A Dissertation on Young Girls, College and Cooking
Ed Rich
has elicited some negative responses by some of the YCG's. Accordingly this
should be cleared up. Firstly (I love to use firstlys), I recognise that YCG's
are, or should be, deeply involved with studies and probably have little time
to cook proper meals for themselves. Secondly, I do not mean to detract from
their reputations as home economists for many are probably the products of
parental guidance in such things and posses an expertise that certainly
surpasses mine in such endeavors. Accordingly if a recipe or cooking technique
that is quick and easy to follow is published it is certainly to the benefit
of YCG's to adopt them and get off the Twinkie,Ding Dong and pizza route.
After all proper nutrition will enhance the learning process and without undue
pot and pan routines. sooo when I say this or that recipe is one that "Even
YCG's can follow" it is not meant to demean but to draw their attentions to
this fact.
There will be a POP quiz on this subject tommorow.
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Ed Rich Epitaph seen on a tombstone-
"I told you I was sick"
Nancy A. Howells
Ah... I remember when I was a YCG. I was until age 29, when I left
grad school.
My first full year in college I ate dorm food. :( I lost weight.
Should've stayed in the dorm.
Then I moved off campus. My second year was a pretty wild one - did
real dinners once a week with my roommate, and we had real food most
of the time.
Years three, four and five (yes, folks, I did a five-year undergrad,
with a lot of hours in extraneous subjects) I ate a lot of tuna salad
sandwiches, tomato soup, and, during finals, double-stuff oreos. yes,
they've been around that long.
In year six, when I changed schools and started my Masters, I lived in
the dorm again. Don't ask why - it seemed like the right thing to do
at the time. I lost weight again. I see a pattern here...
Years seven, through to the end, I lived in my own apartment, by
myself. Pretty cool. I ate whatever. Green peas for breakfast,
baked potatoes for dinner (with nothing else). Woe is me - I did a
few real dinners at that place, but mostly I cooked for my friends in
*their* apartments. Neat. The ower of the "home" always had to do
the dishes, you see.
But then I moved here, and got married. No more double stuffs, no
more impromptu weird meals.
I miss being a YCG.. boy, do I miss it.
And doublestuffs.
But I can't rely on a dorm to help me lose weight anymroe, and....
--Nancy
how...@mit.edu
ps - Ed - no offense taken by *me*. Geez.. I remember those days
fondly. Growing old sucks. --NH
Joel Ehrlich
Ed Rich wrote about A Dissertation on Young Girls, College and Cooking
on 26 Mar 96 13:25:47 saying...
ER> Reaction to a recent comment I made regarding young college girls and
ER> cooking has elicited some negative responses by some of the YCG's.
ER> Accordingly this should be cleared up. Firstly (I love to use
ER> firstlys), I recognise that YCG's are, or should be, deeply involved
ER> with studies and probably have little time to cook proper meals for
ER> themselves. Secondly, I do not mean to detract from their reputations
ER> as home economists for many are probably the products of parental
ER> guidance in such things and posses an expertise that certainly
ER> surpasses mine in such endeavors. Accordingly if a recipe or cooking
ER> technique that is quick and easy to follow is published it is certainly
ER> to the benefit of YCG's to adopt them and get off the Twinkie,Ding
ER> Dong and pizza route. After all proper nutrition will enhance the
ER> learning process and without undue pot and pan routines. sooo when I
ER> say this or that recipe is one that "Even YCG's can follow" it is not
ER> meant to demean but to draw their attentions to this fact.
ER> There will be a POP quiz on this subject tommorow.
Great recovery.
There's hope for you yet...
Joel
(Who's just reeking with sincerity at the moment).
Susan Murie
> Reaction to a recent comment I made regarding young college girls and cooking
> has elicited some negative responses by some of the YCG's. Accordingly this
> should be cleared up. Firstly (I love to use firstlys), I recognise that YCG's
> are, or should be, deeply involved with studies and probably have little time
> to cook proper meals for themselves. Secondly, I do not mean to detract from
> their reputations as home economists for many are probably the products of
> parental guidance in such things and posses an expertise that certainly
> surpasses mine in such endeavors. Accordingly if a recipe or cooking technique
> that is quick and easy to follow is published it is certainly to the benefit
> of YCG's to adopt them and get off the Twinkie,Ding Dong and pizza route.
> After all proper nutrition will enhance the learning process and without undue
> pot and pan routines. sooo when I say this or that recipe is one that "Even
> YCG's can follow" it is not meant to demean but to draw their attentions to
> this fact.
As I remember it (it was the 70's so I could be a bit hazy for one reason
or another) it was mostly the YCB's who were the consumers of the Ding
Dong class of food stuffs. In our Earth Shoes, my girlfriends and I would
go off campus to explore finer eating opportunites than what was offered
in the dining halls. I went to UMass, Amherst. In Amherst center we found
a guy selling very good burritos from a cart. There was a restaurant
called Judy's that served the nouvelle cuisine of the day. There was a bar
where you could get fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, common in CA but not
in MA! There was a place down the road in Hadley called the Wok In. They
had a fabulous yogurt dessert with fresh fruit and sour cream added.
I was the adventurous cook of my dorm. I made bagels one weekend for the
entire dorm. I must have been nuts! I also made cannoli's at one point.
And every weekend for a while I experimented with various curries, all of
which were eaten heartily by my friends. Another friend of mine made tiny
meatballs with rosemary in a sherry sauce.. I have a good memory for good
food.
I guess I just ran with a crazy, cookin' crowd!
Susan
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Meg Fortino
>
> Reaction to a recent comment I made regarding young college girls and cooking
> has elicited some negative responses by some of the YCG's. Accordingly this
> should be cleared up. Firstly (I love to use firstlys), I recognise that YCG's
> are, or should be, deeply involved with studies and probably have little time
> to cook proper meals for themselves. Secondly, I do not mean to detract from
> their reputations as home economists for many are probably the products of
> parental guidance in such things and posses an expertise that certainly
> surpasses mine in such endeavors. Accordingly if a recipe or cooking technique
> that is quick and easy to follow is published it is certainly to the benefit
> of YCG's to adopt them and get off the Twinkie,Ding Dong and pizza route.
> After all proper nutrition will enhance the learning process and without undue
> pot and pan routines. sooo when I say this or that recipe is one that "Even
> YCG's can follow" it is not meant to demean but to draw their attentions to
> this fact.
>
> Ed Rich Epitaph seen on a tombstone-
> "I told you I was sick"
>
>
I remember being a YCG too -- '70s. Went to Florida State University,
which I've since learned was a party school. Tough for a non-party
girl like me, but I survived on Chanelo's pizza and lots of beer.
FSU's dorm rooms all had little refrigerators, and the bathrooms had
hot plates and large toaster ovens. (Thinking back on it, that
sounds pretty bad, but it worked.) Bought my first cookbook:
something about meals in 30 minutes. Made everything!! in it, and
finally started adapting -- ground meat sauteed with canned spinach
(hey, we didn't have freezers in those little refrigerators!) as a
stuffing for an omelet. Heavy protein in the 70s.
After my first year, I joined a sorority (even *tougher* for
a non-party girl like me!!!) so I wouldn't have to deal with an
apartment. What a mistake! Bad food that cost a lot! But I didn't
have to do dishes. Graduated from college having spent the last
three years in sorority hell. Was glad to get my own place finally.
One time, at a friend's apartment, we made swiss fondue, but decided
that vermouth was cheaper than white wine. We couldn't eat the
fondue -- tasted like gasoline. We went to the Sweet Shoppe and got
a grilled cheese sandwich.
It was a fun time in a strange sort of way, but I've never looked
back on it and wanted to do it again.
Meg Fortino
meg.f...@marcam.com
Sheri McRae
Ehrlich) wrote:
> Ed Rich wrote about A Dissertation on Young Girls, College and Cooking
> on 26 Mar 96 13:25:47 saying...
>
> ER> Reaction to a recent comment I made regarding young college girls and
> ER> cooking has elicited some negative responses by some of the YCG's.
> ER> Accordingly this should be cleared up.
>
> ER> There will be a POP quiz on this subject tommorow.
>
>
>
> Great recovery.
>
> There's hope for you yet...
>
> Joel
> (Who's just reeking with sincerity at the moment).
Joel, don't hope too hard. I like him *just* the way he is.
(Aren't you always reeking with sincerity :-).)
Cheers, Sheri
Sheri McRae she...@zeta.org.au
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Dave Smith
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Dave Smith
> Reaction to a recent comment I made regarding young college girls and cooking
> should be cleared up. Firstly (I love to use firstlys), I recognise that YCG's
> are, or should be, deeply involved with studies and probably have little time
> to cook proper meals for themselves. Secondly, I do not mean to detract from
> their reputations as home economists for many are probably the products of
> parental guidance in such things and posses an expertise that certainly
> surpasses mine in such endeavors. Accordingly if a recipe or cooking technique
> that is quick and easy to follow is published it is certainly to the benefit
> of YCG's to adopt them and get off the Twinkie,Ding Dong and pizza route.
> After all proper nutrition will enhance the learning process and without undue
> pot and pan routines. sooo when I say this or that recipe is one that "Even
> YCG's can follow" it is not meant to demean but to draw their attentions to
> this fact.
> "I told you I was sick"