My Grossmutter (who lived to be 100) saved all the fat drippings from cooking bacon, beef, pork, etc in a big bowl. Then when she made doughnuts she used the fat mixture for deep frying. And she used the fat in place of shortening in her baking. She was being thrifty. Sally Zitzer On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Kevin wrote: > It must have been the hard work, because the food alone, at least here in > Ellis County, would have killed them. All the butter and whole cream that > was used on the cooking. Once my wife showed me how to make dumplings > "correctly" I'm the only one that makes them now. Amazing what one can do > with a few eggs, flour, water and then to add butter and onions for flavor. > Any you guys had Cheese Pockets? That was another dish that took forever to > make but was so good and of course loaded in Cholesterol. My grandmother > who was diabetic and came from Louis, Russia at a very early age, was not > suppose to eat these foods, but she would always say, "Just a little bit > wont hurt". How true, that's what my doctor tells me know "Just once in a > while, not every Friday like the old timers used to eat this stuff". > > Kevin Rupp > > -----Original Message----- > From: ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Marven C Weitzel > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 12:21 PM > To: iamken11@att.net > Cc: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GV] Foods - Old Age & good health > > I think a lot of the reason many of the Volga Germans lived so long had > to do with their lifestyle. They worked hard and kept the old heart > pumping. Diet possibly was a factor, but I think the main thing was the > physical activity. They didn't spend their lives sitting on their > fannies in front of computer, as I do. > If my dad hadn't been killed in an industrial accident in 1971, he would > be 94 this year, and still riding his motorcyle on the mountain roads of > Washington and Oregon. > > Marven Weitzel > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My Grossmutter us that same fat drippins mostly from Bacon and put some into the beans as they were cooking for noodles and beans. Darn "tootin" good! Kevin Rupp -----Original Message----- From: S. Zitzer [mailto:sallyz@myuw.net] Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 2:49 PM To: Kevin Cc: 'Marven C Weitzel'; iamken11@att.net; GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GV] Foods - Old Age & good health My Grossmutter (who lived to be 100) saved all the fat drippings from cooking bacon, beef, pork, etc in a big bowl. Then when she made doughnuts she used the fat mixture for deep frying. And she used the fat in place of shortening in her baking. She was being thrifty. Sally Zitzer On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Kevin wrote: > It must have been the hard work, because the food alone, at least here in > Ellis County, would have killed them. All the butter and whole cream that > was used on the cooking. Once my wife showed me how to make dumplings > "correctly" I'm the only one that makes them now. Amazing what one can do > with a few eggs, flour, water and then to add butter and onions for flavor. > Any you guys had Cheese Pockets? That was another dish that took forever to > make but was so good and of course loaded in Cholesterol. My grandmother > who was diabetic and came from Louis, Russia at a very early age, was not > suppose to eat these foods, but she would always say, "Just a little bit > wont hurt". How true, that's what my doctor tells me know "Just once in a > while, not every Friday like the old timers used to eat this stuff". > > Kevin Rupp > > -----Original Message----- > From: ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Marven C Weitzel > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 12:21 PM > To: iamken11@att.net > Cc: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GV] Foods - Old Age & good health > > I think a lot of the reason many of the Volga Germans lived so long had > to do with their lifestyle. They worked hard and kept the old heart > pumping. Diet possibly was a factor, but I think the main thing was the > physical activity. They didn't spend their lives sitting on their > fannies in front of computer, as I do. > If my dad hadn't been killed in an industrial accident in 1971, he would > be 94 this year, and still riding his motorcyle on the mountain roads of > Washington and Oregon. > > Marven Weitzel > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >