I was born in 1940...that's simply too many years on the planet to tell it all! Many. Two favorite dishes my mom made; they were nourishing, and they were also inexpensive & quick -- all three of which she required -- and I don't think either of the two are available anymore. (#1.) Fried calf's brains. (She always served them with scrambled eggs.) (#2.) Fried cornmeal mush patties. (She bought a preformed log, and sliced the log into patties.) Most everything I attempt, is a success (not tryin' to brag, it's just the truth); however, I've certainly made up for it -- big time -- now and then! (For a chuckle, see "Cooking Tragedies", below.) I am a huge garlic lover; it was an experiment I tried in 1965, when I was in my mid-twenties. It smelled really bad --- and tasted even worse! I dubbed it: "GARLIC COFFEE" (!?!) :oP Don't ask (LOL)...it was very funny, and my mother never let me live it down! :o)