Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

TO ALL PARK SLOPE

I WAS WRONG YOU WHERE RIGHT I FOUND OUT FROM MY UNCLE PHILY OWNED THREE STAR
BUT FEW HAIRS WAS JIMMY FEW HAIRS HE DATED MY AUNT ALICE
FOR A WHILE
LIKE I SAID THERE ARE SOME DEAD BRAIN CELLS UP HERE LOL

ANTHONY UMBRIA

THAT WAS MY UNCLE ALAN PHILY WAS NOT AN UNCLE I DONT TYPE TO GOOD RUN ON SENTENCES THE NUNS DID NOT GET IT THROUGH TO ME LOL

UMBRIA,
Judy was right it was jimmy. I dont remember these guys. I thought maybe we were all out of memories. Umbria think of some more from back then. terry angelo

BIG NICK BONAVITA - What a nice man, I remember him like I remember Bob Horan. I was very little, they were very very tall LOL

I used to save my money, sometimes I would take some of my church offering (God understood I had a sweet tooth) and I would buy the VERY DARK JELLY DONUTS from Nick. He had them in the front counter. To this day I can never find those and once when I thought I did the jelly inside was not dark like his. Thats called a Yummmmmmmmy memory.

C. Lovaglio

GOOD NIGHT ALL.

JANET, IF YOU ARE LEAVING TOMORROW, HAVE A SAFE TRIP BACK HOME. BROOKLYN WILL MISS YOU. LOVE YA, PATSY

HEYYYYYYYYYY
ANTHONY GAGS WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GO???????????????????

JANET HORAN Are you packing ? Bet yuh don't want to go,no no no

How was Brooklyn Pizza, can't get that in N.C. [-X

Can't find the amazing ,charming, strange, fun people like here :clown: :alien: :-({|= 8) :colors:

OK I'm happy your leaving, been here long enough, your getting boring
and your buying up all the food in Bklyn. anyway. :^o

It was the best time & seeing the rest of your family was so nice.
One last thing ..... go buy a Xmas card

I REMEMBER OLD 5 AVE

LETS START WITH NATS THEN DAMECOS ,CHUCK AND JACKS ,DIXIE TAVERN,TOBINS,FELIXS,POPS BAZAAR,STAVENHANS GAMAINS J.MICHEALS, SANSFAS PANTS ,JUNKIE JOES , PLATES , ZEPPES ,KRESKIES
P.J.CARD STORE , WOOLWORTHS JUST TO NAME A FEW AND I REMEMBER ON IRON GATES SUNDAY SHOPING WHEN THE STORES WHERE CLOSED STILL BEING ABLE TO SEE THERE GOODS REMEMBER WAFFAL SANDWITCH ICE CREAN IN THE CENTER I ALSO REMEMBER ON 9 STREET
THERE WAS A PLACE CALL BONANZER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT GETING THE MUNCHIES LATE AT NIGHT AND GOING FOR LOBSTER BUNSOR WHAT EVER YOU WANTED TO EAT WITH YOUR FRIENDS HAMBURGES HOT DOGS BUT THE LOBSTER BUNS WHERE MY THING THE LITING OF THE XMAS LIGHTS ALONG 5 AVE HOW ABOUT THE XMAS SCEAN DOWN ON 3 AVE FROM THE LONGSHOREMAN I THINK IT WAS 21 AND 3 AVE NOW THOSE WHERE THE DAYS HEY REMEMBER MOM GETING HER DISH SET AT THE R.K.O. MOVE EVERY WEEK A DIFFRENT DISH OR OTHER CREAMER OR A SAUCER BUT EACH WEEK A NEW OK OK I AM DONE FOR NOW THAT IS
BOY I LOVE THIS
I WISH MY KIDS WOULD UNDERSTAND
HOW GREAT IT WAS GROWNING UP THEN
DID NOT WORRY ABOUT THE STUFF THAT GOES ON NOW
THE SAFTY IN THE STREETS
THE FACT EVERYONE KNEW YOU OR YOUR DAD OR MOM AND THEY WATCHED OUT FOR YOU AND YOU DID NOT EVEN KNOW IT
NOW I AM REALLY DONE

GOOD NIGHT SLEEP TIGHT DONT LET THE BEDBUGS BITE

LOVE TO ALL
ANTHONY

PLEASE DONT MIND MY SPELLING I FAILD THE CLASS
GO GO ST JOHNS LOL

Anthony Umbria......I remember Ann Ellen very well. If some of my brain cells are still working I think I used to babysit for you guys many moons ago. What great memories.

Ralphie.....Gina was the last girl. I'm am the middle child. Right Karen???? LOL

Vinny B....Hey bro, where are you???

Christina.....I'll call you tonight. Love Ya

Umbria,
Every Christmas when I smell the christmas trees it reminds me of walking along 5th ave, lights, people selling trees and fairyland in germains. I really made u believe in Santa. What wonderful memories of Christmans on 5th ave. THE BEST. Our parents did not have much but christmas was always beautiful. love terry

Hola: Good morning all. i am up cooking i am making some brown rice and some red beans, i make a bunch and then i freeze in portions. Yesterday i made sauce, from plum tomatoes.

Terry Bones: I received an email from Ralphie Surato and i noticed that he used lower case, i emailed him back using lower case and it has not been returned. So maybe the problem is that his email is case sensitive. ???????.

Christine O: did u get the recipe for the Salad?

Umbria: your name is familiar to my ears, i am still in the hood too. i live on 17 street bet. 3 ad 4th ave. I remember your fathers store.

Bonavitas: I also remember Big Nick, as big as he was that is how gentle he was. Your parents made a good looking couple, they always appeared happy. Debbie, i remember your grandmother; she always looked good, she took great pride in her appearance, she too was a good-looking woman, she was friendly and she always had a kind word. She came into Ludons almost every week, as did your aunts, you Bonavitas come from good stock.

Well that's all folks
A blessed day to all

Good Morning All: Going for my last Brooklyn Meal today, PIZZA, and may either leave tonight or tomorrow morning. Have to see how tired I am. Sometimes driving at night is very easy. I will play it by ear. I still have to pick up the Keilbasa and Corn Toastees. I got my son 7 layer cookies yesterday, sooooo, almost ready to go.
I will miss you all, but will be on the blog just the same.

That was from me, Janet

Patsy.....My sale was pretty good, just exhausting!!!! I wish I could have taken off yesterday but I don't get paid!!!

Nilda......It's so nice to hear such kind words about my family. It brings back such good memories, but also makes me sad they're not longer here. But I know they are together with EdithAnn.

Anthony Umbria....I remember being very little and my dad taking us down to the piers to see the nativity scene. It was great.

Carol - you're funny!! I love jelly donuts too and you can't find a good one anymore!

I was in the Christmas Tree Shoppe and they have 3 different holidays vying for space - Halloween, Thanksgiving (which had the smallest amount of stuff) and Christmas. So Christmas will be here before you know it!

Marilyn - I'll try your recipe for hot dogs soon. Please, do send the blackend bacon one too. I must have gone to the same cooking school as your grandma. My bacon disintegrates I cook it so much. Now, I only order it out! No muss, no fuss, and while I love it, I hate the smell, so no smell either!! (I'm not sure what's worse, the smell of bacon or popcorn emanating from the microwave when you go to cook your next nutritious meal!)

Oh well, back to work! I must earn my Buck Three-Eighty (to quote my father!). Later folks.

Karen

Janet, enjoy the pizza and the company today.
Also, Janet I am gonna make granmas recipe tonight. Do you think onions would work also on the franks? I hate to change the recipe.

Mildred Romano

Patsy, what happened on Dancing with the Stars? Someone is not on anymore due to injury?


Mildred Romano

Dear Millie,

If you want to get all gourmet and all, I guess you could put onions on the hot dogs. That would count as the vegetable serving for the day. Add ketchup and you have TWO vegetables in one meal.

Marilyn

Thank you so very much Janet, I will try this gourmet meal tonight by candelight.


Mildred Romano

Grandma's recipe for Blackened Bacon:

1. Heat up frying pan and put in bacon--no need to separate the strips--they will eventually do that themselves.
2. Fry bacon until the smoke alarm goes off and/or FDNY rings your bell.
3. Check for doneness--bacon should be the color and texture of charcoal.
4. Serve and enjoy.

Marilyn/Janet

I will have to read and write down your blackened bacon later, it is still morning lol.


Mildred Romano

janet, granny sounds like she loved to cook.


mildred romano

Patsy, at the reunion you were showing me a picture. Could you scan it and send it to my emial: [email hidden]


Mildred Romano

Patsy, it was a nice picture.
I would like to see it again.

Mildred Romano

Hey Marilyn: I remember a couple of times that Arlene tried a version of Grandma's bacon cooking style. It didn't matter what was being cooked, just put something in a pot and "multi-task".....like planting flowers in the yard. One time, Aunt Helen had fallen asleep on the toilet as the (whatever it was in the pot) started burning. The smoke detector went off and eventually woke up Aunt Helen who thought someone was ringing the door bell. I came into the smoke filling house to find Aunt Helen calling out "Who's there......who's there ?".

Modifications on the recipe:
- Change the item you are cooking (doesn't matter....burnt is burnt)
- Try a different thing to multi-task at, like digging in the compost pile
- Have Aunt Helen fall asleep in another room

Bob, I like the mofification. Friday night, I am making a meal for friends and I have to try it. Would you like to come for dinner on Friday with Arlene?

Mildred Romano

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mildred romano

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