For tonight its the 50s

@sallypup (69156)
Centralia, Washington
December 31, 2015 10:48pm CST
Supper was ham hash and a fried egg. Dessert: cake with frosting. I looked on line about whether I could just bake the hash stuff instead of frying it. All I could find was recipes that involved hash brown potatoes, I got out one of our aged hand meat grinders earlier today. Mom seemed to have fun watching me puzzle out how the grinder pieces fit together. Then we worked out how to attach the grinder to the table with the least amount of damage being done to the wooden table- not an easy task. I put chunks of raw potato onion, carrot, broccoli, ham in and finally a piece of bread to clean out the grinder's maw. Just like Grandma would have done in her day. It felt good, clenching the wooden handle, hearing the raw material get caught in the auger, watching the stuff grind out. Mom: move the pan! Too much there now. We participated as a team, involved in forming our upcoming meal.
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paigea
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
Sounds good. I have never made hash. Happy New Year.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
1 Jan 16
@paigea I don't think many people make hash now. Weirder than making a pot pie, I guess.
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paigea
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
@sallypup mmm, I do make pot pies.
Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
1 Jan 16
@paigea Me, too- top and bottom crust. All varieties including a pizza pot pie.
peggy baker
@softbabe44 (5815)
• Vancouver, Washington
1 Jan 16
I have had hash the grinder my mom had one passed it down to one of us girls mom made cripple crockers in it german food she got from her dad.
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peggy baker
@softbabe44 (5815)
• Vancouver, Washington
3 Jan 16
@sallypup It's sausage bacon ham put in the middle of a big roll made with a grinder potatoes look like rolled all up put in a big kettle and boiled they look like a dumpling then mom would take a the pain dripping left over from the bacon to make gravy oh is it really good poor over dumpling and service.
Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
1 Jan 16
@softbabe44 Cripple Crockers. You knew I'd ask about that!! What?
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
3 Jan 16
@softbabe44 This sounds tasty. This confuses me. What is ground up? The meats are put into the dough then boiled?
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117196)
• El Paso, Texas
2 Jan 16
I remember mom using two rubber squares on both sides of the clinching part ... don't know what the heck the name of that contraption is ... to help protect her wood table. Wow, that was many years ago.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117196)
• El Paso, Texas
2 Jan 16
I think mom's came with those rubber squares so it wouldn't slip off the edge @sallypup boy, I wish I knew where she put it.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Jan 16
@rebelann There's some super nice old grinders out there. I love simple machines like these oldsters.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Jan 16
@rebelann The rubber squares is a good idea. I had a hard time getting the grinder to clench onto the table and stay clamped without harming the table.
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Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
1 Jan 16
Sounds a lovely meal my friend. And help from Mom so nice as always. Happy New Year to you all there.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jan 16
Sounds good. How old is that old-style meat grinder thingie? I have an image in my mind.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
1 Jan 16
@thehorse I have no idea how old the grinder is. I also have one that lives in a hand made little wooden box. I almost like its box more than the grinder.
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