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On 10/30/2018 1:01 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 29 Oct 2018 04:29:29p, jmcquown told us... > >> On 10/27/2018 10:08 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote: >>> On Sat 27 Oct 2018 07:00:29p, Dave Smith told us... >>> >>>> On 2018-10-27 8:38 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote: >>>>> I usually bake pumpkin, sweet potato, and pecan. Sometimes >>>>> mince. >>>>> >>>>> What pies are the most popular or common in your house? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Pumpkin pie is a must for Thanksgiving. Apple pie is the >>>> alternate for those who aren't fans of pumpkin. >>>> >>>> Pie was not a feature of Christmas dinners in my family. There >>>> was always a Christmas pudding, shortbread and a variety of >>>> cookies. The featured pastry was mince meat tarts. The usual >>>> New Years day dessert was mince meat pie. >>> >>> We always had a variety of pies for Thanksgiving, as well as a >>> couple of special cakes. >>> >>> There were a lot of different pies for Christmas, and at least >>> 5-6 special cakes, including a really good fruitcake that had >>> been fed copious spirits beginning before Halloween. There were >>> a lot of extended family members and desserts were laid out on a >>> groaning board for after the meal. >>> >> You obviously grew up much differently than even my parents did. >> You're talking about an era (and wealth) my family wasn't a party >> to. <shrug> >> >> Jill > > You're right on both counts, but you knew something of my family > background. :-) Up until the year before she died my mother still > entertained this way on holidays. Although my grandparents were gone > my mother was the oldest sibling. We were a very large and close- > knit family, and they all travelled to the family home for > Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. I had a maiden aunt who > still lived in the family home and maintained it. When she died the > home and acreage were disbursed amongst the remaining family. I > really miss those days. > > I am the oldest of my generation, but I've already lost three 1st > cousins. I've also lost all but one uncle of my mother's generation. > I have two living aunts, one is Dad's older sister (she's 99). Alas, she suffers from dementia and is in a nursing home. We used to talk on the phone frequently but she doesn't remember who I am now. ![]() The other aunt is by marriage; she was married to my mom's older brother. I've only lost one cousin. I hadn't seen him since I was about nine years old so I didn't really know him. My family is flung far and wide and I'm sure you know, not very close-knit. Since Dad was a career Marine we were rarely living anywhere near extended family at any given time. I still talk with my aunt-in-law (!) on the phone every couple of months. She's 96 but still has all her faculties. She has a large family herself and, by all accounts, used to entertain quite lavishly. Jill |
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