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Fri Feb-22-08 02:41 PM
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| 54. It is the simplest stuff that is the best. |
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I never really cared for all this gourmet stuff on the Food Network, but Alton, and Paula Deen, make stuff that is close to my heart. It is the comfort and familiarity of the food.
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| -Speaking of food, and granmas. What did your Grandmother fix that was your favorite thing? |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 12:22 PM |
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Breakfast |
Parche |
Feb-22-08 12:27 PM |
#1 |
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Actually my mom's dad made the best breakfast. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 12:45 PM |
#6 |
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Stuffed Cabbage |
Inchworm |
Feb-22-08 12:28 PM |
#2 |
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I have heard of it, but can not think of its name. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 12:45 PM |
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My gran too...best cabbage rolls ever |
dolo amber |
Feb-22-08 01:03 PM |
#16 |
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Golumkis - I'm pretty sure |
Inchworm |
Feb-22-08 01:19 PM |
#38 |
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Gumpki... |
WCGreen |
Feb-22-08 05:31 PM |
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GLUMPKIES. Here's a link: |
Mezzo |
Feb-22-08 07:12 PM |
#116 |
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It's halupki, people |
miss_american_pie |
Feb-23-08 11:49 AM |
#137 |
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We called it "Pigs in a Blanket" |
TorchesAndPitchforks |
Feb-24-08 10:58 AM |
#145 |
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I was lucky enough to know my great-grandmother until I was 18! |
Shell Beau |
Feb-22-08 12:30 PM |
#3 |
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I knew mine til I was 17. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 12:47 PM |
#8 |
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We were lucky to have known our great-grandparents for that long. |
Shell Beau |
Feb-22-08 01:06 PM |
#18 |
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On my mom's side they died before she was born. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:56 PM |
#64 |
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everything, best macaroni and cheese, she made the best clam chowder with bits of salt pork |
chimpsrsmarter |
Feb-22-08 12:31 PM |
#4 |
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I forgot her macaroni and cheese. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 12:47 PM |
#9 |
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Yep, mac and cheese. |
sakabatou |
Feb-22-08 07:58 PM |
#121 |
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boiled potatoes (seriously)... |
youthere |
Feb-22-08 12:37 PM |
#5 |
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Mine were German, Irish, English and Scottish decent. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 12:51 PM |
#11 |
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nice tribute |
grasswire |
Feb-22-08 12:52 PM |
#12 |
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Here you go... |
youthere |
Feb-22-08 01:12 PM |
#28 |
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you might find vintage square pans on eBay |
grasswire |
Feb-22-08 01:32 PM |
#42 |
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I cross posted your cake recipe over to the baking & cooking forum |
grasswire |
Feb-23-08 02:29 AM |
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Pumpkin pie |
1gobluedem |
Feb-22-08 12:50 PM |
#10 |
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Yeah, they know how to do things that make us feel special. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 12:53 PM |
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That's awesome... I gotta learn how to build log cabins out of toast. |
DarkTirade |
Feb-23-08 08:43 AM |
#135 |
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Cretons and Tourtiere Pie - the best |
jpak |
Feb-22-08 01:01 PM |
#14 |
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Never had those, or if I did, I did not know it. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 01:03 PM |
#15 |
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French Canadian ground pork breakfast spread and pork pie |
jpak |
Feb-22-08 01:10 PM |
#24 |
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Ok never have had any of those. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 01:13 PM |
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Not in Texas, you haven't! |
zanne |
Feb-23-08 06:41 AM |
#133 |
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Pork Pie and Meat stuffing! |
zanne |
Feb-22-08 04:13 PM |
#96 |
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"gorton" sandwich spread. |
zanne |
Feb-23-08 06:40 AM |
#132 |
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Southern-fried chicken, mashed potatoes, blackberry cobbler |
Heidi |
Feb-22-08 01:06 PM |
#17 |
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OOOHH Blackberry cobbler. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 01:08 PM |
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My grandmother was a terrible cook. |
azmouse |
Feb-22-08 01:07 PM |
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That was my mom's mom. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 01:09 PM |
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Gawd...does that bring back a memory... |
Bzzzz |
Feb-24-08 11:17 AM |
#146 |
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All her Sicilian food was great, her American food was fair to poor. |
mondo joe |
Feb-22-08 01:08 PM |
#20 |
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Well that was probably what she grew up with. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 01:11 PM |
#25 |
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Totally. But it was weird being the only kid eating old Sicilian lady food when everyone |
mondo joe |
Feb-22-08 01:40 PM |
#43 |
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BINGO. My grandma and mother were excellent Sicilian cooks. But non-Sicilian food? YIKES |
jgraz |
Feb-22-08 01:11 PM |
#27 |
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ROFL...we could have had the same grandma. |
mondo joe |
Feb-22-08 01:41 PM |
#44 |
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boulettes and rice. |
Swede |
Feb-22-08 01:09 PM |
#22 |
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Never had it. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 01:11 PM |
#26 |
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Well both of mine have made dishes that I love. |
The Animator |
Feb-22-08 01:09 PM |
#23 |
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My Mom's mom never really was a great cook. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 01:12 PM |
#29 |
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Stewed tripe, manicotti and Sunday "Gravy" with meatballs |
jgraz |
Feb-22-08 01:13 PM |
#30 |
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I wish I had gotten some of her recipes. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 01:14 PM |
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Yep, I've never been able to duplicate her tripe recipe |
jgraz |
Feb-22-08 01:26 PM |
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Me too. And snails. I remember going with my grandmother to buy snails at the grocery store. |
mondo joe |
Feb-22-08 01:43 PM |
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Oh yeah, the babbalucci! |
jgraz |
Feb-22-08 01:47 PM |
#48 |
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Both Grandmas were excellent cooks and bakers |
livetohike |
Feb-22-08 01:13 PM |
#31 |
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Granmas just knew how to do... |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 01:15 PM |
#33 |
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The best cuppa ever! |
redwitch |
Feb-22-08 01:16 PM |
#34 |
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Never had a real good baker in our family. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:36 PM |
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I wish I had paid more attention then. |
redwitch |
Feb-22-08 03:34 PM |
#85 |
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chicken and dumplings |
stuntcat |
Feb-22-08 01:16 PM |
#35 |
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My Dad makes awesome chicken and dumplings. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:37 PM |
#50 |
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hahah the good stuff |
stuntcat |
Feb-22-08 03:28 PM |
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This frozen strawberry salad. She called it a salad, but it was more like dessert. |
mycritters2 |
Feb-22-08 01:16 PM |
#36 |
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All southern granmas have an ambriose(sp?) recipe. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:38 PM |
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Donuts and dill pickles |
NV Whino |
Feb-22-08 01:19 PM |
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Dill pickles were my granma's specialty. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:39 PM |
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Pizza Freet. |
Akoto |
Feb-22-08 01:19 PM |
#39 |
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Yeah you can never make it the way they did. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:39 PM |
#53 |
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There are two dishes that really stand out, one on each side. |
whoisalhedges |
Feb-22-08 01:19 PM |
#40 |
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It is the simplest stuff that is the best. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:41 PM |
#54 |
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neither of my grandmas liked to cook |
MassLiberal |
Feb-22-08 01:42 PM |
#45 |
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My Mom's mom was that way. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:44 PM |
#55 |
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my grandmother could make the simplest dishes the best you have ever had |
lionesspriyanka |
Feb-22-08 01:44 PM |
#47 |
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Granma's just have the knack for it. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:44 PM |
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my grandma |
fight4my3sons |
Feb-22-08 02:47 PM |
#57 |
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Great grandmother was not far from me. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:50 PM |
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I just noticed where you are from. |
fight4my3sons |
Feb-22-08 03:15 PM |
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My grandmother was a horrible cook... BUT... |
NewWaveChick1981 |
Feb-22-08 02:48 PM |
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Well some had their faults but they all made up for it in ways. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:52 PM |
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Cherry cheesecake |
TrogL |
Feb-22-08 02:50 PM |
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We weren't fancy... |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:53 PM |
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My momma was so old it was she who made grandma-ish food. Lots of it. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Feb-22-08 02:55 PM |
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Looks interesting |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 02:58 PM |
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I highly recommend it. Do try it -- it's hardly rocket science to do. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Feb-22-08 03:03 PM |
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It was a dish that came from our descendants in England. |
Maestro |
Feb-22-08 03:01 PM |
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Sounds like a form of Shepherd's Pie. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 03:02 PM |
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Thanks |
Maestro |
Feb-22-08 09:45 PM |
#126 |
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You are right. |
Maestro |
Feb-23-08 07:26 PM |
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Cornish Pasties |
Crisco |
Feb-22-08 03:18 PM |
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Thanks. |
Maestro |
Feb-22-08 09:44 PM |
#125 |
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Thanks for the lead on this. |
Maestro |
Feb-23-08 07:28 PM |
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Sour Beef and Dumplings, the BEST German Potato Salad You EVER tasted |
Mezzo |
Feb-22-08 03:06 PM |
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My granma could not cook small either. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 03:10 PM |
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Yep...we're catholic |
Mezzo |
Feb-22-08 03:36 PM |
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My grandma couldn't cook. |
Fox Mulder |
Feb-22-08 03:07 PM |
#70 |
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My granpa made the best breakfast. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 03:10 PM |
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OMG!! The STUFFING! |
Mezzo |
Feb-22-08 03:22 PM |
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My grandmother was something else |
flblu2 |
Feb-22-08 03:10 PM |
#71 |
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Well not all of us could be cooks. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 03:12 PM |
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It Wasn't What She Made, So Much as When |
Crisco |
Feb-22-08 03:15 PM |
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Yeah I miss some of our traditions we did around the holidays. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 03:31 PM |
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What are Scottish eggs? n/t |
CTyankee |
Feb-22-08 03:28 PM |
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These... |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 03:32 PM |
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Oh dear. |
CTyankee |
Feb-22-08 03:42 PM |
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Don't know what you are missing. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 03:45 PM |
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Well, actually, no. |
CTyankee |
Feb-22-08 04:15 PM |
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Fish 'n chips |
flvegan |
Feb-22-08 03:30 PM |
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My granma would make homemade sauerkraut... |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 03:33 PM |
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Oh man |
cmf |
Feb-22-08 03:36 PM |
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A southern granma cooking healthy??? |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 03:43 PM |
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Both of my grandmother's were excellent cooks. |
hippywife |
Feb-22-08 03:44 PM |
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Oh yeah, pot roast with garlic stuffed into it. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 03:48 PM |
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I think it was that |
hippywife |
Feb-22-08 03:50 PM |
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gumbo |
easttexaslefty |
Feb-22-08 03:51 PM |
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Never had one that could make good gumbo. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 03:56 PM |
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Must have okra |
easttexaslefty |
Feb-22-08 05:24 PM |
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she fixed the dog |
matcom |
Feb-22-08 04:13 PM |
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I bet it was good though. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 04:36 PM |
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Sweet 'tater souffle, with marshmallows on top. |
Orsino |
Feb-22-08 04:14 PM |
#98 |
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Bet it was good. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 04:37 PM |
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I loved my grandmother dearly, but she was the world's lousiest cook. |
Vinca |
Feb-22-08 04:50 PM |
#102 |
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See she fixed something that you liked. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 05:04 PM |
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Damn finger spasms. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 05:04 PM |
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Monkey bread! |
SallyMander |
Feb-22-08 05:03 PM |
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Looks like sticky buns. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 05:05 PM |
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Polashinta |
Darth_Kitten |
Feb-22-08 05:22 PM |
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I've had crepes.... |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 05:28 PM |
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palascinta (I think) |
grasswire |
Feb-23-08 02:23 AM |
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Thanks, never spelled it, just ate it. LOL |
Darth_Kitten |
Feb-23-08 11:43 AM |
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Freshly grated coconut cake.....it was awesome |
Rowdyboy |
Feb-22-08 05:38 PM |
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Sneaky. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 05:39 PM |
#111 |
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Homemade Key Lime Pie. |
ordinaryaveragegirl |
Feb-22-08 05:46 PM |
#112 |
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I have never had one at all. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 05:57 PM |
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Mine made bran cookies. They tast like sweet muffins and were full |
applegrove |
Feb-22-08 06:14 PM |
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Yep. |
texas1928 |
Feb-22-08 06:18 PM |
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Tang. No, I'm serious. |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Feb-22-08 07:29 PM |
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Banana bread, but later on I discovered it was overrated ... |
Onlooker |
Feb-22-08 07:34 PM |
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Blackberry cobbler... |
Engi |
Feb-22-08 07:55 PM |
#119 |
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lots of things |
harmonicon |
Feb-22-08 07:56 PM |
#120 |
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Fried Pies. She even sent me a box when I was away at school |
yellowdogintexas |
Feb-22-08 08:03 PM |
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Chicken soup with home made noodles. |
femmocrat |
Feb-22-08 09:09 PM |
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Best. Kreplach Soup. Ever. |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Feb-22-08 09:10 PM |
#124 |
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Oh yeah... |
adsosletter |
Feb-23-08 02:38 AM |
#129 |
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Chicken soup! |
elleng |
Feb-23-08 02:47 AM |
#130 |
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Donuts. I loved to sit and chat with Gramma while she made |
michaz |
Feb-23-08 06:32 AM |
#131 |
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Almost anything she made; however, |
laylah |
Feb-23-08 07:03 AM |
#134 |
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Poppy seed cake and homemade sweet pickles |
annonymous |
Feb-23-08 11:57 AM |
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Lasagne. And iced cake-y cookies she called "knots". |
WinkyDink |
Feb-23-08 03:01 PM |
#139 |
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Both of my grandmas were wonderful cooks; Norwegian and |
grannylib |
Feb-23-08 05:21 PM |
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Fried chicken. And she was the best cook in the world. n/t |
amitten |
Feb-24-08 01:45 AM |
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Simple refried beans, with hand made tortilla and sauce from chiles she crushed herself |
puerco-bellies |
Feb-24-08 03:40 AM |
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Fried chicken. n/t |
ChazII |
Feb-24-08 11:24 AM |
#147 |
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Floating Islands |
wain |
Feb-24-08 07:25 PM |
#148 |
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basic breakfast food |
Gargoyle |
Feb-24-08 08:28 PM |
#149 |
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