I’ve been sick with a cold for the past 3 days & obviously my weekend plans (women’s retreat at church, watching UConn basketball at a friend’s) are off the table. On to at-home Plan B (taxes & working on #genchat Qs).
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@RobertJackson58585858 @genchat@a.gup.pe That is so awesome! #genchat
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@genchat@lor.sh @genchat@a.gup.pe On Substack check out "Culinary History is Family History" by Lori Olson White #genchat https://open.substack.com/pub/culinaryhistoryisfamilyhistory https://www.substack.com/@hometownwriter
open.substack.comCulinary History is Family History | Lori Olson White | SubstackSharing personal stories at the intersection of culinary and family history. Click to read Culinary History is Family History, by Lori Olson White, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.
A little more from the introduction to the "Main" gas oven cookbook.
Am sorry I missed the chat ... clocks in the UK move tonight so will be back in sync nest time :)
Another part of mom's post war "Main" cookery book. The fold out leaf page of nutrition available from various foods.
Reminds us that scientific knowledge about what we eat goes back a while!
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Certainly would qualify imvho :)
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Regional dishes from the Black Country west of Birmingham UK:
Faggots and (grey) peas.
Faggots being meatballs made from unmentionables and the peas being a slurry of stewed marrowfat peas.
Really a version of Scots Haggis but smaller.
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Quite inexplicably I still have mom's cookery book that came with her first gas stove, likely post WW2, as they married in 1940 and didn't really set up home (behind their little shop) until post 1945.
Makes good reading after all this time.
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@MarianBWood @genchat@lor.sh @genchat@a.gup.pe
Content warning!!
My uncle Bill worked all his life for the Midlands Cooperative Wholesale Society (The Co-Op) in quite a few roles. In one he learned how to skin rabbits efficiently ... dad told me Bill had a way to do it with a single flick of the wrist.
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@genchat@lor.sh @genchat@a.gup.pe
Not sure we totally want to go there ... my paternal granny specialised making Brawn. Google it.
My mother's "speciality" was tripe and onions. Again, Google it.
Mom's family has a small urban garden in which they were able to grow the odd cabbage potatoes and whatever ... they had chickens for the usual purposes.
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@genchat@lor.sh @genchat@a.gup.pe On growing stuff, I remember my Grandad trying to grow cucumbers. They were thin and a touch bitter but he was proud of them. Now I can easily grow good ones outdoors. I'm not sure if it's a benefit of #climatechange ? #genchat
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@genchat@lor.sh @genchat@a.gup.pe Late to the meal today! I can see you had a great #genchat. This reminded me mealtimes are a good time to share family stories. Grandchildren really like to hear them, particularly the 'rogues'!
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@genchat@lor.sh @genchat@a.gup.pe That's a great topic. Thanks for hosting, Christine.
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Well, that's another #genchat ! Thanks for sharing your stories, photos, experiences.
Next time (April 12), we will be talking about City & Other Directories! See you then! @genchat@a.gup.pe
#GenChat TY for a fun and mouth-watering #Genealogy #FamilyHistory chat today! Have a good day, all. Go Lady Huskies.
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@genchat@lor.sh @genchat@a.gup.pe That's so true. I cook a lot of Tex-Mex due to being raised in the Southwest.
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Another interesting thing from last night is how regional diet played into food. For example:
Rob (from New England): Waffles with the maple syrup I was fortunate enough to pick up at a local sugar shack would taste great.
Heather (from the South): That looks amazing! My grandparents served the waffles with mesquite honey (my favorite) or sorghum!
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@MarianBWood I don't know that I would sit still long enough & pay attention. I know I've probably missed out on a lot of family stories because of that. #genchat @genchat@a.gup.pe
#GenChat How I wish the older relatives had made an activity out of teaching younger relatives to cook or bake their special dishes. My maternal grandma made her own egg noodles for her golden chicken soup, but even though I watched her stretch and slice the noodles, then dry them by laying them over chairs, I didn't see the process beginning to end.