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From: Joyce Vonstrahl <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Re: Strange foods
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:40:19 -0700
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Gosh, are we " Blogging"still not sure what that means.Thanks for the
subject Michele, and everyone who has responded, Love it!! Along with
everything mentioned, I absolutely hated white gravy(Southern style) and
hominy, which to me still smells like mildew. Savory is savory and sweets
sweet. Marmalade does not mix with eggs and bacon, at least on the plate.
When I moved into our first home, we had a huge "intimidating" wood cook
stove, but with typical British stubbornness. I made a cheese and onion
pie,ten days later it was still covered with soot, and raw. even though we
were roasting in the house. I used a 2 burner electric plate until we got a
lovely new oil stove. In those days who needed gas or electricity.Anyway we
had good laughs about it all. Thank to you all for sharing.
Love Joyce

On 7/21/05, Michelle Rusk <> wrote:
>
> Hi Michele,
>
> This posting about corn on the cob immediately made me think of the letter
> I
> found that my Dad wrote Mum during the war. It is dated Belgium 9 Sept
> 1944
> "This is by far the oddest place I've ever written a letter. At the moment
> I'm in a ditch using the back of a washboard for a writing table. Reason!
> -
> Jerry is throwing the odd shell at us. Nothing serious, but enough to make
> us keep our heads down. We have some company, there is a small Belgian boy
> staying to see the fun" Fun is underlined 3 times, then he goes on later
> to
> say, "You aren't the only one who has had corn-on-the-cob lately. We have
> had two feeds. We've initiated several civilians into eating it. They had
> never eaten it before - and thought we were crazy. Now they have 'found' a
> new dish. Ah me! These crazy Canadians!!??"
>
> My Mum said one of the foods that caught her was Graham Wafers, as when
> she
> was first given one she thought she was being given a dog biscuit!! I'm
> certain there were many others...
>
> When we were in England, my husband got to have all the steamed puddings
> and
> custard that he loves, but that I never did learn to make them from my
> mother. One of the ones he and I tried was the spotted dick pudding. I
> have a recipe he'd like me to try, but I don't know if I have the right
> pots
> or things!!
>
> Michelle
> (daughter of Lloyd & Olive Cochrane)
>
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Michele" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 1:46 PM
> Subject: Strange foods
>
>
> > Here's a question for all you War Brides.
> >
> > What food being eaten in your new country was strange to you?
> >
> > With my mother it was sweet corn, especially corn on the cob. She
> thought
> it was only for feeding the chickens.
> >
> > Thanks for sharing
> >
> >
> > Michèle, (Belgium War Baby - USS Brazil)
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have a wonderful life, Joyce

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