On Wed, 16 May 2012 09:51:15 -0500, George Leppla
> wrote:

> On 5/15/2012 6:09 PM, Lenona wrote:
>
> > Almost no one has a good answer to the question of when children can
> > make a real contribution in the kitchen—the actual work of getting
> > dinner on the table. Instead, cookbooks for children seem to treat the
> > eighth birthday as endowing some sort of mystical kitchen
> > capabilities. But.......
>
> When I was 8 years old, my Mom went back to work and my Grandmother came
> to live with us. Grandma couldn't walk well, so when I got home from
> school, it was my job to help her get supper ready. She would sit at the
> kitchen table and we would cook. It wasn't too long before I was able
> to make the entire meal myself. I guess that is where I got my love for
> cooking.... those afternoons with my Grandma. She passed away when I
> was 12 but by then, I was doing pretty much all the cooking for the
> family during the week.

Good memories!
>
> My first real job was when I was 15... working in the kitchen of a
> Howard Johnson's restaurant, first as a dish washer, then a cook.
>
> George L
>
>


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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.