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@d33g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>, says...
>
> On May 16, 10:51*am, 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 for you. Every woman should have a guy who can and likes to cook.

My sons always reckoned that when they left home for university, being
able to cook well made them babe-magnets.

Janet