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Old habits die hard
Gregory Morrow said...
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> blAndy wrote:
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>> Ken said...
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>> > Am I in the minority in that even well beyond the age of 70 I still
make
>> > things the same way my mother and grandmother did, even though almost
>> > everyone else make them differently?
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>> > A couple of examples from many many:
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>> > * Meatloaf with just ground meat, pieces of wet bread, egg, diced
onions
>> > and salt and pepper. I made one addition - horseradish.
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>> > * Poultry dressing with just bread, egg and water with chicken bullion
>> > cube disolved in it.
>> >
>> > Weird huh? But that's the way I like them. I've never been civilized.
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>> > Do you make stuff the way you ate it when you were growing up or did
you
>> > instead switch to cookbook versions, the latest trends, etc.? Or maybe
>> > you are not as fussy as I am and enjoy experimenting.
>> >
>> > Ken
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>> Ken,
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>> I do miss lots of Mom's unwritten home-spun recipes that we so
enjoyed!!!
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>> Meanwhile, I'm $15 away from a free turkey at the local ACME
supermarket.
> I
>> can hardly wait! 
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>
> Is that "ACME" the same ACME that's featured in _The Roadrunner_ and
other
> cartoons, blAndy...???
You still watch cartoons???
Figures!!!
NOPE!
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