{"id":2306,"date":"2024-06-16T13:23:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T18:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iowappa.com\/?p=2306"},"modified":"2024-06-16T13:23:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T18:23:34","slug":"family-food-dysfunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iowappa.com\/?p=2306","title":{"rendered":"Family Food Dysfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The third of June is a big date in the Ryan family. You probably associate the date with \u201canother sleepy, dusty Delta day.\u201d As you know, that\u2019s the day that \u201cBilly Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n

What you don\u2019t know is that June 3rd<\/sup> was our parents\u2019 wedding anniversary. Francis [Charlie] Martin Ryan wed Rhea [Lavon] Madonna Fritz in Manilla, Iowa, in 1941.<\/p>\n

On June 3, 1952, Kevin Edward Ryan, second son of Charlie and Rhea, was born. Five years later, Kevin\u2019s younger brother, Joseph Charles Ryan, was born in Denison on June 3rd<\/sup>. I can still remember Kevin sitting on the bed yelling at mom that he wasn\u2019t going to share his birthday with anyone.<\/p>\n

We were never able to celebrate an anniversary and two birthdays on the same day. Our dad passed away from renal failure a little over two months after Joe was born. However, we did celebrate two birthdays on June 3rd<\/sup> for many years.<\/p>\n

One of the pleasures of celebrating your birthday in our home was selecting the dinner menu and the type of cake for the evening. Kevin and Joe had the easiest choices. Kevin always wanted hot dogs, and Joe wanted hamburgers. We had both on the same day. I wouldn\u2019t want to guess the cake choices, and I don\u2019t think it was two separate cakes.<\/p>\n

I always chose Swiss steak with mashed potatoes and corn. But before Joe died, he wanted to argue with me and say that Swiss steak was John\u2019s favorite meal. I don\u2019t know why Joe would think he knew more than me about my favorite dinner. But I let it ride. John\u2019s favorite meal could have been anything. John had a big appetite and ate anything and everything in front of him.<\/p>\n

For a few years, my chosen cake was not necessarily my favorite, but mom would make a spice cake for me. You see, I was okay with it, but none of my siblings liked it so I got it all to myself. Mom may have caught on and I switched my cake to a confetti angel food.<\/p>\n

Pat\u2019s favorite was chicken and noodles. Mom made homemade noodles (recipe follows), and cooked them with chicken and chicken broth from a capon or rooster that she got from a farmer. Each of us kids loved mom\u2019s chicken and noodles the best, but when we would tell her it was \u201cmy\u201d favorite dish, she would correct us and tell us \u201cno,\u201d that\u2019s Pat\u2019s favorite. No one missed dinner when we arrived home from school to see towels draped over kitchen chairs with noodles drying.<\/p>\n

After I grew up, served time in the Army, and moved out of my childhood home, mom would bring me buttermilk brownies on my birthday. \u201cI made your favorite,\u201d she would say with a smile. I never knew what the hell she was talking about. I didn\u2019t like buttermilk brownies growing up. I always thought the frosting was like a melted Hersey\u2019s bar. But I tried not to disappoint her and accepted buttermilk brownies on my birthday every year.<\/p>\n

Several years ago, Pat hosted a dinner at her house and at least two, if not all three of my sisters were there. We began talking about our favorite dinners, cakes, etc. Carol mentioned that she loved mom\u2019s buttermilk brownies but never had any since she was married. That solved a major family mystery as far as I was concerned.<\/p>\n

Looking into the months ahead, we are going to include some recipes and a YouTube video of us preparing and processing the recipes. We will include Marty\u2019s Iowa State Fair Blue-Ribbon caramels, homemade pies using several different crust variations, and many selections we have adapted from other recipes, such as Chocolate Amaretto Mousse. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n

Homemade Noodles<\/strong><\/p>\n

by \u2013 Rhea Ryan<\/em><\/p>\n

3 egg yolks\r\n1 whole egg\r\nBeat in 3 tablespoons cold water\r\n1 teaspoon salt\r\n\r\nStir and work in with hands. 2 cups sifted flour.[1]<\/a>\r\n\r\nDivide dough into 3 parts.\r\n\r\nRoll out each piece as thin as possible, (paper thin)\r\n\r\non lightly floured cloth covered board.\r\n\r\nPlace between 2 towels until dough is partially dry,\r\n\r\nlike chamois skin. With sharp knife cut into strips of\r\n\r\ndesired widths one-eighth for fine and up to \u00bd inch for broad.\r\n\r\nShake out strips and allow to dry.<\/pre>\n
Makes 6 cups.<\/p>\n
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[1]<\/a> 2 cups was a significant change from Aunt Francy\u2019s original recipe that called for a \u2018glob\u2019 of flour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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