When Comfort Food Doesn't

Melba's Jammin said:

It's tasty but it didn't take my mind off the news I'd just received
from the daughter of my friend The Widow Geraldine. Gerri died last
night/this morning. Probably of a heart attack (symptoms of indigestion
mentioned). She was spending 6 weeks with her son in St. Louis before
heading further south to her brothers in Mississippi for another 6
weeks. Damn. She was a piece of work and I'll miss her. Chris
suggested that I bring some peanut brittle to her wake or funeral
luncheon. I think I might. Gerri and her friend Judy made copious
amounts of peanut brittle every year for Christmas gifts, pulling it to
a gossamer thinness. She wouldn't believe me when I told her it tasted
like cigarette smoke. 8~(

I'm sorry for your loss. Your peanut brittle looks good enough to
eat, so I'd agree with you that it would be an appropriate addition to
her memorial service luncheon. It'll bring back good memories to all
who had eaten her peanut brittle over the years.

Carol
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Melba's Jammin said:

It's tasty but it didn't take my mind off the news I'd just received
from the daughter of my friend The Widow Geraldine. Gerri died last
night/this morning. Probably of a heart attack (symptoms of indigestion
mentioned). She was spending 6 weeks with her son in St. Louis before
heading further south to her brothers in Mississippi for another 6
weeks. Damn. She was a piece of work and I'll miss her. Chris
suggested that I bring some peanut brittle to her wake or funeral
luncheon. I think I might. Gerri and her friend Judy made copious
amounts of peanut brittle every year for Christmas gifts, pulling it to
a gossamer thinness. She wouldn't believe me when I told her it tasted
like cigarette smoke. 8~(

Condolences Barb! :-(

Toast her with a large glass of red wine maybe?

<hugs!!!>
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Quoted message said:

It's tasty but it didn't take my mind off the news I'd just received
from the daughter of my friend The Widow Geraldine. Gerri died last
night/this morning. Probably of a heart attack (symptoms of indigestion
mentioned). She was spending 6 weeks with her son in St. Louis before
heading further south to her brothers in Mississippi for another 6
weeks. Damn. She was a piece of work and I'll miss her. Chris
suggested that I bring some peanut brittle to her wake or funeral
luncheon. I think I might. Gerri and her friend Judy made copious
amounts of peanut brittle every year for Christmas gifts, pulling it to
a gossamer thinness. She wouldn't believe me when I told her it tasted
like cigarette smoke. 8~(
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http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-11-05 - Good Food, Good Friends

I'm so sorry for your loss, Barb - it sounds like this has been a rough year
for you.
Teri

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:43:51 -0600, in rec.food.cooking, Melba's

Jammin said:

It's tasty but it didn't take my mind off the news I'd just received
from the daughter of my friend The Widow Geraldine. Gerri died last
night/this morning. Probably of a heart attack (symptoms of indigestion
mentioned). She was spending 6 weeks with her son in St. Louis before
heading further south to her brothers in Mississippi for another 6
weeks. Damn. She was a piece of work and I'll miss her. Chris
suggested that I bring some peanut brittle to her wake or funeral
luncheon

*snip

oh goody....let us breathlessly await the [censored]-n-moan about the BUFFET
that will no doubt disappoint your fat ass at the funeral.

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:40:03 GMT, pee vee cee <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

oh goody....let us breathlessly await the [censored]-n-moan about the BUFFET
that will no doubt disappoint your fat ass at the funeral.

PVC! Haven't seen you in awhile. How is everything going for you?
Have you done your Christmas baking and candy making yet? We've only
got a week and a half. Better hustle!

I'm making a lot of candy this year. E-mail me your address, and I'll
send you some. I'll bet Barb would be happy to share some of her
peanut brittle with you, too.

Happy holidays!
Carol
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Projectile Vomit Chick puked:

Quoted message said:

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:43:51 -0600, in rec.food.cooking, Melba's

Jammin said:

It's tasty but it didn't take my mind off the news I'd just received
from the daughter of my friend The Widow Geraldine. Gerri died last
night/this morning. Probably of a heart attack (symptoms of indigestion
mentioned). She was spending 6 weeks with her son in St. Louis before
heading further south to her brothers in Mississippi for another 6
weeks. Damn. She was a piece of work and I'll miss her. Chris
suggested that I bring some peanut brittle to her wake or funeral
luncheon

*snip

oh goody....let us breathlessly await the [censored]-n-moan about the BUFFET
that will no doubt disappoint your fat ass at the funeral.

Now that's just not very nice at *all*...

[Note: this is a new handle for "Projectile Vomit Chick" so git yer
killfiles a - workin'...]

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Greg

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On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:43:51 -0600, in rec.food.cooking, Melba's
Jammin' <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Quoted message said:

*snip

oh goody....let us breathlessly await the [censored]-n-moan about the BUFFET
that will no doubt disappoint your fat ass at the funeral.

Feeling a bit judgmental this morning are we?

Don't forget your (casting) stones.

Dimitri

Gregory Morrow said:

Projectile Vomit Chick puked:

Quoted message said:

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:43:51 -0600, in rec.food.cooking, Melba's

Jammin said:

It's tasty but it didn't take my mind off the news I'd just received
from the daughter of my friend The Widow Geraldine. Gerri died last
night/this morning. Probably of a heart attack (symptoms of
indigestion mentioned). She was spending 6 weeks with her son in
St. Louis before heading further south to her brothers in
Mississippi for another 6 weeks. Damn. She was a piece of work
and I'll miss her. Chris suggested that I bring some peanut
brittle to her wake or funeral luncheon

*snip

oh goody....let us breathlessly await the [censored]-n-moan about the
BUFFET that will no doubt disappoint your fat ass at the funeral.

Now that's just not very nice at *all*...

[Note: this is a new handle for "Projectile Vomit Chick" so git yer
killfiles a - workin'...]

Point taken. But rather apt. I am certainly glad I don't worry about
funerals and funeral food. There's a good reason; I don't go to funerals
and I don't go to weddings, either. They are both bound to have bad food
because, after all, the event isn't about the food. Not like going to a
restaurant 🙂

Jill

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"Gregory Morrow"

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Projectile Vomit Chick puked:

Quoted message said:

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weeks. Damn. She was a piece of work and I'll miss her. Chris
suggested that I bring some peanut brittle to her wake or funeral
luncheon

*snip

oh goody....let us breathlessly await the [censored]-n-moan about the BUFFET
that will no doubt disappoint your fat ass at the funeral.

Now that's just not very nice at *all*...

LOL! Ech, you've just got to consider the source.

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[Note: this is a new handle for "Projectile Vomit Chick" so git yer
killfiles a - workin'...]

Shoot, Greg, I hope PVC puts *me* in *his* and is thus spared the Dead
Spread Report that will follow the funeral service. (At least it'll be
On Topic.)
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jmcquown said:

Point taken. But rather apt. I am certainly glad I don't worry about
funerals and funeral food. There's a good reason; I don't go to funerals
and I don't go to weddings, either. They are both bound to have bad food
because, after all, the event isn't about the food. Not like going to a
restaurant 🙂

Am I reading this right? You don't go to weddings and funerals
because the food won't be up to restaurant standards?

Carol
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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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Melba's Jammin' <[email hidden]> wrote:

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luncheon. I think I might. Gerri and her friend Judy made copious
amounts of peanut brittle every year for Christmas gifts, pulling it to
a gossamer thinness. She wouldn't believe me when I told her it tasted
like cigarette smoke. 8~(

Condolences Barb! :-(

Toast her with a large glass of red wine maybe?

<hugs!!!>

She only drank Coke! I'll slip one in her coffin for the road trip.
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http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-13-05 - RIP, Gerri

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Melba's Jammin said:

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
Melba's Jammin' <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

luncheon. I think I might. Gerri and her friend Judy made copious
amounts of peanut brittle every year for Christmas gifts, pulling it to
a gossamer thinness. She wouldn't believe me when I told her it tasted
like cigarette smoke. 8~(

Condolences Barb! :-(

Toast her with a large glass of red wine maybe?

<hugs!!!>

She only drank Coke! I'll slip one in her coffin for the road trip.

Point taken, but the wine was meant as comfort "food" for thee dear. ;-)
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Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Melba's Jammin said:

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Condolences Barb! :-(

Toast her with a large glass of red wine maybe?

<hugs!!!>

She only drank Coke! I'll slip one in her coffin for the road trip.

We sent Crash's dad off with a can of beer on the ground above the box
that contained his ashes. The can kept tipping over, so we figured he
really wanted that beer. We opened the can and allowed the beer to
pour into the soil. *smile*

Carol
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jmcquown said:

Point taken. But rather apt. I am certainly glad I don't worry about
funerals and funeral food. There's a good reason; I don't go to funerals
and I don't go to weddings, either. They are both bound to have bad food
because, after all, the event isn't about the food. Not like going to a
restaurant 🙂

???? You don't go to funerals and weddings because the food isn't very
good????

Funerals are not about the food. It is about respect for the deceased and
support for the family and friends who have suffered a loss, sometimes sudden
and sometimes the end of a stressful period of fear illness and suffering.

Most of the weddings I have attended had excellent food. The only wedding
dinners that I have found disappointing were the Italian weddings.
Invariably I hear from other guests, mostly with Italian roots, about how
boring "English" cooking and how Italian meals have so many courses and so
much variation. Yeah, tell me about it.... a plate of antipasto, often a
plate with s a couple olives, a few slices of cheese and cold cuts. Then
comes the soup... chicken noodle or some variation on the theme. Then comes
the pasta course, some variation of pasta shape and a red sauce, served with
a shaker or bowl of plastic Parmesan from a can. The main course will be
roasted chicken pieces, some dried out veal, maybe roast beef, roasted
potatoes, beans and carrots. I have been to a number of them, and the food is
always the same. Their saving grace is that there are all those courses and
lots of food so there may be something good to eat.

Damsel in dis Dress said:

jmcquown said:

Point taken. But rather apt. I am certainly glad I don't worry
about funerals and funeral food. There's a good reason; I don't go
to funerals and I don't go to weddings, either. They are both bound
to have bad food because, after all, the event isn't about the food.
Not like going to a restaurant 🙂

Am I reading this right? You don't go to weddings and funerals
because the food won't be up to restaurant standards?

Carol

No, I didn't say it right. I don't go to weddings and funerals, but if I
did, it wouldn't be about the *food* because that's not what the events are
about. Does that make more sense?

Jill

I am sorry you lost a dear frind, Barb.

Dave Smith said:

jmcquown said:

Point taken. But rather apt. I am certainly glad I don't worry
about funerals and funeral food. There's a good reason; I don't go
to funerals and I don't go to weddings, either. They are both bound
to have bad food because, after all, the event isn't about the food.
Not like going to a restaurant 🙂

???? You don't go to funerals and weddings because the food isn't very
good????

No, silly. I wrote it wrong. I don't attend weddings or funerals on
general principle. In the last 20 years they are a wake either way, food be
damned.

Jill

jmcquown said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

jmcquown said:

Point taken. But rather apt. I am certainly glad I don't worry
about funerals and funeral food. There's a good reason; I don't go
to funerals and I don't go to weddings, either. They are both bound
to have bad food because, after all, the event isn't about the food.
Not like going to a restaurant 🙂

Am I reading this right? You don't go to weddings and funerals
because the food won't be up to restaurant standards?

Carol

No, I didn't say it right. I don't go to weddings and funerals, but if I
did, it wouldn't be about the *food* because that's not what the events are
about. Does that make more sense?

MUCH more sense! I'm glad you clarified.

Thank you.
Carol
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<snip>

Quoted message said:

It's tasty but it didn't take my mind off the news I'd just received
from the daughter of my friend The Widow Geraldine. Gerri died last
night/this morning. Probably of a heart attack (symptoms of indigestion
mentioned). She was spending 6 weeks with her son in St. Louis before
heading further south to her brothers in Mississippi for another 6
weeks. Damn. She was a piece of work and I'll miss her.

Sorry to hear about your loss, once again.

It seems like this year you've had more than your share of bad news,

Dimitri.