Terminology

[domiobrien]

We ate charcuterie when I was a kid but we just called it cold cuts or deli stuff. Cold meat and cheese and fruit.

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Only one meat, no cheese

[fairlyobscure]

Our rare cold cut suppers were a hot summer night thing. We'd have boiled ham, unless Virginia ham was cheaper. No cheese no other cold cuts. There would be lettuce onion and tomatoes, mustard and mayo, FRESH boiled corn, salt. and butter

Re: Only one meat, no cheese

[domiobrien]

Ham, beef summer sausage, capacolla, swiss cheese, peppered salami, roast beef, roast turkey, corned beef, hot German mustard, mayo, lettuce, tomato, onions, horseradish, rye bread, Italian white. Yellow mustard or Gulden'a spicy brown was for Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs. Dad wanted the same stuff his mother and Aunt got at NY delis. We only got pastami out at delis,to eat there, though. though, or restaurants when traveling. Potato salad or potato chips on the side

Lots of fantasy there

[fairlyobscure]

So much of that is false.

Can't comment on early Claire.

My own mom kept me up way too late playing honeymoon bridge. I wouldn't hear the alarm for school in the morning. I was so tired. Grades lousy that year.

Never ran to neighbors . Guy was nice, didn't claim to work at school. Gave me a couple of first aid handouts which I put in my lunchbox and forgot. Took the bus to school. Mom freaked out that afternoon when she opened my lunchbox and called the cops.

Mothers are being arrested for letting 8 and 10 year olds walk half a mile or downtown.
That's one danger. The other danger is other young people.

Re: Lots of fantasy there

[domiobrien]

I got driven home by a police officer, released from school, in the morning, because you were home, as was Dad, and detectives, because some guy tried to get you into his car. Mom was freaking out. But you absolutely named the St. Vincent's male teachers and that it was none of them and he claimed to teach there. It's a really old record, but certainly in the files. Cold cases older than this get solved all the time.