"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 07/12/2011 8:27 PM, Dimitri wrote:
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>> BTW my SIL gave us a breakfast drink recipe that called for 2
>> tablespoons of OAK bran.
>
>
> She sounds like my former SiL.... my wife's late brother's ex-wife. We
> went up to help them with the ski chalet they were building. Breakfast
> was mush...... a mixture, oatmeal, cream of wheat various other grains.
> That was okay for me because I like hot cereal, but I wouldn't want it
> every day like her kids had to endure.
>
> After working hard all morning we went in for lunch..... slice of hard
> boiled eggs over plain yoghurt.

We stayed with my mom's aunt and uncle for about a week. Breakfast was
pretty much like that but I believe it was Cream Of Wheat. There were no
seasonings on any of the food because my great uncle didn't like them.
Neither was the gravy ever thickened because he didn't like that either.
She was also very fond of serving poached eggs that were just barely cooked.

My brother and I were constantly hungry when we were there because we
couldn't stomach the food. But she thought she had that solved by pointing
to the many fig trees they had growing in their back yard. My brother loved
figs. And he was young enough not to realize that too many figs cause a big
problem! That wasn't good. I declined the figs and found a way to sneak to
the nearby store where I bought candy bars and rationed them carefully. I'm
not big on candy either but it was better than the tasteless mush she was
serving.

Odd thing is, I survived just fine for many weeks in various motels while
waiting for my housing on Cape Cod. I bought fresh fruit and veggies
(mostly veggies) and some other things that could be eaten as is. I may
have had a salt and pepper shaker. But no other seasonings. I am fine with
a lot of foods being unseasoned. But certain things just need it.