, or the Mc Show as we > read the Sunday Comic Strip. I would pick up the Suday paper and get > the comic strip section a read along until breakfast was ready.> > She would could ham, bacon, pork chops,sausage, eggs, grits or rice, > biscuits and sometimes pancakes with the biscuits, all from scratch > and from the local country store. Sometimes she would cook kidneys > too! Those things sure did smell STRONG! I tasted them once and that > was about all I could stand!> > I often wondered why my Mama (we called my Grandma, Mama) would cook > so much for breakfast. But as the day linguered on each item would > disappear one by one until nothing was left by bedtime. We would > snack thoughtout the day on what was left over from breakfast, from > sandwiches made from the ham, sausage and pork chops with a slice of > bread or a good old fashioned home made buttermilk biscuit. And I > tell ya, it was delicious, even without the modern convenience of a > microwave oven to warm it. I would eat it cold and head right back > outside to play! Cold and all. And it just might have a little > Cricso built up on it. But thats okay, you just wiped that off and > kept on going, huh? > > Ruth, did it ever bother you having to slaughter the animals that you > raised on the farm? It would have been very difficult for me to have > to sit down at dinner knowing that the fried chicken on the table > was my favorite chicken that I raised or the meat was from my > favorite pig or cow. I think it would have made me vey sick, hurt > and angry like it did a lot of children raised on a farm.> > I don't know if I would have be able to do it. I probably would have > been a vegetarian for a long, long time. Until Daddy got the strap > and took me to the wood shed. > > I miss those good ole days. Remember the bacon that had the thick > rhine on it? Man! You could chew on that for days. Breakfast would > be over and some people would still be chewing on bacon rhine! > Remember?> > Brother Ron> > > > > > __________________________________________________> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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