Reader Comments on A Cornmeal Heirloom from YankeeMagazine.com http://www.yankeemagazine.com/rss/index.php Tue, 22 May 2012 08:56:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/memories/cornmealheirloom I loved this, made me cry my sentimental Italian tears with joy. Thanks for sharing your precious moments, Lisa G! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:04:03 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/memories/cornmealheirloom Anytime I read an article by Lisa G. it takes me away to reality that's not even mine...... Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:31:15 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/memories/cornmealheirloom What a beautifully written "ode" to a woman who obviously touched this young girl's heart and influenced her in many ways. Made me miss my own mother who filled our kitchen with simple yet spectacularly cooked meals, love and true maternal warmth. Thank you for sharing your memories Lisa. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:24:57 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/memories/cornmealheirloom What a great story ... very well written .... could feel the love and passion the writer had for Josie. If only we all had a "Josie" to pass down heirlooms such as these. Thanks for sharing this beautiful story .... Hope the writer has more in store for us!!! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:27:37 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/memories/cornmealheirloom Lovely story Lisa. I can almost smell the pizza cooking! I can't wait to try the recipe myself. Thank you for sharing this. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:07:56 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/memories/cornmealheirloom Wonderful, heartfelt story. I have no personal connection to the tale; I'm not Italian, never had a grandmother who I cooked with, and yet the story really touched me. The writer made me feel her beloved memory as my own. Lovely. Thank you Lisa. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:36:52 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/memories/cornmealheirloom Fried cornmeal mush, but with a few extras. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:06:43 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/memories/cornmealheirloom Sounds like an interesting lady. I plan on trying the recipe, we eat alot of things made with corn meal. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:32:11 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/memories/cornmealheirloom I loved the opening description of Josie's hands and your wonder at her skill in spite of their distortion. "Like a sweet witch's" is a wonderful picture. Also liked the tension building; "throat dried" ; holding your breath until you got the thumbs up! She seemed like quite the character and obviously an adored! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:44:53 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/memories/cornmealheirloom This article brushed a broad stroke across my senses. My mouth watered, my heart warmed, and a peaceful bliss fell across my shoulders in relaxing solitude of the moment. Thank you for allowing us to peer into a tender memory that inspires and encourages. It is more than recipe, it is someone dear taking the time to pass on a family treasure. We are richer for it Lisa. Josi remind us the importance of taking time for life's simple pleasures with family. May we all take a little time to pass on more of the same. Blessings to you and your family over the upcoming holiday season. Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:32:23 +0100 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/memories/cornmealheirloom Thanks to everyone for your wonderful comments! I am happy the piece touched you. I wish Josie were still here. She'd be so pleased. I made a special discovery a few days ago. Josie would wear the same "housecoat" whenever she was cooking at our house. I was in the attic, bringing winter clothes down, and in one of the bags was her housecoat. Not sure I can describe how it felt to touch it, smell it, put it on and walk around with my hands in the pockets. It is now my apron - my housecoat. Thanks again for reading and posting a comment. It means a lot to this humbled writer! Yankee Publishing (rss@ypi.com) Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:10:42 +0100