On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:07:07 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"Evelyn" > wrote in message
>news
>> On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:39:13 -0600, Tiger Lily > wrote:
>>
>>>On 4/16/2011 5:31 AM, Evelyn wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:31:14 -0600, Tiger > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/15/2011 2:29 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>> > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> man when my mom cooked we ate it or did without, we all had different
>>>>>>> allergies, and with four of us she really worked at making food we
>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>> all eat as a family, once and only once did i snarl my nose at
>>>>>>> something ,
>>>>>>> my dad made me eat what seemed like a ton of black eyed peas, he
>>>>>>> said, "if
>>>>>>> your mother cooked it... the least you can do is pass it without
>>>>>>> comment,
>>>>>>> you are not allowed to disrespect her efforts for any reason..."
>>>>>>> after
>>>>>>> that if i had to hold my breath to get something passed me i did...
>>>>>>> he was
>>>>>>> not in the habit of making us take food we didn't want to eat,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I do not think it is proper to make a kid eat something with alcohol,
>>>>>> if the
>>>>>> kid refuses it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Julie, you know when you cook with alcohol, you ONLY get the flavour?
>>>>> the alcohol 'burns off' in the simmering?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I explained that to her.
>>>>
>>>> She allows Angela to tell her how to cook and what to put in it. It's
>>>> her child, her deal. She can do what she wants.
>>>>
>>>> Evelyn
>>>
>>>lol
>>>
>>>teenlet doesn't even know when a splash of sherry goes into the stroganoff
>>>
>>>i do it for the flavour, and he likes it, and now that he's older, he's
>>>more willing to 'experiment' with different foods KNOWINGLY this time
>>>round
>>>
>>>tee hee
>>>
>>>kate
>>
>>
>> When I had my kids at home (they are all grown up now) I would make
>> stuff, put it on the table, and never discuss each and every
>> ingredient with them for approval or disapproval. They either ate it
>> or they didn't. If they didn't like it, I didn't make it again, or
>> else made some other contingency plan when I did.
>>
>> I never felt it was right to force them, or to make a big deal out of
>> it either. The less of a big deal about it, the more open minded
>> they were. Fortunately they all eat everything now that they are
>> adults, with the exception of my daughter who has always hated
>> mushrooms.
>>
>> Anyone is entitled to an honest dislike or two. As for me, I
>> absolutely cannot stand little green lima beans. I dislike them
>> intensely. The big limagrands, the dried ones that make a wonderful
>> soup are different. Those I enjoy.
>
>With me, it's really two things...beets and any kind of sweet potato.
>And...my kids either ate things or they didn't, but I never discussed
>dinner choices with them until they became older, and then mostly on special
>occasions. There was always a PBJ sandwich and a glass of milk to be made if
>they hated what I made.
>
>
>Cheri


Exactly. No big deal.

Evelyn