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In article >,
says...
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> > Do you have bad food memories from childhood (or otherwise) that stick
> > out in your mind?
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> Cabbage boiled for ages until it turned into a grey-green sludge, the smell
> filled the house and defeated the appetite of even a growing boy.
>
> But I had it good! My Dad said his mother cooked it the same way until
> somebody told her that the goodness went into the water - which is true to
> some extent. Did she cook it less or steam it, or perhaps lightly fry it
> instead to reduce the loss of vitamins and minerals? No. She reasoned that
> this water was a resource not to be wasted so my Dad had to drink it. True
> story. I can still picture him shivering as he recounted the story.
>
> David

That reminds me, around holidays my father used to make baccala. That
damned cod stunk to high heaven, it was the most abhorent thing I could
think of as a kid.

But then once it got combined with the pickled peppers, etc that was it.
Completely changed the smell and taste.

To this day I love anything pickled.