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**dfuzioniag** · 11-07-2007, 12:38 AM

True. I've generally found Epirots and Macedonians to be much more circumspect than Greeks from more southerly areas (with Spartans an exception - tough and hardy sorts that they are )

Yes, 40 years ago, olive oil came in little bottles from the pharmacy, squid was either bait for fishing or "that rubbery stuff", garlic stank to high heaven, and spaghetti came in a can. Vegetables (usually unseasoned, or perhaps a little salt and pepper was used) were boiled or stewed into oblivion. Yet, give the Aussies credit where it's due - they've come a VERY long way since! They can't get enough of European, Latin American, North African or Asian food. I have many friends of Anglo-Celtic ancestry who can never go back to the bland food of their childhoods.

But Olga, the sweeeeets!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lemon meringue pie - my favourite.
No one can deny that Australian sweets are better than Greek ones - except for baklava, and melahrini, and saliaria .......

The very first thing I am going to do when I get to Australia next week - after kissing everyone of course, is ask for a passion fruit...............

I planted a vine last spring. It grew wonderfully, and then in late autumn it flowered!!!! Beautiful and strange flowers of course, but we had to store it away for winter before it could even think of bearing fruit. If it survives this winter I am going to put it on my front verandah and hopefully it will flower a little earlier next year.

Effie

11-07-2007, 12:38 AM	#39
dfuzioniag Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 597 Senior Member	True. I've generally found Epirots and Macedonians to be much more circumspect than Greeks from more southerly areas (with Spartans an exception - tough and hardy sorts that they are ) Yes, 40 years ago, olive oil came in little bottles from the pharmacy, squid was either bait for fishing or "that rubbery stuff", garlic stank to high heaven, and spaghetti came in a can. Vegetables (usually unseasoned, or perhaps a little salt and pepper was used) were boiled or stewed into oblivion. Yet, give the Aussies credit where it's due - they've come a VERY long way since! They can't get enough of European, Latin American, North African or Asian food. I have many friends of Anglo-Celtic ancestry who can never go back to the bland food of their childhoods. But Olga, the sweeeeets!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lemon meringue pie - my favourite. No one can deny that Australian sweets are better than Greek ones - except for baklava, and melahrini, and saliaria ....... The very first thing I am going to do when I get to Australia next week - after kissing everyone of course, is ask for a passion fruit............... I planted a vine last spring. It grew wonderfully, and then in late autumn it flowered!!!! Beautiful and strange flowers of course, but we had to store it away for winter before it could even think of bearing fruit. If it survives this winter I am going to put it on my front verandah and hopefully it will flower a little earlier next year. Effie
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