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Old 10-22-2012, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by applesoffh View Post
My mom still makes this soup when someone isn't feeling well! (no bread, though - just chicken broth, the egg, scrambled and cooked in the broth, and fresh parsley) - BTW - we're of Sicilian descent - Palermo, Menfi and Ribera, and most of the foods I remember from my childhood are vegetable and/or macaroni based, now that I think back on it, although we were big on fish, too.

Moms of German descent did that too and we called them " baby eggs" for some reason. And tea and toast was given to you when you didn't feel well. Warm sweet tea was poured over buttered toast.

Simple things but calming to your tummy.
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