On 28/11/2015 2:53 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 11/28/2015 1:15 PM, graham wrote:
>>> On 28/11/2015 6:51 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>> Now I know what to get him for Christmas. A cookbook. I'm not
>>>> sure I want to give him a big cookbook, maybe something geared to
>>>> kids. Any thoughts on that?
>>
>>> During the last two summers, I have paid for my grand daughter to attend
>>> baking classes at the local tech college (the cooking faculty has an
>>> international reputation). My grandson wanted to go to the cooking
>>> classes but there was always a clash with something else or they were
>>> booked up. Next year we will try and get in early.
>>
>> I think that's a wonderful gift.
>
> Graham has taught his grandchildren to cook and bake since they were
> very young, right Graham?
>
More baking than anything. I wondered if my gd wanted to try cookery
next year but no, she wants to do more advanced baking. I want to get my
gs in a cooking class - he wants to as well. It's so important that they
learn the basics.
Graham


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On 28/11/2015 2:43 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 11/28/2015 1:15 PM, graham wrote:
>> On 28/11/2015 6:51 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> Now I know what to get him for Christmas. A cookbook. I'm not
>>> sure I want to give him a big cookbook, maybe something geared to
>>> kids. Any thoughts on that?
>
>> During the last two summers, I have paid for my grand daughter to attend
>> baking classes at the local tech college (the cooking faculty has an
>> international reputation). My grandson wanted to go to the cooking
>> classes but there was always a clash with something else or they were
>> booked up. Next year we will try and get in early.
>
> I think that's a wonderful gift.
>
> nancy
>
It was expensive but worth every penny.
I took a couple of adult classes with their baker, a Swiss guy. Even
though I have been baking for over 40 years, I learned a lot and I'm
tempted to repeat the classes.
Graham

Sqwertz wrote:
> Imagine him sitting on Santa's lap at the mall asking for
> transglutaminase and a spherification kit for Christmas.
>
> -sw

Imagine your woman-stalking, ended:

================================================== =============================
>

She should call the cops. I've already publicly admitted it is me so
a conviction should be a piece of cake and then forging would stop.
So what's stopping her? I think she suffers from Bovism - she just
loves the attention and drama and screw the rest of the group.

-sw
================================================== ===============================

On 2015-11-28 13:51:52 +0000, Nancy Young said:

> Long story short, my SIL decided to bring brussels sprouts with
> bacon to Thanksgiving. That's what we were planning to take, so
> we went to plan B. Ron decided to make mushrooms, going completely
> off the reservation with that pick. No way will we get there and
> someone else make mushrooms as a side dish. Right?
>
> I noticed my nephew looked a little deflated when he found out.
> Hmmm. Strange, but I didn't think much of it. It's not as if he
> had to eat them if he didn't like them. He's 8 or 9 years old.
> Bad aunt, I should know.
>
> I wandered into the kitchen later and what do I see? Little
> nephew, his chin barely clearing the frying pan, is cooking up some
> crumbled sausage and pan roasting mushroom caps in another. What??
> he's making stuffed mushrooms for a side dish. No recipe, I don't
> know where he got the idea.
>
> They were delicious! They fell apart a bit, as there wasn't a binder
> for the stuffing, but I'd eat those any time.
>
> Now I know what to get him for Christmas. A cookbook. I'm not
> sure I want to give him a big cookbook, maybe something geared to
> kids. Any thoughts on that?
>
> nancy

Chat with him, ask him how he got interested and the things are driving
it. Then take your best guess. It will be great.

On 11/29/2015 9:49 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> In article >, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
>> That's what I have, a little fear of coming on too strong and
>> turning him off to it. I'll be looking in the bookstore and
>> library to see how many of these cookbooks I can page through.
>
> How about a cool but boyish kitchen apron? Would that be a subtle
> encouragement? Oh...and maybe something else unrelated to tone down
> your nudge even more depending upon apron price ;-)
> I have five or six aprons earned in the eighties from Ducks Unlimited
> that are too cool to use. Well, I use one.

That's a really fun idea. I think he'd get a kick out of it.

I had computer issues yesterday, so to everyone who replied,
thank you very much for all your suggestions, I did read them
all.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > How about a cool but boyish kitchen apron? Would that be a subtle
> > encouragement? Oh...and maybe something else unrelated to tone down
> > your nudge even more depending upon apron price ;-)
> > I have five or six aprons earned in the eighties from Ducks Unlimited
> > that are too cool to use. Well, I use one.
>
> That's a really fun idea. I think he'd get a kick out of it.

No, I'll bet he'd never wear it. It's kind of a "pansy" thing for
boys. I've got a few old ones here for young daughter but she never
used them. I've never used one either and I don't recall ever getting
food on my regular clothes.

I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if Sheldon and Bryan used one.
heheh

The boy is age 8-9. Good age to be in Boy Scouts and let him earn his
cooking merit badge. I earned mine in the mid-60's. I still have the
badge and the official BS cooking book. To earn the merit badge, your
final test is to cook a meal from the wild...survival type cooking.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...

> I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
> one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
> if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.

I do, but only when I am baking) I am quite messy with flour

> The boy is age 8-9. Good age to be in Boy Scouts and let him earn his
> cooking merit badge. I earned mine in the mid-60's. I still have the
> badge and the official BS cooking book. To earn the merit badge, your
> final test is to cook a meal from the wild...survival type cooking.

I am sure Nancy will find all this out before she makes any move.

She obviously wants to help the boy and that is lovely. Good luck to her.

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On 11/30/2015 8:23 AM, Gary wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>>> How about a cool but boyish kitchen apron? Would that be a subtle
>>> encouragement? Oh...and maybe something else unrelated to tone down
>>> your nudge even more depending upon apron price ;-)
>>
>> That's a really fun idea. I think he'd get a kick out of it.
>
> No, I'll bet he'd never wear it. It's kind of a "pansy" thing for
> boys. I've got a few old ones here for young daughter but she never
> used them. I've never used one either and I don't recall ever getting
> food on my regular clothes.
>
> I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
> one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
> if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.
>
"valid TV chefs" LOL Okay. I'm not a sloppy cook but what are you
saying, you've never had anything splash or splatter? I always wear an
apron. The bib type. (No point just covering up from the waist-down;
things tend to splatter upward.)

Jill

Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
>
> > I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
> > one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
> > if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.
>
> I do, but only when I am baking) I am quite messy with flour
>
> > The boy is age 8-9. Good age to be in Boy Scouts and let him earn his
> > cooking merit badge. I earned mine in the mid-60's. I still have the
> > badge and the official BS cooking book. To earn the merit badge, your
> > final test is to cook a meal from the wild...survival type cooking.
>
> I am sure Nancy will find all this out before she makes any move.
>
> She obviously wants to help the boy and that is lovely. Good luck to her

Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
would have liked that better. lol

"Gary" > wrote in message ...

> Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
> then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
> for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
> of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
> would have liked that better. lol

Yeah but you would have been called a sissy <g>

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jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 11/30/2015 8:23 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> >>
> >> Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> >>> How about a cool but boyish kitchen apron? Would that be a subtle
> >>> encouragement? Oh...and maybe something else unrelated to tone down
> >>> your nudge even more depending upon apron price ;-)
> >>
> >> That's a really fun idea. I think he'd get a kick out of it.
> >
> > No, I'll bet he'd never wear it. It's kind of a "pansy" thing for
> > boys. I've got a few old ones here for young daughter but she never
> > used them. I've never used one either and I don't recall ever getting
> > food on my regular clothes.
> >
> > I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
> > one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
> > if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.
> >
> "valid TV chefs" LOL Okay. I'm not a sloppy cook but what are you
> saying, you've never had anything splash or splatter? I always wear an
> apron. The bib type. (No point just covering up from the waist-down;
> things tend to splatter upward.)

OK then...we all know now that Jill is a sloppy cook. ;-D
As I said though, apron is a girlie thing. You qualify.

Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
>
> > Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
> > then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
> > for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
> > of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
> > would have liked that better. lol
>
> Yeah but you would have been called a sissy <g>

Exactly. And if you remember your teenage years, you just want to fit
in and not be singled out as someone weird. Home Ec was NOT a cool
thing for boys way back then. I wonder if schools still have those
classes.

On 11/30/2015 8:46 AM, Gary wrote:
> Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
> then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
> for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
> of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
> would have liked that better. lol

Our Home Ec class was cancelled due to lack of equipment. Seriously,
the school wasn't finished being built yet so the Home Ec classroom
didn't have anything in it but desks. Turned out to be just another
study-hall. In my school boys signed up for typing classes because
that's where the girls were.

Jill

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:52:01 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Gary" > wrote in message ...
>
>> Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
>> then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
>> for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
>> of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
>> would have liked that better. lol
>
>Yeah but you would have been called a sissy <g>

My son did (mid70s) and yes, was called a sissy Led to a lot of
fights. He was already good with carpentry and wanted to try
something useful. I was kind of disappointed, they didn't really
teach them useful cooking. I was working and had dreams of coming home
to a meal already on the table

jmcquown wrote:
>
> In my school boys signed up for typing classes because
> that's where the girls were.

In my mid-30s to mid-40s, after I was divorced and a single parent. I
would occasionally make it to big parties (40+ people). Funny...so
many times most of the guys would hang out in the living room and talk
about sports and brag about their jobs. I always migrated to the
kitchen where most of the women were and talking about cooking and
raising kids. I fit right in there. heheh

On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 8:24:54 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> > Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > > How about a cool but boyish kitchen apron? Would that be a subtle
> > > encouragement? Oh...and maybe something else unrelated to tone down
> > > your nudge even more depending upon apron price ;-)
> > > I have five or six aprons earned in the eighties from Ducks Unlimited
> > > that are too cool to use. Well, I use one.
> >
> > That's a really fun idea. I think he'd get a kick out of it.
>
> No, I'll bet he'd never wear it. It's kind of a "pansy" thing for
> boys. I've got a few old ones here for young daughter but she never
> used them. I've never used one either and I don't recall ever getting
> food on my regular clothes.

My husband wears an apron when he's carving a whole roast pig, but
otherwise we both just wear old clothes to cook. That is, on weeknights
when we get home and weekends when we get up, we put on clothing that
we don't care what happens to it. Cooking, plumbing, gardening, whatever.

I generally don't get food on my clothing while cooking, but once in a
while I drop something or splash something. I don't want to stain the
clothes that I wear to the office, so a gram of prevention is worth
a kilogram of cure.

Cindy Hamilton

On 11/30/2015 8:52 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Gary" > wrote
>
>> Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
>> then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
>> for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
>> of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
>> would have liked that better. lol
>
> Yeah but you would have been called a sissy <g>
>
Some independent minded kids don't care about that. They do exist.

Not to mention cooking is cool again.

nancy

On 11/30/2015 9:10 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> In my school boys signed up for typing classes because
>> that's where the girls were.
>
> In my mid-30s to mid-40s, after I was divorced and a single parent. I
> would occasionally make it to big parties (40+ people). Funny...so
> many times most of the guys would hang out in the living room and talk
> about sports and brag about their jobs. I always migrated to the
> kitchen where most of the women were and talking about cooking and
> raising kids. I fit right in there. heheh
>
Believe it or not, I've hosted more than one party in my life. Unless
there was some sort of sports on television (which was never the point
of the party) eventually *everyone* wound up in the kitchen.

I'd hazard a guess that's one reason why the open concept kitchen to
living area evolved.

Jill

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> In my school boys signed up for typing classes because
>> that's where the girls were.
>
> In my mid-30s to mid-40s, after I was divorced and a single parent. I
> would occasionally make it to big parties (40+ people). Funny...so
> many times most of the guys would hang out in the living room and talk
> about sports and brag about their jobs. I always migrated to the
> kitchen where most of the women were and talking about cooking and
> raising kids. I fit right in there. heheh

I love the way some men work on the barbeque but never lift a finger in the
kitchen <g> Not butch enough??

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On 11/30/2015 8:53 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> On 11/30/2015 8:23 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>> No, I'll bet he'd never wear it. It's kind of a "pansy" thing for
>>> boys. I've got a few old ones here for young daughter but she never
>>> used them. I've never used one either and I don't recall ever getting
>>> food on my regular clothes.
>>>
>>> I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
>>> one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
>>> if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.
>>>
>> "valid TV chefs" LOL Okay. I'm not a sloppy cook but what are you
>> saying, you've never had anything splash or splatter? I always wear an
>> apron. The bib type. (No point just covering up from the waist-down;
>> things tend to splatter upward.)
>
> OK then...we all know now that Jill is a sloppy cook. ;-D
> As I said though, apron is a girlie thing. You qualify.
>
LOL being girlie can be fun. Did you ever see this TV show? 'Still
Standing':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUx-Ytb0_rM

In this episode his wife is thrilled to find out he can cook but she
can't *stand* seeing him in a "girlie apron". She sets out to buy him a
manly apron. Fail.

Nancy could always buy her nephew a kid-size chef coat/jacket rather
than an apron. Here's just an example:

http://www.happychefuniforms.com/800...ProductID=8140

Jill

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 11/30/2015 8:52 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote
>>
>>> Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
>>> then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
>>> for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
>>> of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
>>> would have liked that better. lol
>>
>> Yeah but you would have been called a sissy <g>
>>
> Some independent minded kids don't care about that. They do exist.
>
> Not to mention cooking is cool again.

Exactly! Very different times

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"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 8:24:54 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>> >
>> > Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>> > > How about a cool but boyish kitchen apron? Would that be a subtle
>> > > encouragement? Oh...and maybe something else unrelated to tone down
>> > > your nudge even more depending upon apron price ;-)
>> > > I have five or six aprons earned in the eighties from Ducks Unlimited
>> > > that are too cool to use. Well, I use one.
>> >
>> > That's a really fun idea. I think he'd get a kick out of it.
>>
>> No, I'll bet he'd never wear it. It's kind of a "pansy" thing for
>> boys. I've got a few old ones here for young daughter but she never
>> used them. I've never used one either and I don't recall ever getting
>> food on my regular clothes.
>
> My husband wears an apron when he's carving a whole roast pig, but
> otherwise we both just wear old clothes to cook. That is, on weeknights
> when we get home and weekends when we get up, we put on clothing that
> we don't care what happens to it. Cooking, plumbing, gardening, whatever.
>
> I generally don't get food on my clothing while cooking, but once in a
> while I drop something or splash something. I don't want to stain the
> clothes that I wear to the office, so a gram of prevention is worth
> a kilogram of cure.

That makes sense
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> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:52:01 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Gary" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>> Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
>>> then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
>>> for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
>>> of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
>>> would have liked that better. lol
>>
>>Yeah but you would have been called a sissy <g>
>
> My son did (mid70s) and yes, was called a sissy Led to a lot of
> fights. He was already good with carpentry and wanted to try
> something useful. I was kind of disappointed, they didn't really
> teach them useful cooking. I was working and had dreams of coming home
> to a meal already on the table

I bet he is a good fighter though <g>


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"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> > Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
>> > then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
>> > for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
>> > of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
>> > would have liked that better. lol
>>
>> Yeah but you would have been called a sissy <g>
>
> Exactly. And if you remember your teenage years, you just want to fit
> in and not be singled out as someone weird. Home Ec was NOT a cool
> thing for boys way back then. I wonder if schools still have those
> classes.

Yes of course, but things have changed in recent years. And good thing
too)

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On 11/30/2015 8:29 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "Gary" > wrote
>> I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
>> one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
>> if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.
>
> I do, but only when I am baking) I am quite messy with flour
>
I don't, when I'm wearing jeans and a tee. I do, when I'm wearing 'nice'
clothes.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:44:51 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
> wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:52:01 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Gary" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>> Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
>>>> then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
>>>> for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
>>>> of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
>>>> would have liked that better. lol
>>>
>>>Yeah but you would have been called a sissy <g>
>>
>> My son did (mid70s) and yes, was called a sissy Led to a lot of
>> fights. He was already good with carpentry and wanted to try
>> something useful. I was kind of disappointed, they didn't really
>> teach them useful cooking. I was working and had dreams of coming home
>> to a meal already on the table
>
>I bet he is a good fighter though <g>

Yes, likely. A couple of years ago he had been hunting and came out
of the woods to his vehicle to find this woman yelling and screaming
at him about shooting animals. He said he packed his stuff away
while she kept screaming, then he asked her to move so he could get in
his truck and she refused, so he picked her up and put her down a good
distance away and beat her back to the truck.

The RCMP came knocking at the door but when they heard his side, did
not lay charges.

On Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 12:30:51 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
....
> Have you ever watched an episode of Master Chef Junior? (Fox, Friday
> night) Kids 8 to 13 and it is amazing what they are making. Nothing is
> dumbed down and 90% of adults could not keep up.

Is that another stupid "cooking competition" show? I HATE those!! Food Network used to make shows showing actual chefs teaching us how to prepare dishes, now it's all about selling advertising time!! Screw that!! They don't teach anyone anything!!

John Kuthe...

On Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 12:45:15 PM UTC-6, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-11-28, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> > Nothing is dumbed down.....
>
> ....except the commercials.
>
> nb

Commercials are THE WORST!! They are the thing I miss the LEAST after I Killed My Television over 6 years ago!! I will NEVER AGAIN PAY to have advertising streamed at me!! Screw that!!

John Kuthe...

On 11/30/2015 9:42 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> In my school boys signed up for typing classes because
>>> that's where the girls were.
>>
>> In my mid-30s to mid-40s, after I was divorced and a single parent. I
>> would occasionally make it to big parties (40+ people). Funny...so
>> many times most of the guys would hang out in the living room and talk
>> about sports and brag about their jobs. I always migrated to the
>> kitchen where most of the women were and talking about cooking and
>> raising kids. I fit right in there. heheh
>
> I love the way some men work on the barbeque but never lift a finger in
> the kitchen <g> Not butch enough??
>
I can do both. But men seem to take particular pride in cooking over
open flame.

Jill

On 2015-11-30 10:25 AM, jmcquown wrote:

>> I love the way some men work on the barbeque but never lift a finger in
>> the kitchen <g> Not butch enough??
>>
> I can do both. But men seem to take particular pride in cooking over
> open flame.
>

Lately it has been my wife who has been doing the cooking on the gas
grill. I do the baking and make puddings, jams etc.

On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 7:24:54 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> > Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > > How about a cool but boyish kitchen apron? Would that be a subtle
> > > encouragement? Oh...and maybe something else unrelated to tone down
> > > your nudge even more depending upon apron price ;-)
> > > I have five or six aprons earned in the eighties from Ducks Unlimited
> > > that are too cool to use. Well, I use one.
> >
> > That's a really fun idea. I think he'd get a kick out of it.
>
> No, I'll bet he'd never wear it. It's kind of a "pansy" thing for
> boys. I've got a few old ones here for young daughter but she never
> used them. I've never used one either and I don't recall ever getting
> food on my regular clothes.
>
> I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
> one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
> if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.
>
> That said, I wouldn't be surprised if Sheldon and Bryan used one.
> heheh
>
> The boy is age 8-9. Good age to be in Boy Scouts and let him earn his
> cooking merit badge. I earned mine in the mid-60's. I still have the
> badge and the official BS cooking book. To earn the merit badge, your
> final test is to cook a meal from the wild...survival type cooking.

Hahahaha. You were a Boy Scout. What a dork. Some kid drug me to
one of those stupid meetings one time, in 5th grade. It was during
Viet Nam, and I wouldn't stand for the stupid Pledge of Allegiance,
and they were foolish enough to ask why. I was ****ed about being
there to begin with, so...

--Bryan

> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:44:51 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
> wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:52:01 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Gary" > wrote in message
...
>>>>
>>>>> Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
>>>>> then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
>>>>> for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
>>>>> of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
>>>>> would have liked that better. lol
>>>>
>>>>Yeah but you would have been called a sissy <g>
>>>
>>> My son did (mid70s) and yes, was called a sissy Led to a lot of
>>> fights. He was already good with carpentry and wanted to try
>>> something useful. I was kind of disappointed, they didn't really
>>> teach them useful cooking. I was working and had dreams of coming home
>>> to a meal already on the table
>>
>>I bet he is a good fighter though <g>
>
> Yes, likely. A couple of years ago he had been hunting and came out
> of the woods to his vehicle to find this woman yelling and screaming
> at him about shooting animals. He said he packed his stuff away
> while she kept screaming, then he asked her to move so he could get in
> his truck and she refused, so he picked her up and put her down a good
> distance away and beat her back to the truck.
>
> The RCMP came knocking at the door but when they heard his side, did
> not lay charges.

lol good for him

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"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 11/30/2015 8:29 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> "Gary" > wrote
>>> I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
>>> one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
>>> if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.
>>
>> I do, but only when I am baking) I am quite messy with flour
>>
> I don't, when I'm wearing jeans and a tee. I do, when I'm wearing 'nice'
> clothes.

Ahh yes. Jeans and a tee! That is ok but even then, where flour is
concerned ... <g>


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On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 08:23:43 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>> > How about a cool but boyish kitchen apron? Would that be a subtle
>> > encouragement? Oh...and maybe something else unrelated to tone down
>> > your nudge even more depending upon apron price ;-)
>> > I have five or six aprons earned in the eighties from Ducks Unlimited
>> > that are too cool to use. Well, I use one.
>>
>> That's a really fun idea. I think he'd get a kick out of it.
>
>No, I'll bet he'd never wear it. It's kind of a "pansy" thing for
>boys. I've got a few old ones here for young daughter but she never
>used them. I've never used one either and I don't recall ever getting
>food on my regular clothes.
>
>I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
>one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
>if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.
>
>That said, I wouldn't be surprised if Sheldon and Bryan used one.
>heheh

I wore an apron while cooking aboard ship, was only from waist down,
no bosom bib, was needed aboard ship, a lot of unexpected spatter with
all that rock n' roll.... was usually a linen towel tucked into pants
wasteband. But that was a lifetime ago, I haven't worn an apron since
and don't own one. I'd not buy that young fellow an apron or any
cookbook, but I'd definitely gift him some high end kitchen equipment,
a quality 8" chefs knife would be appreciated... I think it best to
let people choose their own cookbooks... from what was described he
doesn't need any stinkin' cookbook, he already knows how and what to
cook... at six years old I was cooking dinner for a family of five,
and to date have never cooked from a recipe... those who need recipes
think paint by numbers is art.

In article >, says...
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> > Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > > How about a cool but boyish kitchen apron? Would that be a subtle
> > > encouragement? Oh...and maybe something else unrelated to tone down
> > > your nudge even more depending upon apron price ;-)
> > > I have five or six aprons earned in the eighties from Ducks Unlimited
> > > that are too cool to use. Well, I use one.
> >
> > That's a really fun idea. I think he'd get a kick out of it.
>
> No, I'll bet he'd never wear it. It's kind of a "pansy" thing for
> boys. I've got a few old ones here for young daughter but she never
> used them. I've never used one either and I don't recall ever getting
> food on my regular clothes.
>
> I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
> one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking?

Always used to when cooking for BB guests (commercial food hygeine
regulation)

Always used to, when I was in work clothes.

Sometimes do now, if it's a particularly messy job (marmalade prepping,
) or when I'm making a special occasion meal or going out and have
already put on the gladrags.

Maybe only
> if you are a sloppy cook.

I am often a messy cook. That's because I'm handling raw bloody meat
or fish, cleaning and prepping fresh vegetables that were not bought
peeled and chopped, beating real eggs and measuring and mixing flour
rather than opening a packet of dough and a can of soup.

Janet UK

In article >, says...
>
> Ophelia wrote:
> >
> > "Gary" > wrote in message ...
> >
> > > I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
> > > one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
> > > if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.
> >
> > I do, but only when I am baking) I am quite messy with flour
> >
> > > The boy is age 8-9. Good age to be in Boy Scouts and let him earn his
> > > cooking merit badge. I earned mine in the mid-60's. I still have the
> > > badge and the official BS cooking book. To earn the merit badge, your
> > > final test is to cook a meal from the wild...survival type cooking.
> >
> > I am sure Nancy will find all this out before she makes any move.
> >
> > She obviously wants to help the boy and that is lovely. Good luck to her
>
> Back in the day...schools offered "Home Ec" as an optional class. Back
> then it was only a girlie class and most boys wouldn't dare sign up
> for it. For boys mostly, it was wood shop or metal shop. I took both
> of those. I wish I had been brave enough to take the Home Ec class. I
> would have liked that better. lol

When my sons were at high school ALL pupils took home ec/cookery
classes (wearing an apron), and still do here.

Janet UK

On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 9:43:43 AM UTC-6, MisterDiddyWahDiddy wrote:
> On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 7:24:54 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> > >
> > > Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > > > How about a cool but boyish kitchen apron? Would that be a subtle
> > > > encouragement? Oh...and maybe something else unrelated to tone down
> > > > your nudge even more depending upon apron price ;-)
> > > > I have five or six aprons earned in the eighties from Ducks Unlimited
> > > > that are too cool to use. Well, I use one.
> > >
> > > That's a really fun idea. I think he'd get a kick out of it.
> >
> > No, I'll bet he'd never wear it. It's kind of a "pansy" thing for
> > boys. I've got a few old ones here for young daughter but she never
> > used them. I've never used one either and I don't recall ever getting
> > food on my regular clothes.
> >
> > I suspect "Betty Crocker" and June Cleaver are the only women to use
> > one. Do any of the women here use an apron while cooking? Maybe only
> > if you are a sloppy cook. Never see any valid tv chefs using an apron.
> >
> > That said, I wouldn't be surprised if Sheldon and Bryan used one.
> > heheh
> >
> > The boy is age 8-9. Good age to be in Boy Scouts and let him earn his
> > cooking merit badge. I earned mine in the mid-60's. I still have the
> > badge and the official BS cooking book. To earn the merit badge, your
> > final test is to cook a meal from the wild...survival type cooking.
>
> Hahahaha. You were a Boy Scout. What a dork. Some kid drug me to
> one of those stupid meetings one time, in 5th grade. It was during
> Viet Nam, and I wouldn't stand for the stupid Pledge of Allegiance,
> and they were foolish enough to ask why. I was ****ed about being
> there to begin with, so...
>
> --Bryan

Yeah yeah, you were SO cool! Bah!

I was in Indian Guides as a kid. Pretty cool, a father and son thing. Then in high school I was hanging around with some in the Boy Scouts, and went on a Boy Scout Jamboree and found out to join the BSA I'd have to join as a "weblo", generally 10,11,12 Jr High age kids, and work my way up from there!!! I said screw that, I just wanted to go out in the woods and camp with my friends, etc.

Which is what I eventually did!! And YOU Bryan were one of those friends I just to go out and go camping with, boating, etc. So sad you decided to follow your neurosis and eschew me. But oh well! :-(

John Kuthe...

jmcquown wrote:
> (No point just covering up from the waist-down; things tend to splatter
> upward.)
>
> Jill

But enough about your sex life....

wrote:
> I was working and had dreams of coming home
> to a meal already on the table

WTF happened to the "houseful of servants"?

wrote:
> so he picked her up and put her down a good
> distance away and beat her back to the truck.


Canuckleheaded justice, LOL.