Re: Terri, Me Too Re: Country Way of Life

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Heck you guys, that's a Tennesse delight! I still do that, I'm only 49 and have been doing that all my life.. But now of course due to sarc/diabetes "grrrr" its Diet Pepsi (caffine free)... Not as good as it use to be, but still tolerable delicious..lol Actually just had it a couple of days ago..

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-- Terri, Me Too Re: Country Way of Life

Connie,My grandma didn't have any teeth so she would pour her salted peanuts inher Pepsi and when they were soft she would "gum them to death". Sheloved her peanuts.Terri G.> > >> > > I am not from the country but my paternal grandmother was and she> > > instilled a lot of those ways in us duing our childhood.> > >> > > My grandmother, (Mama, we called her) would cook huge breakfast> like> > > Terri mentioned about her Granny. My grandmother would be in the> > > kitchen cooking breakfast fot 2 hours sometimes before we sat> down at> > > the table to eat especially on the weekends. We would wait> patiently> > > watching the Lil Rascals, Tarzan, or the Mc Show as> we> > > read the Sunday Comic Strip. I would pick up the Suday paper and> get> > > the comic strip section a read along until breakfast was ready.> > >> > > She would could ham, bacon, pork chops,sausage, eggs, grits or> rice,> > > biscuits and sometimes pancakes with the biscuits, all from> scratch> > > and from the local country store. Sometimes she would cook kidneys> > > too! Those things sure did smell STRONG! I tasted them once and> that> > > was about all I could stand!> > >> > > I often wondered why my Mama (we called my Grandma, Mama) would> cook> > > so much for breakfast. But as the day linguered on each item would> > > disappear one by one until nothing was left by bedtime. We would> > > snack thoughtout the day on what was left over from breakfast,> from> > > sandwiches made from the ham, sausage and pork chops with a slice> of> > > bread or a good old fashioned home made buttermilk biscuit. And I> > > tell ya, it was delicious, even without the modern convenience of> a> > > microwave oven to warm it. I would eat it cold and head right back> > > outside to play! Cold and all. And it just might have a little> > > Cricso built up on it. But thats okay, you just wiped that off and> > > kept on going, huh? > > >> > > Ruth, did it ever bother you having to slaughter the animals that> you> > > raised on the farm? It would have been very difficult for me to> have> > > to sit down at dinner knowing that the fried chicken on the table> > > was my favorite chicken that I raised or the meat was from my> > > favorite pig or cow. I think it would have made me vey sick, hurt> > > and angry like it did a lot of children raised on a farm.> > >> > > I don't know if I would have be able to do it. I probably would> have> > > been a vegetarian for a long, long time. Until Daddy got the strap> > > and took me to the wood shed. > > >> > > I miss those good ole days. Remember the bacon that had the thick> > > rhine on it? Man! You could chew on that for days. Breakfast would> > > be over and some people would still be chewing on bacon rhine! > > > Remember?> > >> > > Brother Ron> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > <http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb068_ZRYYYYYYYYUS>> >>>>>>> __________________________________________________>