RE: Family History - A Journey of Discovery
LOL! I was waiting for photos and recipes of this salad. Europeans pickle everything and drown the rest in milk, cheese, and buttery cream sauces. I swear it's in the DNA. Sadly, I'm allergic to gluten, yeast, milk, eggs, beer, and all that I'm genetically predisposed to love. Why don't I love sauerkraut or pickled beets? Bread, butter, cheese, creamy pastas!
Thanks for the ancestry insights - I'm impressed that with no more than a name and date-of-birth + the father's name you found 24 direct ancestors in the matter of a couple of days. Genealogy and DNA have fascinated me all my life. Spotting a family resemblance down the generations - and certain behaviors or interests that are passed down with no environmental influence - well, I could go on all day. I found your profile - author! - and had to Follow you. :)
This is an awesome meme! Do you own it?
I don't own the sayings, but I made the meme. You may use it, though I'd appreciate a link back. The image is one I took a few years ago of Mt. Baker in Washington State.
Thanks for the follow. I hope you enjoy.
I recently made a significant leap for my daughter's sake (I'm not in contact with her father.)
Knowing only his name, rough birth date and the first names of his other two children, I was able to find a bunch of his ancestors including pictures of my daughter's great-great grandparents - who, yes, share traits with her... you could see them! (I now have her 3x great grandparents as well - all but one, anyway.)
Unfortunately, I have no firsthand memory of these salads of my grandfathers. I don't remember seeing them, definitely didn't try one. As for sauerkraut, I would strongly suggest that if you have a Natural Grocers near you anywhere, to try their sauerkraut that's in the fridge section - it's a small square box with a simple label. It's not vinegary. I never thought I'd like it either - I don't like the stuff in cans, after all. But this is much gentler. You can make that quite easily... lactofermented is the key word.
Chat more later.