What is this thread all about?
Just a place for general discussion. A place to unload whats on your mind and talk about anything - personal, health, help needed, achievements, daily highs and daily lows, theories, predictions and what have you.
Does not need to be Q related.
I can’t eat pie LOL which is why I looked at the video. I watch a lot of food channels on yt. Lately, one has been coming up on historic food prep. Anyway, Jordan Peterson talks about how things changed with women in the workforce, how only about 50% of women at 30 yrs are having kids which is very concerning because the population is going to continue to decrease exponentially (without the left even trying with their plans) and how lack of a father figure in families has had such a detrimental effect on kids. He’s worth checking out.
I struggle with this a lot. It’s so hard to meet a woman with the same values that I have. I think most people think I’m extremely old fashioned but when you sit back and watch families being destroyed, kids as young as one with phones or tablets and parents farming out everything to others instead of doing the work themselves, filling their kids with junk/processed, soy laden foods and garbage schooling. Oh, I could go on and on. But there is a lot to be said for good, old fashioned home cooked food and beautiful pies, such as what you posted. They’re an example of the dedication, time and care that goes into feeding others. I guess based on what comes up on my video feed, there are people out there working at bringing it back. That’s positive.
Having a background in food, I enjoy it much more now that I don't have to do it for a living. It never was a dream of mine to pursue culinary arts, but it beat the alternative of working at WalMart and not learning a new skill.
All of my women friends work. I have no one to share anything with. It's sad. One friend and her husband spend hundreds for their sons to attend a program at the Y this summer, just so she can work and go to school online. They also have them in activities (good for the boys) which are not cheap, so I don't know if the pay-off is even worth it, financially. My son is with me and is getting to rest and enjoy his summer at home. (That was a bit off topic, but kind of goes with the artificial life I alluded to earlier.)
I remember when I was little and my mom would have the military wives over for lunch/potlucks or whatever. She would get dressed up and they’d come over in their heels and it was loud and smelled amazing, that mix of cologne and food. But the preparation and cleaning was intense! It kind of taught me how important it is to take care and make things nice for others. Us kids were brandished to a bedroom and we’d strain like crazy to hear what was going on but oh, the leftovers! It was all worth it in the end. It seemed like the happiest place on earth. I don’t know if anyone does that anymore but it was good.
Anyway, you’re doing a great job, much respect.
That sounds so lovely! Your story makes me think of mid-century decor, clothing, and make-up. I never lived through it, but it seems like a wonderful experience.
https://m.youtube.com/c/TastingHistory/videos Tasting history https://m.youtube.com/c/CastIronCooking Cast iron cooking https://m.youtube.com/c/TheHillbillyKitchenDownHomeCountryCooking/videos The Hillbilly Kitchen
I've watched Max Miller a bit. I enjoy the history behind food and how we got to where we are.