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Bringing Back Sunday Dinner – Sharing Meals and Traditions That Matter!
From the feasts and banquets of ancient Greece and Rome, to Sunday Supper at Aunt Bee’s in Mayberry, USA – food has always served as a great way to bring people together for great conversation. Yes – as shocking as it may seem, there was actually a time not too long ago – before cell phones, iPods, televisions, computers and busy work schedules – that people actually looked forward to getting together to prepare and share a meal! They were real meals prepared from real ingredients – many from home-grown gardens or local farmers – but the meaning went far beyond just the food on the table. It was in preparing those meals that family recipes, cooking skills and long-standing traditions were passed on to the next generation. It was how children learned about respect and how to talk to adults – and how older generations learned the latest and greatest from the kids. I can remember back to my own childhood that on nearly every Sunday evening, my family would sit down together for dinner. We were joined many times by my older siblings, their husbands and nieces and nephews – along with a visit now and then from Uncle Tom, Aunt Helen and Uncle Johhny, Eddie and Sis and [...]
Source: http://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2015/11/15/bringing-back-sunday-dinner-sharing-meals-and-traditions-that-matter/
