I found myself snickering a few moments ago as I was making gravy from the
roast beef “juice” and I reached for the vinegar. I had purposely cooked this roast with extra
water so I could make some easy gravy (just thicken with corn starch)…
Vinegar, especially Apple Cider Vinegar, was a MUST for meals in my
mother’s extended family…it was ALWAYS placed on cabbage and turnip greens…
ONCE we had a family Thanksgiving with Mother’s family, as we always did,
and NOBODY brought the Vinegar! TRAGEDY
ensued…my Cousin became VERY grumpy and believe me, NEVER did that happen
again…That made the “no dessert” Thanksgiving seem like a MILD tragedy…NEVER
had we had a POT LUCK gathering without a single dessert…I guess the LUCK just
ran out! THAT never happened again
either!
I don’t like vinegar on my cabbage and since I don’t like turnip greens,
then it certainly does NOTHING to endure the taste to my “buds”…LOL…
I have often joked that I am the QUEEN of making ANYTHING that has vinegar
and Salad dressing~~broccoli slaw, slaw, tartar sauce, tomato and cucumber
relish…ANYTHING that has vinegar, I am YOUR GIRL! I guess it is just a reflection of the SWEET
and SOUR part of me…Although I can be “fine and dandy, sweet as candy”…I can be
the WORST sour-puss on the planet…sigh….
Growing up and learning to cook as all good farm girls did, I had a tough
time remembering WHICH vegetables required a pinch of sugar added to them and
which needed vinegar. Green Beans were
always finished off with a splash of vinegar to brighten them…Corn from the old
days always got a pinch of sugar as did any form of black eyed peas and to this
day, I can’t remember IF Lima Beans got it or not, so I just add butter! Nothing else got the vinegar EXCEPT the green
beans~~wonder why, but boy, are they delicious and NO you cannot TASTE the
vinegar and if you do, Well, then you added too much!!
Roast Beef gravy was another thing that most always got a splash of
vinegar…it just brightened it…AND again, no other gravy got it…I don’t know
why, but I just try my best to STILL follow the rules! =)
I’m so thankful that Mother made sure I learned to cook. It has brought me, and many others, great
JOY…Thanks, Momma!!...This morning as I was sitting on the back porch, I was
surrounded by more than a dozen butterflies…I THINK it was Mother just stopping
by to say HI and that she loved me…I wish I had been a better daughter and I
think I will always wish that! Too late
to repair the past, but I sure can improve ME for the present…
Sending you ALL BUTTERFLY wishes and LOVE…Blessings to YOU…~charlotte♥
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