Jennisea Redfield
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Oil
Frybread had a sorrowful origin. Mealy flour, and rancid lard were the only rations our “beloved” government gave my aunts, uncles, grandparents of the past. Mixing a spoonful of the rotting fat into the mealy flour, along with water and scavenged salt to form a fluffy dough. Using the rest of the fat, they melted it down, rendering out some of the rot, dropping in neat little slabs that puff and fill. Despite being made of mealy flour, hazardously laced with weevil larvae and rancid lard, gritty from forming mold and a slippery cloy, it was food. It was something to stave off the pinch of a begging stomach. It filled my aunts and uncles' bellies, soothe the twisting ache of hunger in the babies before being abducted and “civilized” by missionaries and nuns. It was a staple. A trademark that had a disgusting, horrid history. But today, it brings stability, union, and joy.
By Jennisea Redfield2 years ago in Families
Alfredo bratwurst
I first had this bizarre and particular dish in the midst of a Depressive stage. My stepfather, a man who fluctuates from easygoing and fun to be around, to hackle raising and stressful, made this after drinking several tall cans of Mike’s Twisted Tea. I usually hate being around him when he drinks, as he targets me and berates me for random reasons throughout the night. But tonight, he was tolerable to be around.
By Jennisea Redfield2 years ago in Feast
Wassail
To start off, take a small packet of vitamin C powder and pour it into a ceramic cup, not a big one, but one just big enough to fit comfortably in your hands. Next, take a packet of instant apple cider mix and pour it in the same cup, but don’t add hot water yet. Mix the cider and vitamin C thoroughly with one half of all steel chopstick pair that has long since lost its twin. Mix it until both the powders are blended and appear the same, since the vitamin C powder is paler in color in comparison to the cider. While that is wonderfully mixed, boil water until the water burbles and bubbles like an exotic hot spring. Once that water is steaming and piping hot, get ready.
By Jennisea Redfield2 years ago in Art
Sincerely
Dear mother, It's thanks to the bullshit you put me through that I am distrustful of everyone in my life. My brothers, your husband, the people you coerce into my life, everyone. I barely trust myself. So, I thank you for that. You want to know my reasons for such distrustfulness? I’ll give you the main reason: Critter.
By Jennisea Redfield3 years ago in Confessions
