Most of you know that despite the fact that I am a “spice wimp” and can tolerate absolutely no hot, spicy food, most of the time…I LOVE food. Life is what happens while waiting between meals! By the same token…Stories happen at meals!
The great Katherine Windham had a wonderful story about Hobo Pie, the pie that their family served to a hobo who came to the back door one day during a family meal. Our own local teller, Nancy Jennings has a wonderful story about Mama’s Lemon Icebox Pie. She even made a beautiful photo book out of that story.
Story and food make great partners! Think of all the stories that have been told around the dinner table, or even in the kitchen while your mom or grandmother made a meal, or baked a special treat with tender loving care. Favorite recipes conjure up memories and stories of family history that are told over and over again.
Here's a site from
Laura Packer called
Cookpot Stories. She has quotes, stories about food and recipes too!
Here's a recent blog post from
Kim Weitkamp called
The Story of Food. A delectable tale of her Mom's
Chicken Plantation and
Shoo Fly Pie...as only Kim can tell it. Recipes are included!
And don't forget our own Cassie Cushing, recently transplanted to Berkly, CA. Her goal is to open a storytelling coffee shop, Kaleidoscope Coffee. Let's help her get some funding by voting for her. It's easy and quick. Just go to this site and click on the voting icon. It's that simple. You can vote once a day, every day! What a great story that will be when she opens the doors! Click here for the page to vote.
- National Storytelling Network? You should be.
