[cav68]

Being from Virginia of which I am proud as any Southern Gentleman could possibly be, but when you put to words Sunday Dinner at Grandmas you not only touched my heart but my actual spirit. For this I wish to say thank you, each Sunday at my Mothers we have lunch as a family, my youngest is just 12 and he gets upset if for any reason we don't attend( missed 1 since he's been born). I grew up up around Smithfield (Hog Capitol of World) we still kill hogs and smoke our own meat. Currently I work in Radiation Safety and have fun with that when the wife and travel back to her home in Ohio. My in-laws were down once and we had collards and butter beans, tomatoes and cornbread (Johnny Cakes,Ash Cakes) they had never had such and ate everything and left the table with grease on their chins. Each time we go up we take smoke house cured bacon, susage and fresh eggs, they truly love it. Well thanks again for the rememberance of times that haven't all gone bye.

[wimpycat]

For this I wish to say thank you, each Sunday at my Mothers we have lunch as a family, my youngest is just 12 and he gets upset if for any reason we don't attend( missed 1 since he's been born).

Does your youngest get to sit at the "big table"? I was at least twelve before I got to sit at the big table and drink out of a real glass instead of a jelly jar at Grandma's.

[Leesylvanian]

Since you're from the Smithfield area you'll appreciate this. My wife and I recently left No. Va. and came to live in Williamsburg. Our daughter is three and loves Chinese food, so when she's asked where to get some, she says you have to take the big boat (the Surrey ferry) and go to Number One Chinese!

[sweetliberty]

"I grew up up around Smithfield"

I grew up in Chesterfield County in southern Virginia and there is no ham in the world that equals Smithfield ham in my opinion. I haven't had any for years and I sure do miss it! It isn't even readily available in other parts of the south that I have seen. I was completely spoiled by the food I grew up with, almost all of it home grown and home made. When I have lived away from the south (far too much of my life) everything tasted like cardboard in comparison. I'm glad to be back in the south cause there's no other place like it on earth.