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What Not to Serve for Dinner Recipe

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Grandpa Elwood
Great-Grandma Nana
2 big dogs
horse meat
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In 1949, Grandpa Elwood (a true dog lover) had two big dogs, a Saint Bernard and a Saint Bernard-Airedale mix. When Grandma Nana (Grandma Fern’s mom) expressed concern about the expense of these huge animals, Grandpa made his famous statement that he would never “take food out of his children’s mouths to give to his dogs.” (Grandma Nana quoted him on that several times to friends and family.)

So how was a man to feed huge dogs every day without breaking the bank? (Posing this question undoubtedly led to the Pet Extreme enterprise two generations later.) Dad’s answer was to get horse meat and boil it every evening for his dogs. The smell was horrendous. After a few evenings, Mom/Grandma Fern put her foot down, and the horsemeat cooking came to a halt. Fortunately, we did not did not starve anyway, as our ample girth can attest.

 

 

 

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