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[FJL]

DR FJL it is nice you not only helped make your mother's birthday extra special but also enjoyed the celebration weekend.

Thanks, Jane!  And having had smooth plane trips both ways, with no delays, was an added lucky bonus. 

[elmore3003]

Welcome back, DR FJL!

[bk]

I'm up again.  I watched a movie until about eight or so, then went back to bed and slept until one so that must be eight hour all told.  But I'm so groggy now and stuffed up, but hopefully in the two and a half hours before I leave I'll be fine.

[Jane]

DR FJL it is nice you not only helped make your mother's birthday extra special but also enjoyed the celebration weekend.

Thanks, Jane!  And having had smooth plane trips both ways, with no delays, was an added lucky bonus. 

A BIG bonus

[John G.]

Before the pill kicked in, I sat up reading a copy of Charleston Receipts that someone gave me. It's the Junior League cookbook from Charleston, S.C., and I've long wanted a copy since Pat Conroy has written about it numerous times.

Some of the recipes (or receipts, as they call them) are wonderful. And it's amazing to see how much anchovy people used to put in their food. I'm all for that.

What isn't surprising however is the level of racism throughout the book. At the top of every page are two silhouettes of Aunt Jemima-type black women and many of the recipes have introductions written in a horrific dialect. This edition was from 1970, so I know it was to be expected. I just never like experiencing it. 

This intrigued me so I looked it up.  I was curious as to the original year it was published (1950) and if the recipes were from the league members or their black cooks.  Most of all I wondered if the horrific dialect was genuine, and apparently it is.

"Each section of the cookbook begins with a portion of Gullah dialect and verse. The Meats section begins with the admonition, “Ef dey ain’ bin no meat pun’ de table, de dinnuh ain’ wut!” And the fish section’s introduction is a recipe in itself:  “‘E hab uh hebby pan full uh mullet, en’ ‘e hab swimp en’ crab all two, en’ ‘e hab hominy en’ ting.”

"I’ll admit that when my sister gave me this cookbook as a Christmas present, I was as horrified as if she’d presented me with a set of “Mammy” salt shakers.  But being a good librarian, I decided to do a little research on the subject, which led me to the Gullah roots of Charleston Receipts.


For the complete article 



 

Thank you for that article. In the beginning of the book, there is the usual garbage from Southern whites about longing for a "more pleasant time." Then they talk about a black servant and put her name in quotes, "Patsie," as if she were a pet. I'm sure "Patsie" wasn't longing for the same "more pleasant time" that was the others were.

But I am going to use the book. There are really good recipes and they seem fairly simple to make. Though I doubt I'm going to make Cooter Pie (terrapin) anytime soon.

[John G.]

Great to have you back, FJL.

[John G.]

Fly through the fireworks without the sound:

http://time.com/2957348/fireworks-drone/

[bk]

Page three?  Really?

[bk]

Finally starting to feel awake.  I'll shower in a little while, then be on my way to The Federal.

[George]

Fly through the fireworks without the sound:

http://time.com/2957348/fireworks-drone/

That's really cool!

[Ginny]

Sunday evening greetings!  Today was not a Lima day, so we met Rob and Mary Linda at their church.  They had a guest preacher - The Very Reverand Dr. Richard Palmer - who delivered an excellent sermon that was much shorter than their usual.  We chatted at coffee hour, then made our way to downtown Dayton for my former coworker Leon's memorial service.  He had requested that there be a pie reception afterwards and there I visited with many library folks and some from the nonprofit community.  I had intended to paint when we got home and Richard was going to do laundry, but we're both pretty wiped out.

[singdaw]

Fly through the fireworks without the sound:

http://time.com/2957348/fireworks-drone/

That's really cool!

It was cool when I posted it yesterday, too.       

[singdaw]

[singdaw]

Back home for a few precious moments, before having to head out once again.        

[singdaw]

DR FJL - so glad that you had a wonderful and enjoyable trip, and that you were there for your mother's celebration.

[Jane]

Before the pill kicked in, I sat up reading a copy of Charleston Receipts that someone gave me. It's the Junior League cookbook from Charleston, S.C., and I've long wanted a copy since Pat Conroy has written about it numerous times.

Some of the recipes (or receipts, as they call them) are wonderful. And it's amazing to see how much anchovy people used to put in their food. I'm all for that.

What isn't surprising however is the level of racism throughout the book. At the top of every page are two silhouettes of Aunt Jemima-type black women and many of the recipes have introductions written in a horrific dialect. This edition was from 1970, so I know it was to be expected. I just never like experiencing it. 

This intrigued me so I looked it up.  I was curious as to the original year it was published (1950) and if the recipes were from the league members or their black cooks.  Most of all I wondered if the horrific dialect was genuine, and apparently it is.

"Each section of the cookbook begins with a portion of Gullah dialect and verse. The Meats section begins with the admonition, “Ef dey ain’ bin no meat pun’ de table, de dinnuh ain’ wut!” And the fish section’s introduction is a recipe in itself:  “‘E hab uh hebby pan full uh mullet, en’ ‘e hab swimp en’ crab all two, en’ ‘e hab hominy en’ ting.”

"I’ll admit that when my sister gave me this cookbook as a Christmas present, I was as horrified as if she’d presented me with a set of “Mammy” salt shakers.  But being a good librarian, I decided to do a little research on the subject, which led me to the Gullah roots of Charleston Receipts.


For the complete article 

I'm sure "Patsie" wasn't longing for the same "more pleasant time" that was the others were.

 I doubt I'm going to make Cooter Pie (terrapin) anytime soon.

[Jane]

Fly through the fireworks without the sound:

http://time.com/2957348/fireworks-drone/

That's really cool!

It was cool when I posted it yesterday, too.       

  It was.  I then put it on Facebook.

[George]

Fly through the fireworks without the sound:

http://time.com/2957348/fireworks-drone/

That's really cool!

It was cool when I posted it yesterday, too.       

I knew that I'd seen it somewhere recently.

[elmore3003]

I had a couple of errands, and searched the apartment for a bill I'd prepared but not yet mailed. It's disappeared with my Metrocard, and that really freaks me out.

Then I watched a very bittersweet comedy, THE WAY WAY BACK, which I liked enormously.

[FJL]

Welcome back, DR FJL!

Thanks, Larry! 

[FJL]

Great to have you back, FJL.

Thank you, John G! 

We had BBQ for dinner, and I thought of you!

[FJL]

DR FJL - so glad that you had a wonderful and enjoyable trip, and that you were there for your mother's celebration.

Thanks, David!

[KevinH]

Broken legs for the Kritzerland show!

[KevinH]

I still find it shocking that people are allowed to set of their own fireworks.  Here that would not be allowed. They even block off streets around where they are setting them off.

Yes, it was quite a shock for me to see fireworks for sale when I moved here to Virginia after living in NY state.

[KevinH]

That was a very nice tribute to your Mom, Dr Laura.

[KevinH]

Welcome back, FJL!

[ChasSmith]

I wonder if non-residents can get the Senior MetroCard.

(signed)
Señor MetroCard

[Jane]

FINDING MISSING ITEMS VIBES FOR DR ELMORE!

[TCB]

Let's speed things up.

[TCB]

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