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I was probably the last group of young ladies who had to take 'home ec'
before both home ec and shop were opened up to both genders. I don't think
either home ec or shop are offered much in schools these days unless you are
deliberately taking technical school for your high school years.
Of course I learned quite a bit already and Mom and Nana's knees. I've
never had apple tart turn out as good anywhere else. Not even by my own
hands anymore. My son can cook and wash his own clothes and do other
domestic chores. I insisted that he learn. I wasn't going to let him be a
leech on a woman who would probably work outside the home also.

AK in PA

Posted by Kate XXXXXX on May 9, 2008, 3:57 am

Candide wrote:

> news:alas->

>> Yes, it was my sense, as well, that his concern was about *hiding* the

>>> price increase--- not about the increase per se. I'm still irked

> with

>>> Hellman's (Best Foods) for hiding their price increase by reducing

> the

>>> jar size from 32 to 30 ounces. It just seems so insulting to the

>>> consumer... you know, like we're so stupid we won't notice.

>> These last two weeks my local grocery store has had a certain brand of

> ice

>> cream 2/$6 which is very good. A few days ago I figured out why. The

>> company has reduced the size of its product from 1.75Qt to 1.5 Qt. I

> don't

>> know the new price yet because it is still on sale. Very common

> tactic.

>> Then the execs pat themselves on the back and give themselves fat

> bonuses

>> for increasing the profit margin.

>> I think we should kick them in the pants and go back to eating

> everything

>> home made. No packaged potatoes, spaghetti/sauce,ice cream etc., you

> get

>> the picture. Just the basics: fruit, vegetables, flour, sugar, meat,

> milk,

>> cream, block cheese, eggs, legumes, rice(not instant), what did I

> forget.

>> Yes, I know this is hard on some of us, like me with the FMS, MPS,

> CFS. But

>> how else to hit those living it up to the max while we who support

> their

>> arses are in big time trouble.

>> AK in PA

> Well you are preaching to the choir on that last point, however doubt

> many young women today have the required skills in "domestic sciences"

> to cook and bake from scratch.

I don't have daughters, so cannot comment there, though my Gpddaughter
and her younger sister would make that a lie for sure! ;) As would my
son, who can cook a 3 course meal from raw ingredients, bake a cake, and
has helped me make bread several times.

> Bake our own breads, tough do knead the dough in either my Kenwood or

> Bosch mixers. Yoghurt is made in my vintage Salton unit. Cakes, cookies

> and such are also baked at home, etc.

I don't make yoghurt these days as there is a lot of good stuff
available cheaply here in the supermarkets. I should - we always have
spare milk!

> Really shocks one how little today's young women know about cooking. If

> the meals do not come out wholly or partially out of a packet, or aren't

> take away, they would probably all starve! *LOL*

There has been a big campaign here in recent years to get kids back into
cooking. James is at an accademic all boys school which never has
offered cooking, but I have made sure that he can cook, sew, clean a
bathroom, and operate the washing machine and dishwasher.

> Only thing one will not make at home is kippers. Just can't get rid of

> the smell! *LOL*

Smoked fish things can be a bit pongy, but I just open the windows and
make sure all the cooking stuff goes straight in the dishwasher!

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Posted by Phaedrine Stonebridge on May 9, 2008, 11:47 am

> Well you are preaching to the choir on that last point, however doubt

> many young women today have the required skills in "domestic sciences"

> to cook and bake from scratch.

> Bake our own breads, tough do knead the dough in either my Kenwood or

> Bosch mixers. Yoghurt is made in my vintage Salton unit. Cakes, cookies

> and such are also baked at home, etc.

> Really shocks one how little today's young women know about cooking. If

> the meals do not come out wholly or partially out of a packet, or aren't

> take away, they would probably all starve! *LOL*

No kidding! Our local groceries now have huge cases of already prepared
foods. It used to be just a few things like potato & macaroni salads
and the typical deli cold cuts but now they have at least 10-15 entrees
plus everything else you need to put a meal together. If you shop in
the late afternoon, this expensive counter is crowded with people. Go
figure. I feel sorry for people who haven't the time to cook or who
have never learned to take pleasure in the experience.

Our family has so many wonderful stories relating to meals and food. I
sometimes wonder what that's like in families who buy mostly prepared
meals. Instead of, "Remember the time the neighbor's dog thieved the
roast off the grill...", might it be, "Remember the time that meatloaf
from the supermarket was raw in the middle...". Or something like that.
Honestly, I think way too many people have no idea where their food even
comes from. But that's yet another story.

Phae
--
"The tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time
with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
-- Thomas Jefferson

Posted by Pogonip on May 9, 2008, 3:10 pm

Phaedrine Stonebridge wrote:

> Our family has so many wonderful stories relating to meals and food. I

> sometimes wonder what that's like in families who buy mostly prepared

> meals. Instead of, "Remember the time the neighbor's dog thieved the

> roast off the grill...", might it be, "Remember the time that meatloaf

> from the supermarket was raw in the middle...". Or something like that.

> Honestly, I think way too many people have no idea where their food even

> comes from. But that's yet another story.

> Phae

For those of us who are not gifted in the cooking gene, the modern
supermarket is a lifesaver. I've discovered, too, that restaurants rely
a great deal on packaged shortcuts, as well. My DH will eat just about
anything - except avocados and artichokes - and neither of us is much of
a meat eater. A little meat goes a long way here. My freezer always
has a couple of bags of Bertolli's Mediterranean dinners that with a
salad - I do make a very good salad - is dinner for us once or twice a
week. I've finally devised a reliable chili recipe, using Rotel and S &
W "Fixin's." I've always been able to make a good spaghetti sauce, but
who can't? My MIL hated to cook, my mother tried very hard but it was
an uphill battle for her, and for her mother and sister. I'm doing
better now, thanks to Juno and the Internet, but it's truly wonderful to
find good things in the grocery, especially on the days I shop and don't
much want to come home and start cooking.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

Posted by Phaedrine Stonebridge on May 9, 2008, 5:28 pm

wrote:

> Phaedrine Stonebridge wrote:

> > Our family has so many wonderful stories relating to meals and food. I

> > sometimes wonder what that's like in families who buy mostly prepared

> > meals. Instead of, "Remember the time the neighbor's dog thieved the

> > roast off the grill...", might it be, "Remember the time that meatloaf

> > from the supermarket was raw in the middle...". Or something like that.

> > Honestly, I think way too many people have no idea where their food even

> > comes from. But that's yet another story.

> For those of us who are not gifted in the cooking gene, the modern

> supermarket is a lifesaver. I've discovered, too, that restaurants rely

> a great deal on packaged shortcuts, as well. My DH will eat just about

> anything - except avocados and artichokes - and neither of us is much of

> a meat eater. A little meat goes a long way here. My freezer always

> has a couple of bags of Bertolli's Mediterranean dinners that with a

> salad - I do make a very good salad - is dinner for us once or twice a

> week. I've finally devised a reliable chili recipe, using Rotel and S &

> W "Fixin's." I've always been able to make a good spaghetti sauce, but

> who can't? My MIL hated to cook, my mother tried very hard but it was

> an uphill battle for her, and for her mother and sister. I'm doing

> better now, thanks to Juno and the Internet, but it's truly wonderful to

> find good things in the grocery, especially on the days I shop and don't

> much want to come home and start cooking.

I was talking about *pre* prepared meals (above)--- not convenience
foods. Entire dishes that are already cooked and ready... from the
grocery. You know.... take-out.

I think most of us use convenience foods, like those you mention, at
least now and then. I used to but can't anymore because they all have
wheat in them. :( There are some gluten-free ones, like frozen entrees,
that I do get for a quick lunch occasionally. Right now they average
$4.00 each for an 8-9 oz entrée. So that is an expensive lunch for me.

Phae
--
"The tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time
with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
-- Thomas Jefferson

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