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Food and Kinship

April, your Grist article was great, as always. I was moved and made homesick for southern Mississippi by the food and kinship quote... "Whatever increases our sense of kinship is sacrament and nutritious food. Whatever increases our sense of alienation is poison."

Up here, in Bellingham, Washington, everyone seems to define themselves based on what they WON'T eat (e.g. "I don't DO wheat/dairy/gluten/sugar/etc."), and it is truly alienating. Potlucks become a competition over who can bring the most politically correct dish, instead of a sharing of each person's favorite recipe...

In a town where most everyone is a transplant rather than a native, it's a shame that we know more about our neighbors through what they have come to reject or eliminate from their lives, than from the pieces of their own culture they could have brought into our little community.

I've written off those self-righteous potlucks completely and made an appreciation for bacon one of my tests for true friendship. You can't be too picky around here!!!
On Thanksgiving can reconnect families and revive traditions -- like sweet potato rolls posted 1 year ago 15 Responses