Happy Fourth of July!

RI Swamp Yankee · 07-03-2010, 08:40 PM

And a special thanks to Thomas Jefferson of Virginia who at the direction of The Committee of Five, John Adams of Massachusetts and Roger Sherman of Connecticut; two men from the Middle Colonies, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Robert R. Livingston of New York, between June 11 and June 28, 1776, communicated separately to Dr. Franklin and Mr. Adams requesting their corrections, drafted and presented to the Continental Congress a document that with minor revision began as follows:

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

Happy 4th everyone

trfour · 07-03-2010, 10:21 PM

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Airedale1 · 07-04-2010, 02:01 AM

Thank you Scott for your service and so glad that you came home safe and sound. I hope you all have wonderful 4th of July with many, many more to come.

Chickie · 07-04-2010, 01:36 PM

I was just re-reading WinnDixie’s blog entry of 3/12/10 relative to the native foods and customs her grandson encountered while serving with the 5h Stryker Brigade in Afghanistan.

Nam Bread -- foot bread? I doubt that it would ever become a favorite on my dinner table no matter how tasty it turned out to be. The method used in its preparation arouses my curiosity, if not my taste buds. The fact that it is actually kneaded with the feet would certainly give me pause. I might be persuaded to partake, but the first time I found a toenail that would do it for me.

WinnDixie · 07-05-2010, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Chickie

I was just re-reading WinnDixie’s blog entry of 3/12/10 relative to the native foods and customs her grandson encountered while serving with the 5h Stryker Brigade in Afghanistan.

Nam Bread -- foot bread? I doubt that it would ever become a favorite on my dinner table no matter how tasty it turned out to be. The method used in its preparation arouses my curiosity, if not my taste buds. The fact that it is actually kneaded with the feet would certainly give me pause. I might be persuaded to partake, but the first time I found a toenail that would do it for me.

Yes, Scott's tales of eating and drinking the food in Afghanistan were interesting! He said (of the kneading with feet) "Once you get past that, Nam bread is very good"! Our troops are intrepid in lots of ways!!

Lakesrider · 07-05-2010, 09:30 AM

I used to live in the middle east and naan bread is not generally kneaded with the feet. Don't know how the Afghan's do it, but In Saudi Arabia it is kneaded and shaped by hand. I used to go to the bakery and get some pieces. it was very good. You could get butter spread on it and they reheat it and it gives it a sort of glaze. It actually is very good and you can get here in Indian food stores with basically the same recipe. The Saudis would use it to scoop up other things on the plate instead of using forks. The less water used to clean up, the better. One thing is for certain though, food hygiene is a little different over there.

07-03-2010, 08:40 PM	#1
RI Swamp Yankee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Kingstown RI Posts: 688 Thanks: 143 Thanked 83 Times in 55 Posts	And a special thanks to Thomas Jefferson of Virginia who at the direction of The Committee of Five, John Adams of Massachusetts and Roger Sherman of Connecticut; two men from the Middle Colonies, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Robert R. Livingston of New York, between June 11 and June 28, 1776, communicated separately to Dr. Franklin and Mr. Adams requesting their corrections, drafted and presented to the Continental Congress a document that with minor revision began as follows: IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. Happy 4th everyone __________________ Gene ~ aka "another RI Swamp Yankee"

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Airedale1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laconia Posts: 595 Thanks: 557 Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts	Thank you Scott for your service and so glad that you came home safe and sound. I hope you all have wonderful 4th of July with many, many more to come. __________________ "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)

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Chickie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 370 Thanks: 0 Thanked 68 Times in 39 Posts	Nam Bread I was just re-reading WinnDixie’s blog entry of 3/12/10 relative to the native foods and customs her grandson encountered while serving with the 5h Stryker Brigade in Afghanistan. Nam Bread -- foot bread? I doubt that it would ever become a favorite on my dinner table no matter how tasty it turned out to be. The method used in its preparation arouses my curiosity, if not my taste buds. The fact that it is actually kneaded with the feet would certainly give me pause. I might be persuaded to partake, but the first time I found a toenail that would do it for me.

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07-05-2010, 09:30 AM	#6
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	I used to live in the middle east and naan bread is not generally kneaded with the feet. Don't know how the Afghan's do it, but In Saudi Arabia it is kneaded and shaped by hand. I used to go to the bakery and get some pieces. it was very good. You could get butter spread on it and they reheat it and it gives it a sort of glaze. It actually is very good and you can get here in Indian food stores with basically the same recipe. The Saudis would use it to scoop up other things on the plate instead of using forks. The less water used to clean up, the better. One thing is for certain though, food hygiene is a little different over there.