"..And thank you for this food"

[Edie Antoinette]

Lord, that we are about to receive.."

This is my beloved Aunt Martha Beverly (my Grandmother's big sister), whom I affectionately referred to as Aunt Mothie.
She was the best cook in the land--I kid you not! Anyway...

..did I tell you about the time I was outside playing (I was 10 and the year was 1961) and we lived with Aunt Mothie in Milwaukee?

I ran in to get me something to drink and on the way noticed a plastic bag in front of the vent in the kitchen on the floor.

I leaned down to get a closer look and to my HORROR, this skinned creature was staring from inside the bag with the most chillingly scary snarl- it was dead though.

It's claws were curled like it wanted to jump out the bag and bite me! I jumped back with bucked eyes and forgot all about my koolaid!

As I ran back down the stairs I regretted bending in for a closer look--ugh!

Later that evening after playing outside on 15th & Hadley, me and my sister and cousins (Mozie, Janet, Janice, Michael, Kirk, Kenny, and Trudy) went in for dinner and after washing our hands we sat down to the table for a feast of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, string beans, and homemade rolls dripping with butter.

As the platter of chicken was passed to me, I reached in and said "Mmmmm, Aunt Mothie I want me TWO pieces!!! I LOVE fried chicken!!"

Aunt Mothie replied, "Good..just don't take what you ain't gonna eat!!"

I thought to myself--"Shoooot, I really want me 3 pieces but I'll settle for two!! Hmph" *rofl*

We were chomping and smacking on that delectable bird when I commented, "Aunt Mothie, this is GOOD but why is the meat so reddish and dark?? I never saw chicken meat 'this' color.." as I still chomped..crumbs and grease encircling my lips.

Aunt Mothie replied, "Awww Fool, you know that's that COON!!!"...

At the INSTANT she spoke those words "the creature by the vent" popped into my mind's eye with it's snarling, skinned body and fanged teeth and claws!!!

I felt faint. I felt a child heart attack coming on. The mouthful of 'chicken' suddenly felt like fried roadkill and my stomach started turning and burning and glowing from under my shirt in the color of green..*bwa ha ha ha ha ha haaaa*

Aunt Mothie was like.."and you BET-TA eat BOTH pieces ma'dam..!!!!" Ohhhh the HUMANITY!!! LOL!

[Edie Antoinette]

Hahahahahahahaha! Vee, you....could'a....bought....me.....for....HALF....a....penny.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the humanity!!!!! LOLOLOL!!!!! I had put the creature out of my
mind until she said what she said---then I remembered!!!! With it in my mouth!!!!!!
I'm surprised I survived that moment. I wanted to fall out and start twitching! LOL!

[Vee's Treasure Suite]

I am killing myself laughing. This is priceless!

[Edie Antoinette]

Glad you enjoyed it Cindy! I can't believe I had 'coon' in my mouth...yeck!

[The Spa]

LOL! Them older folks ate all KINNA stuff! But they would cook it so good you didn't know it was ..whatever it was! It was 3 in the morning and I was STILL sittin at the table looking crazy. My auntie said I put it on my plate so I was gone eat it. My stomach had other ideas. LOL

[Boo]

I know how you felt, one morning my aunt and I was having breakfast and my uncle came in to join us he said to my aunt " I didn't know you made the scrambled eggs and brain. I was sick for a week, just thinking about that just makes me SICK.