Hi Dave,

Did they all keep to their own ethnic cooking or did it (d)evolve into
the average American cooking eventually?

They each seemed to have a "special" dish that they clunng to. But
ther rest of their diets were the usual mish-mash.

As long as they have something of the old country to bring back memories
and introduce the first (and subsequent) generation to the old world
food, they will do well. Those that move to any new area and try to hold
on to all of their past do not assimilate as easily. That's partly why
we tried new foods wherever we moved--and some became fast favorites.

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I helped withb the "putting up". But other than jams and jellies or
the occasional batch of fruit preserves - moslty "sealed" with
paraffin - I've not done any "canning" on my own. The freezer is so
much more handy.

Big advantage of canning is that you're not spending energy to keep it "put up" Jars can be stowed anywhere and don't need power. Also frees
up the freezer for stocking perishables like meats, breadstuffs and
such like.

If there is room in the pantry. Or the cellar.

Mom had a big metal shelving unit in the cellar right next to the washer
and dryer where she kept the canned goods. Easy for us kids to grab
something she'd request.

I grew up in the Able Bake Charlie era. Not the Alpha Bravo Charlie
that came later.

My dad was in the former era also so when one of our cats had kittens,
he designated them Able, Baker, Charlie and Dog, figuring they'd all
find homes and new names. First 3 did find home, took mama over for spaying and she died on the operating table (genetic heart defect, we found out others in the same line had died young). We needed a cat for
the mousekeeping chores so kept Dog and kept her name.

I'll bet that got some raised eyebrows. I got adopted by a cat that
had been mutilated (de-clawed) who lowwlowed me around like a dog. So

It sure did! And then she had kittens. (G) They were born the day the
Apollo 11 astronauts took off so we designated them Neil, Buzz, Michael
and Diana (Roman goddess of the moon--I was taking Latin in high
school). They all found homes so we kept Dog for some time longer.

I named hor "Spot" not kowinbg, since I never watched Star Dreck thar
one of the characters in the space opera had a cat named Spot. After several years she devloped some sort of kitty AIDS and I had to have
her euthanised. I buried her behing the garage and had Krumsieck
Monument inscribe a hunk of granite with "SPOT - A pretty good cat"
Onlt pet I ever put a stone up to commemorate.

Sounds like she was worth it. Dad buried our pets on the back hill but
none of them ever got a headstone.

So long as the meaning is clear. When people ask my sur-name I tell
them "Drum. Like the musical instrument." Bv)= And I'm hard to beat.

Groan. I usually ask (if not in a military context) if the person is familiar with the NATO alphabet. If they respond positively, I'll then
say "Hotel/Alpha/Foxtrot/Foxtrot/Lima/Yankee, first name Romeo/Uniform/Tango/Hotel. Gets their attention. (G) On the phone a lot
of people hear "s" instead of "f" so by using the NATO alphabet, it's clear.

Especially when dealing with a telemarketer or customer "service" rep
for whom English is *not* a firdt languager.

Most of the former don't make it past the call screening program.

Except when the screener get it wrong. Mine had Dennis' son down as a "generic robo-caller" until I went in a straightened it out. Bv)=

Sounds like a programming glitch.

Skin and bone the breast halves. Butterfly them if extra
thick. Pound to 1/4" - 1/3" thick (I use a heavy rolling
pin and really lean into it).

We mince a good sized clove of garlic and brown it slightly in oilve
oil as the first step in making the sauce.

Title: Cauliflower Piccata
Categories: Vegetables, Beans, Citrus, Herbs
Yield: 4 servings

I'll stick with the chicken but if I need to do a vegetarian one, I'll
use tofu.


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