On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:54:58 -0600, Gloria P >
wrote:

>Actually it was, but it couldn't compete with a good book.
>(Are little kids really interested in grownup conversation?)
>
Some are. My 8 YO grandson can now follow and participate in adult
dinner table conversation and is beginning to initialize topics
himself.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Serene Vannoy wrote:
>
> George Leppla wrote:
> >
> > "Sky" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Okay, I just had to start a new on-topic thread ..... What 'rules' of
> >> the kitchen/home are common???
> >
> >
> > Wear a shirt at the table. When we were kids, during the summer we
> > seldom wore shirts but you didn't sit at Mom's table unless you were
> > wearing one.
> >
> > You don't start eating until everyone is seated.... and usually, the
> > last person seated was Mom after getting the food on the table..
>
> Oh, yes, no shirtless, shoeless people at the table. No pajamas at the
> table (all these are my mom's rules, not mine). Wait until everyone is
> served before eating. Pass to the left. Don't pass things or reach for
> things in front of other people. Say "please pass the salt", not "gimme
> the salt". Say "May I be excused from the table?" Say grace before
> meals. NO elbows on the table. Napkins and forks go on the left of the
> plate; knives on the right, sharp edge inward, and spoons to the right
> of that.
>
> Serene

ROFL!!! Oh yes, my brother and I had all those rules and a few more!!
Definitely brings back memories <G>.

Sky

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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:14:46 -0700, Ranee at Arabian Knits wrote:

> In article >,
> Sky > wrote:
>
>> Okay, I just had to start a new on-topic thread ..... What 'rules' of
>> the kitchen/home are common???
>>
>> 1) Don't talk while chewing food in your mouth! Keep mouth closed when
>> chewing food.
>>
>> 2) Never put elbows on the table during dinner time!
>>
>> 3) Ask to be excused from the dinner table
>>
>
> 4) Try everything on your plate
>
> 5) No more dinner once you've had dessert (this is to keep certain
> children from eating a small helping just to get dessert, when they
> aren't really full, because they are afraid of filling up)
>
> Regards,
> Ranee @ Arabian Knits

did they grow up to be lawyers?

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:10:36 -0400, n wrote:

> "brooklyn1" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:17:17 +0200, ChattyCathy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>ChefToddMohr wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Finish your vegetables, there are people starving in Africa."
>>>
>>>Heh. Geography strikes again. Way I heard it was: ".... there are
>>>starving people in China".
>>> ;-)
>>
>> I always heard "clean your plate, people are starving in Europe".
>
> Are there actually any recipes from Europe????????

plenty of recipes, no actual people.

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:31:29 -0600, Arri London wrote:

> Sky wrote:
>>
>> Okay, I just had to start a new on-topic thread ..... What 'rules' of
>> the kitchen/home are common???
>>
>> 1) Don't talk while chewing food in your mouth! Keep mouth closed when
>> chewing food.
>>
>> 2) Never put elbows on the table during dinner time!
>>
>> 3) Ask to be excused from the dinner table
>>
>> 4) .....
>>
>> 5) .....
>>
>> Chime in folks!!! I grew up with a lot more 'rules', but I didn't want
>> to be selfish and hoard all of them
>
> Don't know how common this is, but we never ate until everyone was
> seated and had food on their plate.
>
> Guests get the best pieces of everything

i thing the last is more a hospitality rule.

your pal,
blake

On Oct 15, 3:25*pm, Gloria P > wrote:
> John Kane wrote:
> > On Oct 15, 12:18 pm, Gloria P > wrote:
> >> ChattyCathy wrote:
> >> Don't read at the table even if you think your book is hidden on
> >> your lap. *We can tell.-
>
> > Boy that must have taken nerve, I never even imagined reading at the
> > table.
>
> > John Kane Kingston ON Canada
>
> I was one of the best-behaved, *meekest kids you'd ever want to
> meet, an only child of older parents. *I just loved to read and
> had very little else to occupy me growing up.
>
> gloria p

Sounds just like me [1]but I wouldn't have dared. Reading by
flashlight under the covers was a another matter.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

1. Well except I did have chores like feeding the cattle, etc.

On Oct 15, 3:56*pm, "Felice" > wrote:
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Do not try and catch a falling knife. *Just get your feet
> > out of the way.
>
> > -sw
>
> That could have been written only by someone who didn't get his feet out of
> the way!

It's on the cooks exam -- and no, I'm not joking. Perhaps the writers
of the test were.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

On Oct 15, 9:39*pm, Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> George Leppla wrote:
>
> > "Sky" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Okay, I just had to start a new on-topic thread ..... *What 'rules' of
> >> the kitchen/home are common???
>
> > Wear a shirt at the table. *When we were kids, during the summer we
> > seldom wore shirts but you didn't sit at Mom's table unless you were
> > wearing one.
>
> > You don't start eating until everyone is seated.... and usually, the
> > last person seated was Mom after getting the food on the table..
>
> Oh, yes, no shirtless, shoeless people at the table. No pajamas at the
> table (all these are my mom's rules, not mine). *Wait until everyone is
> served before eating. *Pass to the left. *Don't pass things or reach for
> things in front of other people. *Say "please pass the salt", not "gimme
> the salt". *Say "May I be excused from the table?" *Say grace before
> meals. NO elbows on the table. *Napkins and forks go on the left of the
> plate; knives on the right, sharp edge inward, and spoons to the right
> of that.
>
> Serene

Sounds like home except pajamas were okay at times.

I don't remember the pass to the left rule being inforces but it was
something that we just did.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

In article >,
Sky > wrote:

> Okay, I just had to start a new on-topic thread ..... What 'rules' of
> the kitchen/home are common???
>
> 1) Don't talk while chewing food in your mouth! Keep mouth closed when
> chewing food.
>
> 2) Never put elbows on the table during dinner time!
>
> 3) Ask to be excused from the dinner table
>
> 4) .....
>
> 5) .....
>
> Chime in folks!!! I grew up with a lot more 'rules', but I didn't want
> to be selfish and hoard all of them
>
> Sky, who's staying up way too late (again!)

Never argue with the chef of the evening, especially when s/he is
wielding a knife.

Cindy

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Delete the obvious to email me

blake murphy wrote:
>
> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:31:29 -0600, Arri London wrote:
>
> > Sky wrote:
> >>
> >> Okay, I just had to start a new on-topic thread ..... What 'rules' of
> >> the kitchen/home are common???
> >>
> >> 1) Don't talk while chewing food in your mouth! Keep mouth closed when
> >> chewing food.
> >>
> >> 2) Never put elbows on the table during dinner time!
> >>
> >> 3) Ask to be excused from the dinner table
> >>
> >> 4) .....
> >>
> >> 5) .....
> >>
> >> Chime in folks!!! I grew up with a lot more 'rules', but I didn't want
> >> to be selfish and hoard all of them
> >
> > Don't know how common this is, but we never ate until everyone was
> > seated and had food on their plate.
> >
> > Guests get the best pieces of everything
>
> i thing the last is more a hospitality rule.
>
> your pal,
> blake

True but still a rule to be followed strictly at the table. Even as
small children we knew not to take the nicest bits of anything if guests
were present.

Gloria P wrote:
>
> sf wrote:
> > On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:43:30 -0700 (PDT), John Kane
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On Oct 15, 12:18 pm, Gloria P > wrote:
> >
> >>> Don't read at the table even if you think your book is hidden on
> >>> your lap. We can tell.-
> >> Boy that must have taken nerve, I never even imagined reading at the
> >> table.
> >>
> > I can only say that conversation must not have been a big part of the
> > dinner time experience.
> >
>
> Actually it was, but it couldn't compete with a good book.
> (Are little kids really interested in grownup conversation?)
>
> gloria p


When we children were at the table, there wasn't any grownup
conversation. That was kept for after we were excused to go do something
else

In article >,
Gloria P > wrote:
> I was one of the best-behaved, meekest kids you'd ever want to
> meet, an only child of older parents. I just loved to read and
> had very little else to occupy me growing up.
>
> gloria p

I'm glad you broke loose. Reading was my refuge.


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"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
...
>
> Oh, yes, no shirtless, shoeless people at the table. No pajamas at the
> table (all these are my mom's rules, not mine). Wait until everyone is
> served before eating. Pass to the left. Don't pass things or reach for
> things in front of other people. Say "please pass the salt", not "gimme
> the salt". Say "May I be excused from the table?" Say grace before
> meals. NO elbows on the table. Napkins and forks go on the left of the
> plate; knives on the right, sharp edge inward, and spoons to the right of
> that.

Those were all our "rules" too! Plus one more. No hats at the table. Like
ball caps. The elbows thing was one of my dad's biggest pet peeves. Later
on in restaurants it was cell phones he absolutely went ballistic over.

Cheryl wrote:
>
> "Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Oh, yes, no shirtless, shoeless people at the table. No pajamas at the
>> table (all these are my mom's rules, not mine). Wait until everyone
>> is served before eating. Pass to the left. Don't pass things or
>> reach for things in front of other people. Say "please pass the
>> salt", not "gimme the salt". Say "May I be excused from the table?"
>> Say grace before meals. NO elbows on the table. Napkins and forks go
>> on the left of the plate; knives on the right, sharp edge inward, and
>> spoons to the right of that.
>
> Those were all our "rules" too! Plus one more. No hats at the table.
> Like ball caps. The elbows thing was one of my dad's biggest pet
> peeves. Later on in restaurants it was cell phones he absolutely went
> ballistic over.

I think your dad is someone I'd like :-)

Nothing wrong with having table rules... I think it has to do with being
a family time window.

Bob

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:54:58 -0600, Gloria P >
> wrote:
>
>>Actually it was, but it couldn't compete with a good book.
>>(Are little kids really interested in grownup conversation?)
>>
> Some are. My 8 YO grandson can now follow and participate in adult
> dinner table conversation and is beginning to initialize topics
> himself.

I have a 9 year old nephew who is like that, too. Nothing gets past him and
he takes in *everything*. You can see it in his face even if you don't
think he's listening. Oh, but he is! He listens to everything. He much
prefers adult conversations over kid conversations. He hears things about
himself or other things he doesn't always get to hear.

"Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
...

> Cute story Renee. I remember having to sit at the table until I emptied
> the plate. The over cooked veggies... hours later, I never learned to like
> stuff like Brussel sprouts when cold, mushy, and congealed with butter.

For me it was milk. I couldn't stand the taste of it. I had to sit at the
table until I finished it. It would get warm and because it was skim milk,
it didn't taste any better warm than cold. I can remember so many times I'd
be there for hours and then gulp it down to get it over with, and then have
to go throw up.

Cheryl wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:54:58 -0600, Gloria P >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Actually it was, but it couldn't compete with a good book.
>>> (Are little kids really interested in grownup conversation?)
>>>
>> Some are. My 8 YO grandson can now follow and participate in adult
>> dinner table conversation and is beginning to initialize topics
>> himself.
>
> I have a 9 year old nephew who is like that, too. Nothing gets past him
> and he takes in *everything*. You can see it in his face even if you
> don't think he's listening. Oh, but he is! He listens to everything.
> He much prefers adult conversations over kid conversations. He hears
> things about himself or other things he doesn't always get to hear.

I think that's pretty cool... I hope you continue to observe :-)

Cheryl wrote:
>
> "Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Cute story Renee. I remember having to sit at the table until I
>> emptied the plate. The over cooked veggies... hours later, I never
>> learned to like stuff like Brussel sprouts when cold, mushy, and
>> congealed with butter.
>
> For me it was milk. I couldn't stand the taste of it. I had to sit at
> the table until I finished it. It would get warm and because it was
> skim milk, it didn't taste any better warm than cold. I can remember so
> many times I'd be there for hours and then gulp it down to get it over
> with, and then have to go throw up.

I feel for you... I have a strong stomach, so no having to go visit the
bathroom. But I think we had similar parents :-)

Kind thoughts headed in your direction :-)

Bob

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
> For me it was milk. I couldn't stand the taste of it. I had to sit at
> the table until I finished it. It would get warm and because it was skim
> milk, it didn't taste any better warm than cold. I can remember so many
> times I'd be there for hours and then gulp it down to get it over with,
> and then have to go throw up.

I didn't have to sit at the table, but had to drink it before going to bed.
I still hate plain milk. I'll eat whipped cream, ice cream, sour cream, put
milk/cream in coffee, eat cheese, yogurt and even drink chocolate milk. But
I won't touch a glass of plain mild. My last time was probably when I was
12 or so. It has been probably 30 years since having a bowl of cereal too.

Cheryl wrote:
>
> "Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Cute story Renee. I remember having to sit at the table until I
>> emptied the plate. The over cooked veggies... hours later, I never
>> learned to like stuff like Brussel sprouts when cold, mushy, and
>> congealed with butter.
>
> For me it was milk. I couldn't stand the taste of it. I had to sit at
> the table until I finished it. It would get warm and because it was
> skim milk, it didn't taste any better warm than cold. I can remember so
> many times I'd be there for hours and then gulp it down to get it over
> with, and then have to go throw up.

Withe our son it was green peas. Some kid at school told him they were
really spider eggs and he wouldn't touch them. Tried hiding them under
the edge of his plate, under a spoon, slip them to the dog or toss them
on the floor when he thought no one was looking.

He's 46 yo now and still doesn't eat "spider eggs."

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Oh, yes, no shirtless, shoeless people at the table. No pajamas at the
>> table (all these are my mom's rules, not mine). Wait until everyone is
>> served before eating. Pass to the left. Don't pass things or reach for
>> things in front of other people. Say "please pass the salt", not "gimme
>> the salt". Say "May I be excused from the table?" Say grace before
>> meals. NO elbows on the table. Napkins and forks go on the left of the
>> plate; knives on the right, sharp edge inward, and spoons to the right of
>> that.
>
> Those were all our "rules" too! Plus one more. No hats at the table.
> Like ball caps. The elbows thing was one of my dad's biggest pet peeves.
> Later on in restaurants it was cell phones he absolutely went ballistic
> over.


Your Dad and I would have gotten along just fine. Here in the South, people
wearing baseball style caps is a way of life. I wouldn't be surprised to
find out that they wear them to bed. If I am at some fast food place and
people are talking on cell phones or wearing hats... it is no big deal. But
why would people do this in a nice restaurant?

And the goofiest people are the ones who use wireless earpieces and sit
there eating... seemingly talking to themselves. I don't know if they are
having a conversation or are just mentally deranged.

George L

George Shirley wrote:
>
> Cheryl wrote:
> >
> > "Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >> Cute story Renee. I remember having to sit at the table until I
> >> emptied the plate. The over cooked veggies... hours later, I never
> >> learned to like stuff like Brussel sprouts when cold, mushy, and
> >> congealed with butter.
> >
> > For me it was milk. I couldn't stand the taste of it. I had to sit at
> > the table until I finished it. It would get warm and because it was
> > skim milk, it didn't taste any better warm than cold. I can remember so
> > many times I'd be there for hours and then gulp it down to get it over
> > with, and then have to go throw up.
>
> Withe our son it was green peas. Some kid at school told him they were
> really spider eggs and he wouldn't touch them. Tried hiding them under
> the edge of his plate, under a spoon, slip them to the dog or toss them
> on the floor when he thought no one was looking.
>
> He's 46 yo now and still doesn't eat "spider eggs."

Smart kid <G>!!!! Peas were battle fields for me with my parents --
hence my continuing aversion of them to this day. Did your DS ever
swallow the peas with milk as if they were pills??? And ROFLMAO
spiders' eggs -- that's hilarious )

Sky, charter member of PEA

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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>> For me it was milk. I couldn't stand the taste of it. I had to sit at
>> the table until I finished it. It would get warm and because it was skim
>> milk, it didn't taste any better warm than cold. I can remember so many
>> times I'd be there for hours and then gulp it down to get it over with,
>> and then have to go throw up.
>
> I didn't have to sit at the table, but had to drink it before going to bed.
> I still hate plain milk. I'll eat whipped cream, ice cream, sour cream, put
> milk/cream in coffee, eat cheese, yogurt and even drink chocolate milk. But
> I won't touch a glass of plain mild. My last time was probably when I was
> 12 or so. It has been probably 30 years since having a bowl of cereal too.
>
>


I still love whole milk and even 2% but they don't love me so
much these days. (Lactaid is my friend.) I can't drink skim
milk. It's nasty. All in what you're used to, I guess.

gloria p

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> Growing up in the 1950s, I think most people served canned green peas. I
> really hated those and had to be forced to eat them. After my parents
> bought a chest freezer and began buying frozen products to stock it, they
> bought Birdseye frozen peas. I liked them immediately and still do. One
> of my favorite comfort meals is chicken fried steak (fried chicken), mashed
> potatoes, and buttered green peas. I cook them only until heated through.

I confess to having liked canned peas when I was a kid. Frozen peas were
not an option. They were first sold in 1952. We did not have a chest
freezer until about 1958. In those days the freezer section of home
refrigerators was usually only large enough for an ice cube tray and a
pint of ice cream, and usually held only half its capacity because it
had an inch of frost around the inside.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 18 Oct 2009 10:07:23a, Sky told us...
>
>> George Shirley wrote:
>>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>> "Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> Cute story Renee. I remember having to sit at the table until I
>>>>> emptied the plate. The over cooked veggies... hours later, I never
>>>>> learned to like stuff like Brussel sprouts when cold, mushy, and
>>>>> congealed with butter.
>>>> For me it was milk. I couldn't stand the taste of it. I had to sit
> at
>>>> the table until I finished it. It would get warm and because it was
>>>> skim milk, it didn't taste any better warm than cold. I can remember
> so
>>>> many times I'd be there for hours and then gulp it down to get it over
>>>> with, and then have to go throw up.
>>> Withe our son it was green peas. Some kid at school told him they were
>>> really spider eggs and he wouldn't touch them. Tried hiding them under
>>> the edge of his plate, under a spoon, slip them to the dog or toss them
>>> on the floor when he thought no one was looking.
>>>
>>> He's 46 yo now and still doesn't eat "spider eggs."
>> Smart kid <G>!!!! Peas were battle fields for me with my parents --
>> hence my continuing aversion of them to this day. Did your DS ever
>> swallow the peas with milk as if they were pills??? And ROFLMAO
>> spiders' eggs -- that's hilarious )
>>
>> Sky, charter member of PEA
>>
>
> Growing up in the 1950s, I think most people served canned green peas. I
> really hated those and had to be forced to eat them. After my parents
> bought a chest freezer and began buying frozen products to stock it, they
> bought Birdseye frozen peas. I liked them immediately and still do. One
> of my favorite comfort meals is chicken fried steak (fried chicken), mashed
> potatoes, and buttered green peas. I cook them only until heated through.
>
I still like the canned spring green peas best, they were always my
favorite. The only other kind I buy are dried peas, just to make green
pea soup with ham.

Many years ago my wife asked me to look after the pots on the stove
while she went off to do something else. One was a pot creamed corn, a
favorite to this day. Just above the stove was a cupboard with some food
coloring in it. Added a few drops of blue food color to the creamed
corn, casually walked away when she returned to the stove. Heard a
scream, saw a face showing horror, then the kids and I ruined it by
breaking out laughing. The kids still talk about the blue corn whenever
we get together. Many of our memories are of gardening, cooking, and
eating, I guess that's a southern family through and through.

Cheryl wrote:
>

> Those were all our "rules" too! Plus one more. No hats at the table.
> Like ball caps. The elbows thing was one of my dad's biggest pet
> peeves. Later on in restaurants it was cell phones he absolutely went
> ballistic over.

Oh, yeah, no hats at the table. No bare feet, either, unless we were
outside in summer at a picnic table.

And dinner was at 6 every night, without fail. For the years we lived
overseas, they played Paul Harvey during dinner, because that's when it
was on, but for the rest of my childhood, no TV or radio was allowed
during dinner.

Serene

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Growing up in the 1950s, I think most people served canned green peas. I
> really hated those and had to be forced to eat them. After my parents
> bought a chest freezer and began buying frozen products to stock it, they
> bought Birdseye frozen peas. I liked them immediately and still do. One
> of my favorite comfort meals is chicken fried steak (fried chicken), mashed
> potatoes, and buttered green peas. I cook them only until heated through.
>
Thank goodness, my mother never served canned peas! She was a
woman ahead of her time!

--
Jean B.

George Shirley wrote:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sun 18 Oct 2009 10:07:23a, Sky told us...
>>
>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>>> "Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> Cute story Renee. I remember having to sit at the table until I
>>>>>> emptied the plate. The over cooked veggies... hours later, I never
>>>>>> learned to like stuff like Brussel sprouts when cold, mushy, and
>>>>>> congealed with butter.
>>>>> For me it was milk. I couldn't stand the taste of it. I had to sit
>> at
>>>>> the table until I finished it. It would get warm and because it was
>>>>> skim milk, it didn't taste any better warm than cold. I can remember
>> so
>>>>> many times I'd be there for hours and then gulp it down to get it over
>>>>> with, and then have to go throw up.
>>>> Withe our son it was green peas. Some kid at school told him they were
>>>> really spider eggs and he wouldn't touch them. Tried hiding them under
>>>> the edge of his plate, under a spoon, slip them to the dog or toss them
>>>> on the floor when he thought no one was looking.
>>>>
>>>> He's 46 yo now and still doesn't eat "spider eggs."
>>> Smart kid <G>!!!! Peas were battle fields for me with my parents --
>>> hence my continuing aversion of them to this day. Did your DS ever
>>> swallow the peas with milk as if they were pills??? And ROFLMAO
>>> spiders' eggs -- that's hilarious )
>>>
>>> Sky, charter member of PEA
>>
>> Growing up in the 1950s, I think most people served canned green peas.
>> I really hated those and had to be forced to eat them. After my
>> parents bought a chest freezer and began buying frozen products to
>> stock it, they bought Birdseye frozen peas. I liked them immediately
>> and still do. One of my favorite comfort meals is chicken fried steak
>> (fried chicken), mashed potatoes, and buttered green peas. I cook
>> them only until heated through.
> I still like the canned spring green peas best, they were always my
> favorite. The only other kind I buy are dried peas, just to make green
> pea soup with ham.
>
> Many years ago my wife asked me to look after the pots on the stove
> while she went off to do something else. One was a pot creamed corn, a
> favorite to this day. Just above the stove was a cupboard with some food
> coloring in it. Added a few drops of blue food color to the creamed
> corn, casually walked away when she returned to the stove. Heard a
> scream, saw a face showing horror, then the kids and I ruined it by
> breaking out laughing. The kids still talk about the blue corn whenever
> we get together. Many of our memories are of gardening, cooking, and
> eating, I guess that's a southern family through and through.

LOL! That's so funny!

--
Jean B.

George Shirley wrote:
>
> I still like the canned spring green peas best, they were always my
> favorite. The only other kind I buy are dried peas, just to make green
> pea soup with ham.
>
> Many years ago my wife asked me to look after the pots on the stove
> while she went off to do something else. One was a pot creamed corn, a
> favorite to this day. Just above the stove was a cupboard with some food
> coloring in it. Added a few drops of blue food color to the creamed
> corn, casually walked away when she returned to the stove. Heard a
> scream, saw a face showing horror, then the kids and I ruined it by
> breaking out laughing. The kids still talk about the blue corn whenever
> we get together. Many of our memories are of gardening, cooking, and
> eating, I guess that's a southern family through and through.

Oh this it priceless, and it cracked me up!!! ROFLMAO! Thanks for the
giggles )

Sky, who likes corn!

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Ranee at Arabian Knits > wrote:
> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:14:46 -0700, Ranee at Arabian Knits wrote:
>>
>> > In article >,
>> > Sky > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Okay, I just had to start a new on-topic thread ..... What 'rules' of
>> >> the kitchen/home are common???
>> >>
>> >> 1) Don't talk while chewing food in your mouth! Keep mouth closed when
>> >> chewing food.
>> >>
>> >> 2) Never put elbows on the table during dinner time!
>> >>
>> >> 3) Ask to be excused from the dinner table
>> >>
>> >
>> > 4) Try everything on your plate
>> >
>> > 5) No more dinner once you've had dessert (this is to keep certain
>> > children from eating a small helping just to get dessert, when they
>> > aren't really full, because they are afraid of filling up)
>>
>> did they grow up to be lawyers?
>
> Don't know yet. However, we did have a son [etc.]

Past tense? Sorry for your loss.

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David.
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On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:44:02 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>Growing up in the 1950s, I think most people served canned green peas. I
>really hated those and had to be forced to eat them. After my parents
>bought a chest freezer and began buying frozen products to stock it, they
>bought Birdseye frozen peas. I liked them immediately and still do.

Ditto - canned peas were a battle ground, frozen saved the day!

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On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:00:15 -0400, "Cheryl" >
wrote:

>Later
>on in restaurants it was cell phones he absolutely went ballistic over.

You had individual cell phones as kids? Rich brats.

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