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From: "Virginia W. Beck" <>
Subject: Re: Reasons for doing genealogy
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 21:08:08 -0700


Oh, Linda, that is funny! My daughter and I have come to fancy ourselves as
something of "gourmet cooks", trying all the fancy dishes in new cookbooks,
gourmet magazines, and the cooking shows on TV. Our family appreciates our
efforts most of the time, but we have wanted to do something "different" for
Thanksgiving and/or Christmas for several years, and meet a solid wall of
opposition --- "You mean you're not going to roast a turkey? -- no oyster
dressing -- cranberry sauce -- mashed potatoes & gravy -- yams -- pumpkin,
apple, AND lemon meringue pie???? We always give in ... just can't fight
tradition. Virginia.
-----Original Message-----
From: linda Merle <>
To: <>
Date: Sunday, June 21, 1998 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: Reasons for doing genealogy

>About two years ago I was corresponding with a friend Al in Ulster. He was
>about
>23 at the time. I asked him what he was having to Christmas dinner. He
started
>to grumble -- they always have the same thing. Won't change anything. He
was
>having exactly the same thing we were having! Right down to the Christmas
>pudding.
>My family won't change anything either.
>
>Linda Merle
>
>
>

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