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By Cyril Almond
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I was bought up by my Grandparents and my Grandmother used to make the most ingenious stews. These would be made from what was available at the time.
Left overs from this and that, my favourite was the rabbit stew.
In those days working people would be more likely to have rabbit as opposed to chicken. They were plentiful and cheap. That was what working class people did. You made the best of what was available and affordable.
Everything would go into the making of these concoctions as my Grandmother would call them. You could smell them as you came into the door. My nose would twitch and I would be wondering, how on earth she was able to do these meals.
One thing was a fact, I would have a full stomach when I got up from the table. That to a young boy was what mattered .
My Grandfather was a fisherman and we would have fresh fish brought in from the trawler. Fish stew was often served up after the majority of the fish had been eaten. The wings of a skate made up very well and combined with bread made a very tasty dish.
Then came the second world war. We were well prepared for this, rations in the U.K. Could be quite meagre and this is where a working class housewife would stand out from the rest. After all they were used to making food go a long way.
Fishing in the North sea or in Arctic waters stopped. So now we had a man in the house full term. If I seem to be painting a grim picture of life in those days. The opposite was the case. There was laughter and love, that would counter some of the bad war news that would come in.
Well I am eighty four now, so this lovely man and woman that stood in for me, Did very well do you not think?. Oh yes and I still love a good stew and my nose will still twitch!.
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I'll look forward to reading more of your entries - keep writing.
My mom went home to the Lord this past May. I'm a grown married woman, and yet while she was visiting with us, I still felt like "her little baby girl" especially when she'd cook my favorites.
So, this touched my heart in a big way. Thank you for sharing this tender story.
God bless you always~
You don't need to capitalize grandma.
Keep bring to us those glimpses of the past so we might grow and learn.