Country Way of Life ;)

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Hey Ron...don't worry about food for Weds chat...I'll make a big CHEESE Cake....big enough for all!!

I really enjoyed the chat on Sunday...looking forward to the next one!

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> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb068_ZRYYYYYYYYUS>> >>