@Knixon said:

In "Assume The Position" Robert Wuhl said that his mother or grandmother wondered what part of Italy that Beef-a-roni was from.

When Romulus and Remus were babies they were raised by a wolf. When they were old enough to be left alone she would go into the countryside and forage for food they could eat. That included beef, noodles and tomatoes. She would chew them into a paste much like the consistency of Beef-a-roni. This diet allowed Rome to achieve the greatness that it had.

@Tim-Buktu said:

@Knixon said:

In "Assume The Position" Robert Wuhl said that his mother or grandmother wondered what part of Italy that Beef-a-roni was from.

When Romulus and Remus were babies they were raised by a wolf. When they were old enough to be left alone she would go into the countryside and forage for food they could eat. That included beef, noodles and tomatoes. She would chew them into a paste much like the consistency of Beef-a-roni. This diet allowed Rome to achieve the greatness that it had.

That made me laugh but it isn't likely because tomatoes didn't come to Italy until the middle of the 16th century.

@Tim-Buktu said:

@Knixon said:

In "Assume The Position" Robert Wuhl said that his mother or grandmother wondered what part of Italy that Beef-a-roni was from.

When Romulus and Remus were babies they were raised by a wolf. When they were old enough to be left alone she would go into the countryside and forage for food they could eat. That included beef, noodles and tomatoes. She would chew them into a paste much like the consistency of Beef-a-roni. This diet allowed Rome to achieve the greatness that it had.

This also explains why Beef-a-roni has a similar appearance to dog food.

@bratface said:

@Tim-Buktu said:

@Knixon said:

In "Assume The Position" Robert Wuhl said that his mother or grandmother wondered what part of Italy that Beef-a-roni was from.

When Romulus and Remus were babies they were raised by a wolf. When they were old enough to be left alone she would go into the countryside and forage for food they could eat. That included beef, noodles and tomatoes. She would chew them into a paste much like the consistency of Beef-a-roni. This diet allowed Rome to achieve the greatness that it had.

That made me laugh but it isn't likely because tomatoes didn't come to Italy until the middle of the 16th century.

It was a long swim, but she was a good mother.

Dumplings

As in chicken and…

This was always a cold weather staple. Dumpling on their own are tasteless, (flour/baking powder/salt/milk). But, dropped into a large pot of well-seasoned, super-tasty chicken stew; we are talking perfection. It's to die for!

I realize now that those babies must have been loaded with calories and carbs; plus all that fat from the chicken and oil and butter. But what kid cares about such things. They were light-fluffy-melt-in-your-mouth GOOD EATS!

ON ANOTHER NOTE: Making dumplings is an "art". Not everyone can do it. In the hands of the under-initiated in the art of dumpling-making...one can suffer. What you can end up with is a bowl of something that resembles "Play-Doh" OR, even worst, some slimy, overcooked "Elmer's Glue" looking crap .

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

Dumplings

As in chicken and…

This was always a cold weather staple. Dumpling on their own are tasteless, (flour/baking powder/salt/milk). But, dropped into a large pot of well-seasoned, super-tasty chicken stew; we are talking perfection. It's to die for!

I realize now that those babies must have been loaded with calories and carbs; plus all that fat from the chicken and oil and butter. But what kid cares about such things. They were light-fluffy-melt-in-your-mouth GOOD EATS!

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ON ANOTHER NOTE: Making dumplings is an "art". Not everyone can do it. In the hands of the under-initiated in the art of dumpling-making...one can suffer. What you can end up with is a bowl of something that resembles "Play-Doh" OR, even worst, some slimy, overcooked "Elmer's Glue" looking crap .

My grandmother wrote out several recipes for me before she died and her chicken and dumplings was one of them. She grew up on a farm in the South and made everything from scratch. She was a home economics teacher and taught other people how to cook, and her cooking was so good that she was written up in the paper for it once with several of her recipes listed. I think her chicken and dumplings might have even been in the paper. I've never attempted the recipe because it's very complicated but the mention of chicken and dumplings brought back good memories of her.

@Lemons❤ said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

Dumplings

As in chicken and…

My grandmother wrote out several recipes for me before she died and her chicken and dumplings was one of them. She grew up on a farm in the South and made everything from scratch. She was a home economics teacher and taught other people how to cook, and her cooking was so good that she was written up in the paper for it once with several of her recipes listed. I think her chicken and dumplings might have even been in the paper. I've never attempted the recipe because it's very complicated but the mention of chicken and dumplings brought back good memories of her.

How generous! I'm surprised she was willing to share so publicly.

I have cooks in my family with Southern roots. And about the best they will ever do is "pass-down" a coveted recipe. That is, give it to that ONE person in the next generation they trust, and who has "sworn on a stack of bibles" to guard it! Of course, others have been known to just "take it to their grave".

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@Lemons❤ said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

Dumplings

As in chicken and…

My grandmother wrote out several recipes for me before she died and her chicken and dumplings was one of them. She grew up on a farm in the South and made everything from scratch. She was a home economics teacher and taught other people how to cook, and her cooking was so good that she was written up in the paper for it once with several of her recipes listed. I think her chicken and dumplings might have even been in the paper. I've never attempted the recipe because it's very complicated but the mention of chicken and dumplings brought back good memories of her.

How generous! I'm surprised she was willing to share so publicly.

I have cooks in my family with Southern roots. And about the best they will ever do is "pass-down" a coveted recipe. That is, give it to that ONE person in the next generation they trust, and who has "sworn on a stack of bibles" to guard it! Of course, others have been known to just "take it to their grave".

All this talk about "sharing recipes" reminds me of "Young Sheldon" (S1E7); and George Sr.'s quest for Meemaw's "coveted" Brisket Recipe.

Now, that's how Southerners (usually) do it!

Being a city boy, I was raised on kielbasa, pierogi sauerkraut and spaetzle. However I found a wonderful You-Tube channel called The Hill Billie Kitchen. It gives me a a warm Waltons/Mayberry feeling. The Hillbilly Kitchen

@Tim-Buktu said:

Being a city boy, I was raised on kielbasa, pierogi sauerkraut and spaetzle. However I found a wonderful You-Tube channel called The Hill Billie Kitchen. It gives me a a warm Waltons/Mayberry feeling. The Hillbilly Kitchen

Checked out the clip.

For some reason it reminded me that whenever we came for a visit, it seems as if my Great Aunts were always in the kitchen. Looking back, I'm starting to believe that there was no such thing as a quick-Southern-dish.

Also...

I really don't think we appreciated them nearly enough!

@Lemons❤ said:

Sheldon's mommy made him spaghetti with hot dogs cut up in it. Not exactly what we would call a delicacy but to him it was delicious, special because his mom made it and brought back good memories.

What is something that your mom, grandma or other special person made for you growing up that some people would probably turn their noses up at, but you love because it's from your childhood?

My mom would take a piece of bologna, put a scoop of mashed potatoes on top of it and shredded cheese on top of the mashed potatoes and then she would put it in the toaster to let the cheese melt and the bologna curl up. 😁

Not exactly "made for you"; more of a by-product of "made for you"...

Nibbling on raw dough and licking raw batter from the after the sweet, delicious delicacies were in the oven. This tasty “treat” was a given.

Guess the entire CDC staff would pass out at the mere thought of someone’s Gran or favorite Auntie doing such a thing today.

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

Not exactly "made for you"; more of a by-product of "made for you"...

Nibbling on raw dough and licking raw batter from the after the sweet, delicious delicacies were in the oven. This tasty “treat” was a given.

Guess the entire CDC staff would pass out at the mere thought of someone’s Gran or favorite Auntie doing such a thing today.

I'm sure I was allowed to lick the batter many times as a child and somehow I survived, but admittedly these days it would probably make me wince. I am more like Sheldon than I would like to be.

Hey Everybody Happy Thanksgiving

I thought they could fly

Happy Thanksgiving!

@Tim-Buktu said:

Hey Everybody Happy Thanksgiving

I thought they could fly

I always hate it when the "comments" section has been scrubbed. Like to read a few. Some are very creative...not to mention insightful!