[Sca-cooks] Tricky question about relatives - sort OT, definitely OOP

[Sue Clemenger]

Hmmm....I don't know.  My mom was a competent cook, but producing food
was more of a chore for her than "fun."  Dad was the one who liked
kitchen gadgets. I developed into an okay competent cook myself [did all
of the canning and freezing as a teenager], but nothing spectacular.  My
pie crust is okay, but nothing to write home about.  Now, if you're
talking _other_ talents, it's easier to see the generational skip.  My
maternal grandfather was a weaver and a woodworker for relaxation,
taught college physics, and worked as an efficiency expert.  My mom
_hated_ sewing, let alone anything remotely more process than goal
oriented....and here I am, good at math (which mom stank at), obsessed
with working small things with my hands [I specialize in multi-year
blackwork projects], and making a living doing quality control and data
conversions for a software company.....
--Maire, who aspires to someday be a really good cook, although
adequate's fine for now....<g>

Devra at aol.com wrote:
>
> When people were answering the "Are You a Crazy SCA Cook" quiz, it seemed to
> me that quite a few people said that their mums couldn't make a pie crust to
> save their lives.  Is it then true that many of us come from non-cooking
> families, or not-such-great-cooks families?  My own mother was a perfectly
> competent cook, and a good baker, but couldn't make a pie crust TSHL...  HER
> mother, on the other hand, was one of those read-thru-it strudel-makers...
> Devra the Baker
>
> Devra Langsam
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> devra at aol.com