What is it that makes you so passionate about cooking ?

On 04/16/2011 01:49 AM, Eric wrote:

The connection that good food makes between people. The strong pull of
memory when someone eats something from their childhood. The love
inherent in sharing nourishment with my family members. The sensual joy
of eating something that looks, smells, and tastes good.

Serene

--
http://www.momfoodproject.com
 
Janet wrote:

One of the early popes (Gregory?) wrote a letter to missionaries
suggesting they adopt Pagan/Heathen practices into Christianity.
Syncretism is adopting ways from other religions.

I think it's great that all these folks are celebrating our heathen
observance with us. Rabbits because they come out in the early spring.
Eggs because they symbolize seeds and fertility. Painted because
handicrafts are good to keep skills up. Sweets because commercial
interests saw an opportunity.
 
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Doug Freyburger wrote:


Again, the rabbits are the only thing borrowed from Pagan traditions.
And only in Anglophile nations. The eggs come from the Passover. The
colored eggs began with the symbolism of the blood of Jesus (came from a
miracle wrought by St. Mary Magdalene) and became much more ornate in
the east (pastels are a modern, western thing). Sweets? To break the
40 day + fast. Even the "Easter" basket has to do with bringing the
break the fast foods to church to be blessed by the priest. We're
eating a ton of sweets on Pascha and Bright Week, and it has nothing to
do with either Paganism or commercialism, but that we haven't eaten much
of that since March 8th.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/
 
In article , [email protected] says...

Fair enough. But Christianity is not the only religion, now or when it
was new. When Christianity first came to Europe it was in competition with
pre-existing religions and customs some of which were assimilated into the
Christian celebrations. This assimilation of paganism happened across
Europe; it was not specific to Britain. Right across Europe, early
churches are carved with pantheistic figures from pre-Christianity.


The German term, is Ostern. Same root. Same pagan goddess.
Old English (unrecognisable as modern English) was heavily influenced by
scandinavian-language invaders.


http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm

The history of the English language really started with the arrival of
three Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD. These
tribes, the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, crossed the North Sea from
what today is Denmark and northern Germany..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter#Etymology

Etymology
English and German
The modern English term Easter developed from the Old English word E-astre
or E-ostre which itself developed prior to 899. The name refers to Eostur-
monath (Old English "E-ostre month"), a month of the Germanic calendar
attested by Bede, who writes that the month is named after the goddess E-
ostre of Anglo-Saxon paganism.[5] Bede notes that E-ostur-monath was the
equivalent to the month of April, yet that feasts held in her honor during
E-ostur-monath had gone out of use by the time of his writing and had been
replaced with the Christian custom of "Paschal season".

Janet.
 
On Apr 16, 4:49?am, Eric wrote:

I'd never claim to be passionate about cooking. I do it because I
like to

a. save money
b. know a bit more about what's going down esoph. ingredient-wise
c. have some effect on my nutrition
d. like things with TASTE
e. maintain my weight
 
Serene Vannoy wrote:

For me food is the connection between me and machines. Especially the
strong connect between me, the scales, blood pressure machine and the
Bowflex. Yes the sensual joy of food, great enjoyment followed by quilt.

--
Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)
 
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Janet wrote:


Yes, German and English. I'd be curious what their word is.
However, again, being replaced by something does not mean that it was
co-opted. Pascha was celebrated long before even the Venerable Bede,
much as I love him. If you want to claim that the celebration of
"Easter" is a Christianization of Oestre, then you have to impute a much
greater influence of the Anglo-Saxons and Jutes than history has
assigned them. Bede was writing in mostly the 8th century, however, the
Crucifixion happened in the first century and is MOST CERTAINLY
CONNECTED BOTH IN TIME AND THEOLOGICALLY TO THE PASSOVER. Christ our
Passover is sacrificed for us. That was written in the first century.
The commemoration of this particular Passover began in the first
century. Passover is in spring, usually March or April according to our
calendar. The Council of Nicaea in roughly 325, among other things,
also officially set the method for calculating the date for "Easter"
based on their understanding of the Jewish calendar and the Julian
calendar. Nearly every other language aside from English and other
Germanic tongues do not use the term Easter. You are insisting on a
paganization that was by no means universal and came after the holiday
was commemorated, both unofficially and officially. You English might
have syncretized Oestre, but that was not the practice of the entire
Church.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/
 
Eric asked:



Are the people who responded to this thread REALLY passionate about cooking?
PASSIONATE? It's an entertaining hobby for me, and I enjoy it, but it's
quite a stretch from there to passion.

ObFood: My planned Easter dessert is a panna cotta with a passionfruit
sauce.

Bob
 
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