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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Good for you.  DH was clicking through stations on the t.v. last night and 
stopped for a minute on House Hunters.  He hollered for me to come watch 
"this ditzy broad."  She was 26 and looking to buy her first "house" which 
translated into condo.  She's giggling and saying how much she liked the 
kitchen.  Her mother was with her and laughed and said "I don't know why, 
you don't know how to cook."

We then got into a discussion about how so many people don't cook anymore or 
even know how.  He was amazed that there were now as many girls, as boys, 
who don't know how to cook, not just don't cook.

It is no wonder the health of Americans is going down the tubes!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KNat" <knat AT sprintmail.com>
> Even with the land possibilities now, I think the homesteadiest place
> right now for me is the kitchen. I had the joy of sharing with 2 boys
> yesterday how to take soy nuts and pumpkins, maple syrup, flour and
> spices and get a pie. It's not important, but satisfying, whether this
> syrup came from our maple, this pumpkin came from our patch, the eggs
> from our chickens, what I bartered for these spices or flour.We used
> modern conveniences to grind the soy but mixed with a whisk by hand so
> they could feel the texture. What is important, to me, is 2 humans of
> next generation, without coaching, wanted to save the seeds and meet
> again next year. Relationship with the planet and with each other is
> long term to them.  That is something many missed in my childhood and
> part of my Grandmother's homesteading days I choose to reclaim. Happy
> Thanksgiving all.