tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post8983906357514667993..comments2024-03-15T10:40:20.085-04:00Comments on LAWN TEA: PASSING THE TORCHRachelDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-16720457691148767702009-06-27T13:43:11.985-04:002009-06-27T13:43:11.985-04:00You are too kind. A market for such a narrow-sub...You are too kind. A market for such a narrow-subject book would be very hard to find, I think.<br />But it would be lovely to think of a book I could actually hold in my own hands.<br /><br />I did have one printed Christmas 2007---150 pages of little vignettes and family stories and reminiscences---just two dozen copies, for family and close friends. I use a lot of the little stories as daily posts on here, as well.<br /><br />And I MISS JON!!! I didn't even KNOW him, and he just disappeared in February, never posting again, and I wish he'd come back. Other friends in Vicksburg said they thought there had been a death in the family, and he was taking some time off. I hope he knows that I wish him well and hope he comes back soon.<br /><br />And if ANYONE out there actually KNOWS him, I'd love to hear how he is. He's a bright light with his wit and intelligence, and THAT GARDEN!!RachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-81809758814093381562009-06-27T10:49:54.266-04:002009-06-27T10:49:54.266-04:00I agree with Jon, stories like these deserve to be...I agree with Jon, stories like these deserve to be shared...thanks for the taste Rachel...do reconsider...~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-27744596872668120902009-02-08T22:21:00.000-05:002009-02-08T22:21:00.000-05:00Wouldn't that be FUN!!! I'd be delighted to Long...Wouldn't that be FUN!!! I'd be delighted to Long-Distance stand over your shoulder anytime, as well.<BR/><BR/>I write down most of the recipes just like I talk---"Now, measure out two cups of flour and scrape the knife across the top. The sugar and butter should look like thickened pudding when you've creamed it enough with the mixer."<BR/><BR/>I'm EASY to cook with. And anybody who would cook FOR me---well, they're right up there with air conditioning, books and ice cream in my book.RachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-11762615167625947062009-02-08T21:31:00.000-05:002009-02-08T21:31:00.000-05:00I just wanna come to your place for 15 meals worth...I just wanna come to your place for 15 meals worth of cooking lessons!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-47544197080636452932009-02-01T11:45:00.000-05:002009-02-01T11:45:00.000-05:00Whoa, Jon!!I can't take that all in---I wouldn't k...Whoa, Jon!!<BR/><BR/>I can't take that all in---I wouldn't know where to start, and this is just a little spiral-bound book, with "chapters" and memories and thoughts and not a lot of recipes. Though I DO have a lot of those. And the boxes of reams filled-and-never-opened again---like drifting leaves into a pan---they are in closets and stacked like plinths beneath vases and stacks of REAL books. <BR/><BR/>And Miz Paula had established a sorta Empire with that huge restaurant and her own book before she ever got anything done by a real publisher. <BR/><BR/>I just look after family and write down memories. The fact that it's reaching a few people who enjoy the remembrances and the little family doings---that's lagniappe, and I love that people find it fun and enjoyable.<BR/><BR/>More than that---it remains a "what if. . ."RachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-57558403139250778692009-01-31T16:46:00.000-05:002009-01-31T16:46:00.000-05:00Rachel,How lucky you are/were to have Chris do tha...Rachel,<BR/>How lucky you are/were to have Chris do that for you for Christmas, and then, how generous you were to distribute copies to relatives and friends. (If ever one of them needs to raise some quick cash by parting with their treasured copy of your cookbook...which I can't imagine...but just supposing...tell her/him to name their price and e-mail me as I am a ready and eager buyer just waiting to send them the money in a flash!) By chance, does the printer still have the "master copy" in their file in order to do a second printing? If so, I do hope you will consider doing one. I'll bet you could take enough advance orders to get it done and turn a tidy profit. I know, I know...this is none of my beeswax, but you are sitting on a pot of gold. Do you ever watch Paula Deen on the Food Network? When I think of her humble beginnings as "The Bag Lady" and now see her remarkable success and all her cookbooks for sale in local bookstores, I know there is a market for genuine Southern cookbooks. You could do it. Think about it. Soar with the eagles.<BR/><BR/>Jon at Mississippi GardenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-73700934938200332572009-01-31T10:27:00.000-05:002009-01-31T10:27:00.000-05:00Thank you, Jon!!I DID compile several years' worth...Thank you, Jon!!<BR/><BR/>I DID compile several years' worth of midnight e-mails and posts to several recipe and cooking sites---mostly family memories, and of course, they're slanted toward gatherings round the family tables.<BR/><BR/>When I had distilled it down, it made some 150 pages, and Chris had it printed and bound for me for Christmas of 07---about thirty copies for distributing to our siblings, their families, and some friends. <BR/><BR/>The butterfly picture is from the cover, and a lot of these posts are drawn from the pages---I just think of a subject and go get the post. (If my failing memory can locate the chapter).<BR/><BR/>Glad you liked the Paminna Cheese---it's a take-no-prisoners version, for REAL fans.RachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-89354394508288283052009-01-31T09:43:00.000-05:002009-01-31T09:43:00.000-05:00Rachel, Thanks for directing me to your fab "Pimin...Rachel, Thanks for directing me to your fab "Piminna Cheese" recipe that you posted on November 18, 2008. If I were on death row, I believe it would be what I'd request for my last supper! It's gonna take me a month of Sundays to catch up on all your great posts since I lucked upon your great blog recently. I hope one day you will compile all of these wonderful posts into a cookbook which you could publish and sell like hotcakes. You have all of the "right stuff" in your writing style and recipe ingredients to create a best-seller.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again, Jon at Mississippi GardenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com