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From: Michele <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Re: Strange foods
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:49:58 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <00b201c58e51$516b2a40$d9e4fea9@ss.shawcable.net>


MIchelle, I loved your story. Now I will reverse it. I returned to Belgium for the first time with my mother in 1998. The first thing we did was go to the supermarket to pick up a few things. I know Belgians love their chocolate, but chocolate sausage in the meat dept was a bit strange to me. Going out to eat - it was the fish I order. Once placed in front of me, it was difficult to eat. It looking at me and me looking at it. Shrimp was served the same way. HEADS ON!!

I love all the stories and I hope others will share some of their experiences.

Michele

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"
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Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 1:46 PM
Subject: Strange foods


> Here's a question for all you War Brides.
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> What food being eaten in your new country was strange to you?
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> With my mother it was sweet corn, especially corn on the cob. She thought
it was only for feeding the chickens.
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> Thanks for sharing
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> Michèle, (Belgium War Baby - USS Brazil)
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