Genealogy Chat

My mother's coming round today and for this special day, everything she eats or drinks will be related in some way to the ancestors I've discovered... see below.

Magner’s Irish Cider Fullers London Pride Beer German Pretzels -oOo- Irish Wheaten Bread Rachel’s Welsh butter Scottish Sparkling Mineral Water Scottish Smoked Salmon German Sauerkraut Prussian Stroganoff Irish Colcannon Potato Mash Welsh Leek Gratin Home made Ice Cream made with Guernsey Cream, Essex Honey and chopped figs Fruit Jelly made with Irish Poteen Irish Coffee -oOo- And later for tea: Irish Fruit Soda bread with Welsh Butter and Essex Strawberry Conserve

Oh Paul... sounds lovely. Have you room for one more lol Jean x.

Paul - what a wonderful gesture. Hope your mum's not driving.......Beer AND cider lol. My eldest daughter is (apparently) coming here today (she said 9:00 - I got up early!!) I'm going for the take-away lol maggie

Can I please adopt you as my son, and come for lunch??? I would be very glad to have such a thoughtful son. Kath. x

Dont forget the Table mats!......Laminated birth/marriage certs. Her Mothers? Have a lovely day :-)) Gerri x

Good idea Gerri - as long as they are only photocopies. Or even laminated print outs of census pages. I think this is such a lovely idea Paul, my mother would have been thrilled with your idea. Unfortunately she is no longer with us. Kath. x

Well, my mum was really impressed with all that and she asked for a copy of the menu to send to her brother! Good thing none of our family came from Kentucky or she would have had to settle for a Bargain Bucket!

I'm not surprised she was impressed - I certainly would have been. You deserve a pat on the back!! Kath. x

I really hankered after the colcannon Paul! Did she eat some of everything. Did she have indigestion afterwards? M