Re: [Cz-L] Vishniak

Dear Anny,

What an interesting story that is!
Thanks for giving us an insight into the customs of former times.

Merle

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From: "Anny Matar" <annymatar_at_gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Vishniak

> It is amazing how very similar all of us lived. My memories of home are
> the
> same. We did live in a country of great riches - all the fruit of the
> seasons, all the preparations for winter to retain some of the
> spring/summer/ autumn riches for the cold long winter ahead. Mother
> preserved them all, just like Mrs. Fichman's, and our pantry was situated,
> just as, hers nest to the maid's room. One more thing my mother preserved
> was "vinete"(obergine) salad. One prepared oh, about 20 or 30 of them on
> th=
> e
> hearth, peeled them mixed them in a huge container with lots of garlic and
> vinegar so they could be filled into bottles and used as salad on cold
> winter days. Garlic was healthy and kept colds away. Nowadays you take
> them
> in tabs??!!
> Yes, life was so different then. My mother still made noodles for the soup
> herself in the 60's and she thought me a bad hostess because I bought a
> ready made cake for my guests, I never did it again for 20 odd years but I
> do today again.
> I'd like to add that nowadays something new is to be had. The other day I
> saw a spray, next to clean air sprays, which said "baking" spray. I asked
> the shopkeeper what's that and he answered: "I have a client, an elderly
> woman who asked for it. Until now she used to bake at home but now she
> buys
> it. Her friends think it's home made when they come into the apartment.
> Life does change, doesn't it !!! The longer I live the more I learn.
> Regards,
> anny
>
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