Dear Natalie,
What an interesting post. My Scots mother learned to make flour tortillas from her in-laws. My Tia Offie makes lengua, and it is very tasty. I haven't tasted her cooking in over 20 years because Tia Offie no longer cooks.
When my grandkids are over here, I feed them Peanut Butter and Jelly burritos. They're my favorite snack. Marge:)
On Jul 2, 2005, at 12:36 PM, Natalie wrote:
WOW! 300+ posts in June, and it is only July 2, and there are already
31 posts! Bring it on!
The food postings have been very interesting, and has caused me to
reflect on why I cook as I do. My father is my Zacatecas connection;
he came to the U.S. in 1916 as a 4 yr. old - his mother died when he
was 17 yrs. old, so I am sure she impacted his culinary tastes and
traditions. (My mother was born in Calif. - her mother was from
Mexico, but I don't know where; my mother was 5 yrs. old when her
mother died; I was almost 12 yrs. when my mother died. I remember her
as being a good cook - she made flour tortillas everyday, a skill I
NEVER learned; I don't know her culinary traditions.) Back to my
father: he loved carnitas, frijoles de olla, birria, cabeza, cesos,
lengua, capirotada, to name a few. Growing up, these were foods eaten
only on special occasions or holidays. When I first came to Virginia
in the late 60's, the only tortillas available were frozen corn
tortillas!! By the mid-70's, when my children were young, I would
make sure that they made their acquaintence with tortillas &
frijoles, tacos & enchiladas (which morphed into a layered casserole -
too lazy to roll the enchilads; I called them chilaquiles, though
they aren't truly chilaquiles - my 5 yr. old grandson, of Irish,
Lithuanian, Anglo, Mexican, maybe Cherokee-heritage, has grown to
like them). OK - I'm sorry - got off the track.
RE: DNA - Are any of you familiar with the following site:
http://genetealogy.com ? This site was established by Megan Smolenyak
Smolenyak (that's right, her maiden name and married name), co-author
of "Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your
Family Tree". See also: Http://genetealogy.com/articles/html/
Very interesting reading for those of you on the DNA track. Well, I
think I better close for now. Y'all have a great day. Hasta la
proxima.
Natalie Coleman, VA
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