"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> I adore those great big Fordhook lima beans. Mom made them (when she
> finally discovered frozen veggies heheh) for us as teens. I'm mad for
them
> and have been from the first time I tried one.
>
> My parents moved away 20 years ago. I was chatting with Mom the other day
> and she asked what I made for dinner. I told her about the pork steaks
> which were accompanied by a good serving of those Fordhook limas. She
said,
> "Oh, I don't like those." But, but, Mom! You bought them all the time,
and
> you ate them! She replied, "I know, but I didn't like them at all." Huh.
> What was it, a State Secret? Took all these years for me to learn that
> about her.
>
> I can't figure out why she didn't just make a small helping of something
she
> *does* like for herself. We were teens; we would have understood some
> things you just don't care for. And no, it wasn't because she couldn't
> afford to buy an extra veggie to serve to herself. She and Dad love beets
> and knowing we didn't care for them she'd steam some broccoli (for
example)
> when they wanted beets, just so we'd have a veggie we liked. But she
didn't
> do that for herself; go figure.
>
> Have you uncovered things about your parents eating habits you simply
never
> knew about?
>
> Jill

Not sure if this qualifies, but my mother loves walnuts. When she was
pregnant with me that was her biggest craving. Now I am a 'nut' freak - any
and all nuts - with the exception of walnuts. I cannot stand them and can
taste them immediately if they're in baking or cooking. Weird........

Elaine