I don't know the answer to this, but my Croatian grandmother gave it to me during WWII. I still love it. But, it was first given to me with butter, evaporated milk, and sugar. Yum. Bee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reuter, Patty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 10:37 AM Subject: RE: [CROATIA-L] family discussion > My parents had us eat rice with sugar and cream. Is that a depression era food or a Croatian? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerome Buza [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 11:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] family discussion > > > We ate them for breakfast and for lunch. I tried to give my kids that and > they wanted no part of it even though they love noodles. > Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 9:14 AM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] family discussion > > > > Margaret, noodles with sugar and crushed walnuts was always my favorite > > dessert. > > Tatjana > > > > In a message dated 4/27/2005 12:05:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > << Subj: Re: [CROATIA-L] family discussion > > Date: 4/27/2005 12:05:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time > > From: [email protected] (Jerome Buza) > > Reply-to: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > > Bill, if we ever get to the Efes to meet and have dinner with our spouses, > > I > > would love to buy one of those books from you. I am sure that my brother > > and I would enjoy it. > > My mom's dad was a DonauSchwaben and a fisherman on the Danube and made > > fishing nets. It was not easy work and he didn't want to do that all his > > life. He fished once in America, but for fun. I didn't hear his tales as > > he died when I was 2 1/2 years old and I only remember things my mom would > > say over the years. Once in America, I don't know what he did in > > Philadelphia, while Grandma ran the rooming house and tended to the > > children, but in Detroit he worked in the auto industry, for Hupmobile > > Corp. > > They both never saw their families again. Grandma was ready to go for a > > visit when they got word that someone had died and she stayed here. My > > mother and dad were the only ones to get over to Dalj and Semic to visit > > and > > went to Graz and saw a grave of one of the ancestors. > > I know from my grandmothers recipes that they didn't eat a lot of meat in > > Europe, but did enjoy chickens and made lots of noodles. We even ate left > > over noodles with warm milk and sugar and thought we had died and went to > > heaven. > > > > Thank you for your stories. > > Margaret > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.4 - Release Date: 4/27/2005 > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working > around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. > ________________________________________________________________________ > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working > around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. ________________________________________________________________________ > > ______________________________