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(9,353 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,549 posts)EYESORE 9001
(25,949 posts)for making my stomach growl.
Merry Christmas!
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,549 posts)Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)Those eggs are done to perfection! And bless the pierogies and bacon!
Floyd R. Turbo
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(26,549 posts)TheRickles
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(26,549 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,151 posts)Unusual, but would be a good combination perhaps.
mopinko
(70,140 posts)meatless meals on xmas eve is a thing. my italian in-laws did the 7 fished thing.
fil was polish, and the ex worked w a polish woman who always brought him some pierogis.
there were never any left over for breakfast, tho.
Irish_Dem
(47,151 posts)Cannot go wrong with a potato dish. Sounds good.
mopinko
(70,140 posts)she made several kinds. potato, sauerkraut, and dont remember the 3rd, but maybe pork.
the meat thing is not universal. i was raised catholic and never heard of it til i met my 2nd hubs.
Irish_Dem
(47,151 posts)Very interesting, never heard of this tradition before.
now you have me thinking. there must be a similar irish thing, right?
Irish_Dem
(47,151 posts)He was definitely a meat and potatoes man. Would not tolerate fancy recipes.
He would have a piece of meat or fish, plain boiled potatoes with butter and a plain veggie.
If my mother, who was not Irish, made some chili because the children wanted it, she would have to make meat and potatoes for Dad.
When my Irish grandmother came to visit she made the same plain dishes, so we figured that was what Dad was used to as a kid.
An interesting thing is that my Dad's sisters said that growing up the meat was for the men in the family only. The girls cooked dinner for their dad and brothers who ate in the dining room. The girls ate something else in the kitchen. Like hot dogs or tea and toast. I was horrified to hear this as a child. I guess it was what my grandmother had done in Ireland when she was a child. Times were hard in Ireland when she grew up and the family could only afford to give the men who were earning wages the meat.
mopinko
(70,140 posts)i suspect this was in part due to the fact that my mom was quite spoiled, and didnt know how to cook when she got married at 27! had to learn it as an adult.
plain fare, too, tho. the only 'irish' thing was st pats boiled dinner. i guess that's why i never wondered about irish cuisine. lol.
there's a couple irish joints here w good food. shepherd's pie, fish and chips, kerry cheese, etc. wish i'd discovered shepherd's pie earlier.
Irish_Dem
(47,151 posts)My Dad would go hungry before eating a shepherd pie or fish and chips.
However, I love Irish pub food! Love fish and chips, shepherd pie, etc.
mopinko
(70,140 posts)but yeah, a hunk o'meat was mandatory.