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From: "Elizabeth Angela Guyver" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Re: Strange foods
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:44:59 +0100
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Have you got a recipe that does make it eatable - I can never eat it. Yet
we usually have a few in the garden growing each year. The kids use for
Halloween and the pulp goes in the bin

Even in the Sates I have never been able to eat it either as they have put
too much sugar in, just wondered if you had done it without.

Take Care

Beth Guyver
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gwen Zradicka" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 6:44 AM
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Re: Strange foods


>
> I love the stories about the strange foods. Here's one that nobody has
> written about.
> My in-laws sent us a care package containing a tin of pumpkin. I asked my
> husband what I should do with it and he said "you make a pie". I made a
> pie crust and dumped the can of pumpkin into it and cooked it. I then
> invited some of my husband's buddies to come over for dinner. When I
> produced the pie for desert, they were all so excited.....until the first
> mouthful!! Can you imagine the looks on their faces?? I have since
> learned, of course, about all of the spices etc. that have to be added to
> make it edible!! I'll never forget it!!
> Gwen Zradicka. )
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michele" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 6:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Re: Strange foods
>
>
>> 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"
>> 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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