FOOD MAN
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You guys hear me talk about my Dad a lot on here. Well this was him, and 2 years ago today, we lost him to cancer. He was known as Food Man because he loved to cook and feed people. He would buy and cook food and bring to our town hall and feed all the older folks in the area, usually around 80 people. In the winter, he would make huge kettles of soup and bring it around to the older folks. He is where I got my love for food and all things food related, and more important, how to be a good person. Today when you cook your awesome meals like I know you all do, make a little extra and give a meal to an elderly person in your area who would probably really appreciate it . Thanks for your timekyle
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kyle Thanks for sharing! My dad was also a pretty good cook and growing up I was always confused by the “mom does all the cooking” thing that seemed to be around in some families. Obviously, that is fine if the wife is the one that loves cooking and you don’t but…how can you not like cooking?!
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GWG8541 Regular Contributors Cast Iron Sous Vide Canning Team Blue Power User Military Veterans Ohioreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle thanks for sharing that. It’s just been a little over a year since I lost my dad. Wow were we blessed to have them as long as we did, and even more to learn from them. My dad didn’t really cook, but he could grow anything. He would give away as much as he kept. Im fighting back tears thinking about him and Mom right now. Hunting, fishing and gardening are not the same anymore, but it brings so many great memories. It’s Friday and I say tonight we toast those who made us who we are. Thanks again for sharing.
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cdavis Masterbuilt Canning Kamado Joes Regular Contributors Power User Sous Vide Oklahoma Team Camoreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle sorry about your dad. It sounds like he was a great man that raised a fine son.
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cdavis Masterbuilt Canning Kamado Joes Regular Contributors Power User Sous Vide Oklahoma Team Camoreplied to GWG8541 on last edited by
GWG8541 I will toast with you.
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kyle Regular Contributors Veteran Canning Team Blue Power User Sous Vide Wisconsin Gardeningreplied to Dr_Pain on last edited by
Dr_Pain he was a good man, and not just because he was my dad. Over 400 people came to his funeral service, not bad for someone who was 71 years old. That really touched our family. I also hope someday my son will think of me the way I think of my ol man
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bocephus Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Regular Contributors Veteran New Mexico Sous Vide Gardeningreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle What a great tradition for you to follow.
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bocephus Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Regular Contributors Veteran New Mexico Sous Vide Gardeningreplied to Jonathon on last edited by
Jonathon My mom did most of the cooking when we were young, mostly because dad worked on the railroad and mom stayed home when we were all young which covered a lot of years (14 year spread from oldest to youngest). Dad was a good cook thou and all of my brothers cook quite a bit.
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kyle I am still balling here! I was asking my wife last week how many people would attend my funeral. The number she gave me shocked me because I don’t think I have impacted that many people in my life.
I guess I just feel like Private Ryan at the end of the movie Saving Private Ryan who asks his wife “Tell me I am a good man!”
Alright, enough crying this morning
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Chef Canning Dry Cured Sausage Primo Grills Team Blue Sous Vide Power User Cast Ironreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle Thanks for sharing this story. He, and a few others that I have had the honor to know of or meet is the kind of man I want to become.
Imagine a society where everyone thought that way. Well, maybe I’ll see something like that in the next life.
If you have the sign hung up, post a picture to help inspire all of us to reach that target.
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kyle Regular Contributors Veteran Canning Team Blue Power User Sous Vide Wisconsin Gardeningreplied to Chef on last edited by
Chef I don’t have it yet, but I have a feeling at Christmas it will show up under my tree with a slight modification. With all the help and advice you give us all in this community, I would say your already there. Thanks Chef
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Chef Canning Dry Cured Sausage Primo Grills Team Blue Sous Vide Power User Cast Ironreplied to kyle on last edited by
kyle You are very kind. As one gets older, the biggest blessing one can achieve is to impart life experience and knowledge to a younger generation.
Just as there are stages of development for babies and young children, that development continues until the end of life. Those without a poupous will typically deal with a sense of emptiness. Unless one can look back on their life and see that they made a difference, their existence is questionable.
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Bob Stehlik Team Blue Traeger Canning Veteran Power User Regular Contributors Military Veterans Coloradoreplied to kyle on last edited by Bob Stehlik
kyle It really shows that you are very, very proud of your Father. I am sure that he is looking down and is very, very proud of you. The Master
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Chef Canning Dry Cured Sausage Primo Grills Team Blue Sous Vide Power User Cast Ironreplied to Dr_Pain on last edited by
Dr_Pain Interesting,
I figure I would just have my wife and maybe 2 of the three kids, if they were not too busy.
All okay with me, just put the ashes by the big oak tree.
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Dr_Pain my dad had planned all the food for his own service. The meal was the important part for him so he wrote down all the meat and sides we were to make, no matter what the cost. My responsibility was to cook and smoke all the meat and make the sauerkraut hotdish…no pressure. With the help of a couple friends and my brother, we pulled it off.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camo
kyle Your Dad sounds like he was a very special guy and kind of person that the world needs more of. I know the older I get, the more I think about all the special things my parents did for others.
