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From: "Elizabeth Angela Guyver" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Re: Strange foods
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 21:52:59 +0100
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I have had several sent to me by American friends and stood beside my
friends mother and made one with her instruction. Just thought you might
have the secret of how to make it to suit both palates.

Thanks any way

Take Care

Beth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gwen Zradicka" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Re: Strange foods


> Hi! I don't have a recipe that I've ever made, except pumpkin pie made
> from the fresh pulp after Hallow'een. I used to cut out the pulp and cook
> it with no water, and use it the same way as canned pumpkin. I looked this
> morning, on the web in "Cooks.com" and there are lots of recipes for
> cakes, muffins and pies. Most of them use canned pumpkin, but you can
> substitue the fresh pulp instead, and it tastes much nicer, although it's
> a bit more work preparing it. Ever since the pie incident in England,
> pumpkin pie has definately not been one of my favorites!! My son loved it
> though.
> Gwen Zradicka.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Elizabeth Angela Guyver" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 3:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Re: Strange foods
>
>
>> 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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