Comments on: Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln

By: Eric Boysen

Eric Boysen — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:52:58 +0000

I had turtle soup when I was a child, a week after a pet (captured wild in our back yard) box turtle disappeared. My sister and I only found out what we were eating when we were well into the meal. We thought, of course, that my Mom had made the soup from the missing turtle, ala Greek tragedy. Though she told us otherwise, we felt like cannibals and spent the rest of the night in a whirl of retching and recriminations. We never had turtle soup again.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:33:13 +0000

Wow, Researcher, what a great site. Thanks for sharing. And long live the memory of our 16th President!

By: Researcher

Researcher — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:31:25 +0000

After all that, I ended up making a birthday cake for Lincoln's 200th birthday. I wanted to do my patriotic duty (thanks, Ardis and the Reeves!) -- the cake used two cups of sugar, and the frosting four cups of powdered sugar. (Shudder.) But we did say some kind words about Mr. Lincoln to the kids and sing some Civil War era songs, including from this wonderful site: The Library of Congress Civil War Sheet Music Collection.

By: Jami

Jami — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:39:41 +0000

No, my mom’s the young’n in the crowd. 59. She’s got to wait 141 years before she truly deserves my good wishes.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:33:58 +0000

Jami,

Your mom’s 200 years old? Wow!

By: Steve C.

Steve C. — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:32:51 +0000

Did the JI do a tribute to Charles Darwin, too?

By: Researcher

Researcher — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:10:33 +0000

If you have a problem locating those ingredients (try asking your local butcher) you can try mock turtle soup. (Sounds nasty, actually. I think we'll have tacos instead.)

By: Jami

Jami — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:47:13 +0000

too

By: Jami

Jami — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:46:56 +0000

Ardis, I confess to being an over-the-top Abraham Lincoln fan. Good to know the JI people were with me on this one. Happy 200th, President Lincoln. (You to Mr. Darwin. And mom.)

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:39:52 +0000

Where do you get the knuckle of veal and the cow’s heels, Researcher? And I don’t even want to know what “forcemeat balls” are, or why they come by the dozen …