My grandmother also, except . . .
Posted By: Olga on 2006-03-24
In Reply to: Sounds a lot like the Easters at my grandmother's when I was a kid - Polish MT
I never knew any of the symbolism. Thanks for posting that.
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my grandmother did that, too, but
...the animals were treated very well during their lives...in preparation. Many animals being slaughtered are not even being killed first...that is the point. Cows - they are sliced up while still alive, eyes moving, cries of agony. Nothing to numb the pain for them. They are beaten savagely in some cases by workers. They are toppled to the ground, just about thrown out of trucks.
This has become the industry 'standard', acceptable by the government...
I would think there is a difference. Our grandparents probably had respect for those animals.
Lots of chickens live blood-caked, full of urine and feces, in hot closed up areas. There is a difference, in my opinion.
Most farmers would not treat their animals like this, either. These are meat factories...
...Again, I am just passing on my experience, because I did not know, I had no idea this is how meat gets to my table...
my ex-grandmother in law was 107, had been in the
Her daughter, in her 80s, shared the room with her in the nh!
I have a little doll that my grandmother
gave me years ago. She called it my "Dammit doll". It's a little cloth doll with no face. She made it for me and wrote this little poem that says some about when you're feeling really stressed grab the little dolly by the feet, find a place to slam it, and as you whap the stuffin' out, yell dammit, dammit, dammit!
My Grandmother uses Bare Minerals
She is 75 and has never looked better. Her skin glows. It's crazy. That's my next purchase after my other things run out!
Sounds a lot like the Easters at my grandmother's when I was a kid
Except the priest would come to the house the night before Easter and bless all the food on the table. I guess then she had to put it away for the next day, never thought of that before. Also had Babka (like a stollen) - wish I could make one. Cow tongue also on the table.
My grandmother's opinion of the new styles
My grandmother, now 85, with more money than you and I will ever see, just refused to to to dinner with my brother and his wife. They arrived in their almost new Cadillac Escalade and she refused to get in the car, saying it "looks like a hearse" and no one is going to fool her into going to a cemetery before she is darn good and ready.
Wow! You and I have a lot in common! Growing up in HI and having a Japanese grandmother who
practically raised me, I learned soo much on how to cook oriental and my "American" family loves it!
I can teach you all kinds of tricks - though you sound like you know most of them. Fried rice and fried noodles are super easy.
For anyone interested: Just boil 3-4 Ramen noodles for about 6-7 minutes. While that is cooking, combine 9-5-1
9 T of soy sauce
5 T sugar
1 teaspoon of fresh garlic
Mix all together. Mix may have too much sugar, in which case add more soy sauce or use less sugar.
Then add strained noodles to frying pan and the sauce - after stir frying for about 5 min. add frozen mixed veggies. You can also add a cooked meat such as chicken too! Family's fav.
Fried rice is super easy too. Cook 3-4 cups of white rice or brown rice. Let it sit overnight. When you are ready to fry them for lunch or dinner, use 2 T oil, 2-3 eggs scrambled and then cold rice - to this add approximately 5-6 T of soy sauce, cook, and then add frozen mixed veggies and fry for about 10 min.
I can make home-made sushi WITHOUT the raw fish and we love that. I can also make homemade beef broccoli.
I have tons of super easy oriental recipes. Cheaper too!
Neat sharing recipes like this...
My grandmother transcribed part time into her mid 70s.
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Absolutely! My grandmother has been doing this for as long as I can remember...she is
in her 80s, still coloring and going strong! I, too, color my own hair. I don't usually do it, but when I feel the "need," I do my own. Saves big money and looks great every time.
my grandmother used vinegar diluted with water on my hair
whenever there was a problem with lice. 
Yeah, Daddy said Billy Bob's grandmother was his grandfather's third cousin's second wife.
Thank you. We are descended from the Hoots who lived in Killjoy, Alabama, right near June Bug. My mother was a Hoot.
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