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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-16-2003, 06:30 PM (1 of 25)
Went to a St Patty Day parade today and caught 12 heads of cabbage, around 5 pounds of potatoes, a few bunches of banana's, onions, and carrots. My husband was laughing at me when I came in with my loot. I had 6 grogery bags full of vegetables. Oh I had fun but now I'm tired. Have you ever tired to catch a carrot, a potatoe and an onion all at the same time?  Not an easy task. Going to take a little nap.  Susie |
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From: Lillian
Date: 03-16-2003, 07:07 PM (2 of 25)
Most of the time I just go to the supermarket and buy a slab of corn beef, a head of cabbage and 5 pounds of potatoes but it sounds like you had more fun. By the way my last name is O'Keefe
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-16-2003, 09:22 PM (3 of 25)
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Let me tell you just how much fun I had LOL Lillian The total count is in: 19 potatoes 20 onions 18 carrots 3 lemons 10 Head of Cabbage 1 Bag of Rice 3 Bunches of Bananas I think all I need is the Corn Beef and I got your dinner. LOL Oh boy did I have fun. It was misting rain until the very end then it came down a little stronger. But all and all it was fun. I had a few small grocery bags but I had to keep going to my SUV and unloading my catch and emptying the bags. One of my grown sons and his family (2 GD and DIL) was out there and they filled more bags than me. I think I will be cooking cabbage all week. They had 40 floats in this parade. The community we live in outside of New Orleans is not that big but most all the businesses here had a float in the parade. I really had fun since every float had at least one person I knew. I wasn't able to go last year the first year they paraded so I didn't know what to expect but next year I'll bring Large Garbage bags. LOL They also threw beads and stuffed dolls and things it was really nice. Enjoy your day Ms O'Keefe. Don't forget to wear your green. Susie    
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From: MaryW
Date: 03-17-2003, 09:58 AM (4 of 25)
We have never had a parade where people threw cabbage and potatoes at us. It is interesting to hear what people in other parts of our world do to celebrate. 
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From: Reta J
Date: 03-17-2003, 11:19 AM (5 of 25)
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With the last name of Murphy, we wear the green. Last time I drank green beer was 21 years ago, my daughters birthday is 9 months later (December) lol Happy St. Patricks Day Sewing Forever
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-17-2003, 01:39 PM (6 of 25)
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Mary the people in Louisiana would amaze you. We eat anything that don't eat us. LOL Crayfish which is pronouced Crawfish in La. and in other parts of the country they are called Mud bugs because that's where they live, in the rice fields in the mud. We eat aligator, and a few things I won't even eat, coon, turtle, ect. We celebrate in grand style. We celebrate everything from getting married to getting the divorce. Anything is fair game to party here. Thanks to Emeril the rest of the country and world for that matter is getting a taste of Louisiana food. Yummmmmmy. Susie
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From: Magot
Date: 03-18-2003, 02:52 AM (7 of 25)
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We have a slightly different problem of people throwing things in Ireland - lt started with Henry II in the twevlth century... the Irish folk I know in Kilkenny and Galway are the most open handed and generous people in the world - wouldn't surprise me if they threw whole casseroles! love and kisses, Jan
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From: MissMinx
Date: 03-18-2003, 05:42 AM (8 of 25)
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Magot, you are so funny, talking about Henry II and his headless wives!!! My husband’s roots are in Ireland (a few generations ago), in Kilkenny to be precise. Yes, we wear green and drink green beer (in green cans, that is) and celebrate EVERYTHING!  We don’t have parades in Australia, as it is impossible to get people out of the PUBS, where they start celebrating in the early morning hours with Guinness and carry on till they drop!  Mother in Law, I love everything seafood! We have very good seafood in Sydney, but I am considering moving to Tasmania where it’s even better (cold water seafood – my favourite), it’s part of Australia, but an island down from the south coast and a much cooler climate. I have traveled through America a bit, but never got to go down south… next trip! I love Mud bugs, we have them here too, I hope they are the same….
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-18-2003, 08:07 AM (9 of 25)
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Miss Minx........You may not have been here but from the sound of it you could be one of us. They love to drink beer here, doesn't matter if it's green, yellow, brown or any other color they don't care. LOL They boil the Mud Bugs with seasoning in the pot. They use a seasoning that is laced with cayenne pepper, onions and such. Crayfish is similar to a shrimp just fatter. You pinch the tails off, that's where the meat is in their tails. It must be catching on because the chineese are harvesting them now too and importing them to America. If you move to Tasmania, does that mean you will be a Tasmainan devil? LOL   Susie
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From: Marion B
Date: 03-18-2003, 01:16 PM (10 of 25)
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Susie, What a fun place you live in! I have never heard of anyone throwing food at a St. Pat's day parade. We are so conservative here in the midwest. The only exciting thing we do is dye the Chicago river green. Anyone ever get hurt by being hit with a cabbage or potato?
Marion
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From: Magot
Date: 03-18-2003, 03:22 PM (11 of 25)
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Dying a river green is CONSERVATIVE!! Miss Minx - HenryII was a long time before HenryVIII (of the six wives fame) There were Henry 3rd, Henry 4th, Henry 5th, Henry 6th and - the Henry you are thinking of's Dad Henry 7th first (and knowing my luck there will have been some Richards in there too) Then came Henry 8th who was not content with sacking the Pope because he wouldn't give him a divorce because his wife looked like a horse - but also called himself King of Ireland instead of Lord of Ireland and that really got their back up! I do know a lot of daft information, don't I? OK class is out, go home and put another shrimp on the barbie
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-18-2003, 04:54 PM (12 of 25)
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Marion B..........I don't know if anyone got hit by a flying potato or cabbage but down here if they did they wouldn't care at a parade. LOL We celebrate everything. I moved away when i first got married and couldn't get any seafood or spicy food in Dallas at the time, (now I hear they have some) so we moved back and I vowed never again. By the way, I cooked 7 heads of cabbage, 12 of those potatos and a handful of those onions and smothered them down and oooooooooooooo so good. They came from everywhere with their pots to get Mom's feast. LOL Dying that river green must be fun!!!! What do they use to dye it with? Susie
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From: Marion B
Date: 03-19-2003, 01:44 PM (13 of 25)
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Susie: I don't know what the dye is -- I'm sure it is some special formula that is non-toxic. But aside from that, it is really GREEN!!! The river is a fairly good size in the downtown area, and the whole thing turns bright green. I still think your parade sounds like more fun!
Marion
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-19-2003, 02:29 PM (14 of 25)
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It was fun Marion. Today is St Joseph Day. They have alter's with food that is blessed, all kinds of fish and pasta's and cookies and cakes. This is a mostly Italian tradition here. (Catholic mostly) After everyone visits the alters which are all over the city and the area, they take the alter down and feed everyone who wants to eat. They have these alters at churches and private homes. New Orleans is made up of French, Italian and Spanish mostly. We have other nationalitlies but those are the ones who have the most influence in our area. And we love to eat. If you ever come here the thing that will capture your heart is our food. We are also friendly people who never meet a stranger. Hey I could be a tourist guide. LOL I bet the river turning green is a site to see. I can't amagine how that looks. LOL I bet it is pretty. Susie
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From: MissMinx
Date: 03-20-2003, 05:41 AM (15 of 25)
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Hi ya, Magot! I was really talking about the 'generic' Henry, in my opinion they were all pretty bad, but you are right, the 8th was the one who beheaded his wives when he got bored with them (he had a roving eye!). You can also thank him for the Church of England, as you know the story about the Pope and the divorce he could not get. Keep smiling… even him 
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From: MissMinx
Date: 03-20-2003, 05:52 AM (16 of 25)
Oh, Mother in Law  It all sounds too good to be true, as I LOVE food – any kind! I think I will be packing my bags in a very near future and heading your way just to sample it all!
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-20-2003, 09:01 PM (17 of 25)
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Miss Minx Sounds good to me. I'll roll out the newpaper. (That's what we use to line the table so we can spread the seafood out for the feast!!!!) Susie
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From: Magot
Date: 03-20-2003, 11:01 PM (18 of 25)
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we may have wierd history, but at least we don't eat anything that moves...crawls, slithers, hops etc! or dye rivers green - you people are strange - ( mind you - you haven't heard my accent either) donchaknow. eg yes is pronounced ears, and it is impossible to say beer can without sounding like a jamacan saying bacon.
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-21-2003, 12:16 AM (19 of 25)
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Oh I've been to Jamaica and I love the accent. YaMon Jan you just don't know what you're missing. Those wiggle things are good eating. LOL I don't eat oysters. But I eat the rest of what comes out the sea, river, ocean. or as in our case the Gulf of Mexico. Oh wait I forgot Crayfish come out the mud. Just ask Bren she's seen their homes.............. BREN, HELP!!!!! where are you when I need you. ROFLMAO!!!!! Tell Jan where Crayfish live. Don't you have seafood in England? Shrimp, Crab, Muscles?????? Susie
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From: bren
Date: 03-21-2003, 01:17 AM (20 of 25)
Susie !!!!!  everybody.... know's crayfish live in little valcano's  and so do crawfish I can't HELP YOU...when I'm sleeping  Those little valcano's ...are so cute!!!!  That's all the HELP your getting Brat!!!!!
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From: Magot
Date: 03-21-2003, 03:44 AM (21 of 25)
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Fish, we eat fish - we are an island after all. You don't get many oysters, muscles, whelks, winkles, crabs, maybe the odd lobster - that's about it for my knowledge of edible invertebrates. Fresh water shrimp abound in stream, they are about 1mm square in area so you would need skep load to eat them. The north sea is too cold to grow big wiggly thingies and we keep having our fishing quotas cut due to the overfishing of the waters around England. Most Brits are too sqeemish to eat fish that looks like fish - they prefer it to come frozen from the supermarket or battered hot with chips dripping with salt and vinegar - mmmmmmmm I remember winkle picking with my family when I was a wee tacker. Come Sunday morning the tide would be out by about a mile and we'd go along the groynes picking the small shells off the wood. then we would take them home and, lifting the lid, you would unwind the yellow purple flesh with a pin. Flash boil and serve with vinegar ands pepper. I could never bring myself to eat them, they looked so slug like but my Dad loved them. But then he ate anything. Horse, dog, whale, seagull...a sources of valuable protein during WWII love and kisses, Jan
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-23-2003, 08:39 PM (22 of 25)
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Jan, Bren, the best part of all this is we can laugh at our own customs. LOL I'm in good company. Susie Love your eyes Jan |
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From: Magot
Date: 03-24-2003, 09:59 AM (23 of 25)
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Yeah, but the teeth.....so true to life!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 03-24-2003, 11:25 AM (24 of 25)
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Hey, those teeth are smiling LOL........they look friendly to me. ROFL Susie
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From: Magot
Date: 03-24-2003, 01:05 PM (25 of 25)
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You should see my dentist..
love and kisses, Jan
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