Wayne Boatwright wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> On Thu 27 Jul 2017 12:12:21p, Cheri told us...
>
> > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> > 9.45...
> >> On Thu 27 Jul 2017 11:11:15a, tert in seattle told us...
> > >
> >>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >>>> On Thu 27 Jul 2017 10:22:09a, tert in seattle told us...
> > > > >
> >>>>> "Good morning. A squirrel ate the tomatoes growing in my yard,
> >>>>> that I had been tending closely in the heat, that I had
> >>>>> fertilized with a tincture of seaweed, that I had put on a
> >>>>> table so that they could grab a little more sun, that I had
> >>>>> talked to because some people believe that helps them grow. He
> >>>>> was a big fellow with haunted eyes, more dirty-blond than
> >>>>> gray, with a long, unkempt tail, and he took from me my dream
> >>>>> for a no-recipe recipe for tonight: fat slices of homegrown
> >>>>> heritage tomato sprinkled with salt and drizzled with balsamic
> >>>>> vinegar, alongside garlic-rubbed toast made from my sourdough
> >>>>> no-knead bread. The plants are in tatters now. Farmers have
> >>>>> the hardest job."
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> >>>>> this can be summarized in 3 words: first world problems
> > > > > >
> >>>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2017/...g/cooking-emai
> >>>>> l/ in dex.html?emc=edit_ck_20170726&nl=cooking&nlid=8059 1572>
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> > > > > >
> > > > >
> >>>> I have enough trouble managing my life in our US "first world
> >>>> contry", than I have time for thinking abought what goes on in
> >>>> third world countries. There are reasons those populations are
> >>>> there and not here, nor do I wish to have them here. Go ahead
> >>>> and think I'm selfish and insensitive. I don't really care
> >>>> what you think.
> > > >
> >>> how did you manage to get so much sand in your vagina?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >> Watch your mouth, tert!
> > >
> >> I'm not a racist by any stretch of he imaginaton. However, it's
> >> interesting to note that in the deep south the black population
> >> is hugely self-segregated. The same for the white population as
> >> well. They may work together, but most do not live in the same
> >> neighborhoods, nor socialize together.
> > >
> >> The same is often true in other parts of the US where there are
> >> clusters of various ethnic groups who not mingle with the other
> >> groups.
> > >
> >> Just because it can be done, doesn't not necessarily mean that is
> >> done, or should be done.
> >
> > I saw that when I worked at the schools too, where I am there is a
> > large poplulation of Hispanics, and always at lunch time all the
> > ethnic groups pretty much self-segregated into their own groups
> > while eating.
> >
> > Cheri
> >
> >
>
> And that carries over into the adult workforce and social areas as
> well.
>
> This reminds me of a series of experiences I had many years ago. A
> black woman who was my supervisor and also became a good friend
> invied me over for a party. She was cooking all soul food, and I
> knew several other black friends from work who would be there. What
> I didn't know was there were absolutely no other white people there.
> I felt like the token white person. Everyone was friendly, but it
> felt strange. I kind of felt like I won a battle though, when Barb
> (the supervisor) asked how I cooked greens and if she should use a
> ham mock. Only her mother had cooked this before. Not that it was a
> big deal, but I knex exactly what to do. I cooked the ham hock,
> reserivng it and some of the water it cook in. Then added turnip,
> mustard, and collard greens, and the turnips to the pot and cooked
> them til done, then added the meat from the ham hock, along with a
> few hot peppers. Everyone there was astounded that I knew how to
> cook "soul food". :-) I also baked the cornbread.
Ok, maybe I misread you? That sort of segregation is breaking down
fast now. I can tell you that the little party here 6 August is
totally mixed. We have 3 things in common. We are friends, we live in
walking distance, and we are foodies who cook. THe rest is more about
me having a bigger house with 2 big TV's, 2 small ones and wifi (so we
can spread out the kids from the adults and so on).
LOL, I was told I have to make Lumpia as Sara's MIL just got to the
states from the Philippenes (still studying English but Sara's husband
will translate) and Aya can teach me to make a neater wrap (mine taste
fine but I haven't quite the hang of a pretty wrapper).
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