No, the best ones can be bought in so called Snackbars...
No, the best ones can be bought in so called Snackbars...
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Gujjuguy
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Today (9th March) is celebrated as the festival of Holi.
Huge bonfires are lit which are made out of wooden logs, dry branches and dried Cow dung cakes. (a few broken kites may also be added)
It's basically a celebration of the victory of good over evil (as is the case mostly)
The story behind this Festival has been told in the link below:
https://www.holifestival.org/legend-holika-prahlad.html
Here are a few pics from the celebrations of which I was a part of:
The 2nd part of the celebrations will take place tomorrow (10th March) which is done by smearing and playing with powdered colours with everyone and anyone around you. (Known as Dhuleti)
Photos coming up tomorrow (so excited!!!!) : )))
Huge bonfires are lit which are made out of wooden logs, dry branches and dried Cow dung cakes. (a few broken kites may also be added)
It's basically a celebration of the victory of good over evil (as is the case mostly)
The story behind this Festival has been told in the link below:
https://www.holifestival.org/legend-holika-prahlad.html
Here are a few pics from the celebrations of which I was a part of:
The 2nd part of the celebrations will take place tomorrow (10th March) which is done by smearing and playing with powdered colours with everyone and anyone around you. (Known as Dhuleti)
Photos coming up tomorrow (so excited!!!!) : )))
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LillyK
Guest
I love this!! Thank you
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Gujjuguy
Guest
You're welcome, Lilly. : )
Alot of Southern traditions and "way of life" is fastly fading away. But there are some methods still wandering around in Kentucky.
This is something I always found strange myself, even when my mom cooked this during my childhood.
But its a poisonous plant called Poke Sallet. The Southerners pick it during its earliest stage of growth, when its least toxic
Then prep it like so:
Never understood how this became a thing besides extreme poverty requiring it.
And who was the person who discovered if you boiled this plant serveral times it wouldn't kill you?
This is something I always found strange myself, even when my mom cooked this during my childhood.
But its a poisonous plant called Poke Sallet. The Southerners pick it during its earliest stage of growth, when its least toxic
Then prep it like so:
- Remove pokeweed leaves from plant.
- Rinse pokeweed leaves in cool water.
- Bring leaves to rolling boil in large pot for 20 minutes.
- Pour leaves into sieve and rinse in cool water.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times.
- Panfry pokeweed leaves for a couple of minutes in bacon grease.
- Add crushed bacon, salt, and pepper to taste.
- Serve and enjoy.
Never understood how this became a thing besides extreme poverty requiring it.
And who was the person who discovered if you boiled this plant serveral times it wouldn't kill you?
I'd say obviously the lucky third hungry person. Cause the first two croaked itAlot of Southern traditions and "way of life" is fastly fading away. But there are some methods still wandering around in Kentucky.
This is something I always found strange myself, even when my mom cooked this during my childhood.
But its a poisonous plant called Poke Sallet. The Southerners pick it during its earliest stage of growth, when its least toxic
Then prep it like so:
Far too much work to hunt, gather, prep and cook a WEED
- Remove pokeweed leaves from plant.
- Rinse pokeweed leaves in cool water.
- Bring leaves to rolling boil in large pot for 20 minutes.
- Pour leaves into sieve and rinse in cool water.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 two more times.
- Panfry pokeweed leaves for a couple of minutes in bacon grease.
- Add crushed bacon, salt, and pepper to taste.
- Serve and enjoy.
Never understood how this became a thing besides extreme poverty requiring it.
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And who was the person who discovered if you boiled this plant serveral times it wouldn't kill you?
More 'weird' then anything else. But definitely a thing
https://guernseydonkey.com/being-british-and-the-art-of-queuing/
https://guernseydonkey.com/being-british-and-the-art-of-queuing/
As I said before many Southern traditions are fading away.
But theres something that use to be common in my family and community during my youth. And Im curious if any other communities or countries do this also?
But when someone suffered a death in their family. It was normal for people you knew to bring food to your house
Some would bring cooked dishes and others groceries.
I've even done this myself before leaving my home town. A woman who adopted her grandchildren, lost her husband to cancer. So I went and ordered a stack of pizzas, grabbed things for sandwiches, and some drinks and dropped them off at her house. A common courtesy to help feed the kids without her worrying about cooking
Thoughts please. Is this done elsewhere?
But theres something that use to be common in my family and community during my youth. And Im curious if any other communities or countries do this also?
But when someone suffered a death in their family. It was normal for people you knew to bring food to your house
Some would bring cooked dishes and others groceries.
I've even done this myself before leaving my home town. A woman who adopted her grandchildren, lost her husband to cancer. So I went and ordered a stack of pizzas, grabbed things for sandwiches, and some drinks and dropped them off at her house. A common courtesy to help feed the kids without her worrying about cooking
Thoughts please. Is this done elsewhere?
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Gujjuguy
Guest
It's done here in India aswell.
When a family loses their loved one, the neighbours cook food and drop it off at the family's home. Plus the distant relatives also stay in for a few days to support, grieve and condole eachother.
Such a warm gesture! This is what makes the bonds amongst the neighbours and the family members, grow stronger.
This is awesome to hear. Amazing seeing a connection like that between our lives.
I think its a great idea and something that people should continue.
Its the little things in life that people do, which makes the burdens we carry, a little lighter
Thanks for sharing!
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Gujjuguy
Guest
You're absolutely right, Miss.
Always a pleasure to share such things. Thanks to you too. : )
This is a thing in Scotland too I think. Or maybe it’s just a nice, kind person thing...which presumably doesn’t involve nationality? Lol
I find this very interesting. And thanks for sharing. I love to know things like this. Here in the Netherlands we get postcards with condolences from people we know. And there is mostly a small message in the local papers. Most people ask to not come and visit or even call in their time of grief. Otherwise we are affraid too many people come visit at the same time... We sometimes have to arrange a funural within 4 days. I remember when my grandmother died, that was on a Tuesday afternoon, we burried her on the next Saturday morning.
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Jinxy
Guest
A friend who came to Australia from Ireland told me how when she got here she was invited to a neighbours for a bbq and asked to “bring a plate”. She had no idea what this meant and her family all turned up with an empty plate in hand, thinking that the family who invited them mustn’t of had enough dishes for everyone.
Would you know what this actually meant?
Here if we have a big get together we usually all bring along a dish to share ( bring a plate) normally it’s kind of worked out before what people will be bringing. So you don’t end up with all pasta salads. Haha
Also I can’t recall ever going to a bbq where someone has ‘thrown another shrimp on the barbi ‘.
Would you know what this actually meant?
Here if we have a big get together we usually all bring along a dish to share ( bring a plate) normally it’s kind of worked out before what people will be bringing. So you don’t end up with all pasta salads. Haha
Also I can’t recall ever going to a bbq where someone has ‘thrown another shrimp on the barbi ‘.
In Scotland when someone dies it’s a chance for everyone to pay their respects at the funeral. Soon followed by consuming an unbelievable amount of alcohol, whilst trading funny stories about the person who’s passed. Then finally culminating in a bout of very drunken singing.
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Jinxy
Guest
We do the same in Australia
In my area that is a common slang used for food gatherings.
"Bring a dish"
Interesting....I've heard of some people in the US doing a "celebration of life" gathering after losing loved ones.
Unless weird circumstances are going on that slows up arrangments. Typically our funeral services are done within 2-4 days after they cease. Very hectic time frame to accomplish so much.
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