Well if it is not the diet, it must be the card/trump playing, the endless talking, and going to curch every Sunday.
At the risk of incurring Cher's wrath for getting off topic, there are as many recipes as there are Azoreans here is mt grandmothers basic recipe:(she always made fresh made bread to go with it) 1 1/4 cups dried red kidney beans, picked over, rinsed, and soaked overnight in water to cover by 3 inches 1 smoked ham hock 2 tablespoons olive oil, or more if needed 12 ounces linguiça, large yellow onions, chopped garlic cloves, minced crushed red pepper flakes red potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes head cabbage Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper On Feb 11, 8:57 am, Emily Martin <ricksaquab...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Ok..this is my first time writing anything in here and I hope I am > doing it correctly...(let me know if I am not!) > > I have enjoyed reading about longevity among Azoreans. My father in > law (who's father came from St. Barthlemew (sp?) Terceira and his > mother from Porto Judeu Terceira before he was born) just turned 87 > years old and his diet consists of bacon, linguica, bread and butter, > black licorce, and ice cream (with an occasional banana or orange if > it is sweet enough!) So apparently it is not all in the "Kale > soup"...I WOULD like a recipe for that! > > Emily Martin > > On Feb 9, 7:44 pm, "Alvin Goularte" <als.g...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > My great grandfather was born, lived and died (1950) at the age of 94 years > > in Madalena do Pico. Other than colds, he never suffered any major illness. > > I also had an aunt that was born in Calheta, > > Sao Jorge, in 1901,and died in California in 2005. I have several aunts and > > uncles that lived into their 90's. > > > alive at 97 they are 1/2 azorean and there mother was from Madeira(she > > lived to be 101!). Records show my Bretanha GGgrandmother had a child > > at 42! But, since I plan to retire in Sao Miguel 10 years, please dont > > tell anyone or the Brits/Germans on holidaaay and retiring American baby > > boomers will overrun and ruin our beautiful and peaceful azores with > > ovecrowding and noise as they look for the fountain of youth. I think > > the secret lies in hard work and plenty of bacalhau/fish and fruits > > and lots of KALE SOUP! > > > On Feb 8, 8:17 am, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Repost for Tina - tinaparks at gwi dot net: > > > > Is there a lot of longevity in Azorean families? My great aunt Edith > > > Rose Vieira lived until 103 and 1/2. > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions > > when they arrive. > > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > > right > > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."- > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
