"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Sat 12 Jul 2008 02:39:11p, Kswck told us...
>
>> Parent, other family member, friend? Or did you have to learn on your
> own?
>>
>> Mom boiled every veggie to death. Figure ALL pork must be cooked in a fry
>> pan covered with mustard and sauerkraut, till it's dead, beef so rare it
>> would moo and chicken ONLY in a pressure cooker, or Shake-N-Bake.
>> (Don't get me started on her soups-she believed food was to keep you
>> alive...taste? 'You want that too? Why?').
>>
>> Learned on my own.
>
> Initially, and at a very your age, my mother, grandmother, and great-
> grandmother. All three were fine cooks. That was a foundation and
> springboard for me learning and refining on my own. You never stop
> learning about food.

My mom, who was always a fabulous baker has gotten to be a better and
better cook as the years have passed, my mother-in-law, whose roots are
Southern and has some really great signature dishes, and the home-ec
classes we had to take in junior high. Yes, those home-ec classes were
great!