aaaawwwwww, look like nuff a we memba St Marys' dis day yah...longroadbwoy...well it seem like we a trod de same..but still what betta time to memba 'out of many we are one'...seerous ting.
true true Jamirish. Di sad ting is mi neva go back to St mary weh mi spen most of mi child hood. No more relatives dere. Mi have a whole tribe of relatives in ochi, an a deh so mi go all di time. Mi a plan fi go Longroad, St Mary dis year duo, dats like my holy land
longroadboy....I am planning to reach St Mary this year, mi peeps dem have houses an land all bout....mi will mebbe see yuh on dat deh road...seen mi famly.
Wait! Is a St. Mary topic dis.
Anybody know of a place called Cane Heap?
Warrick Castle a property owned by the Marsh`s and situated near to Retreat was my bestest place in St. Mary.
River to yard, yard to river. Swimming and catching janga under the river stone was some of the things we loved to do as boys in the parish of St. Mary.
The rich aroma of cerasee bush growing wild was another St. Mary thing.
Originally posted by Q3210:
[qb]Wait! Is a St. Mary topic dis.
Anybody know of a place called Cane Heap?
Warrick Castle a property owned by the Marsh`s and situated near to Retreat was my bestest place in St. Mary.
River to yard, yard to river. Swimming and catching janga under the river stone was some of the things we loved to do as boys in the parish of St. Mary.
The rich aroma of cerasee bush growing wild was another St. Mary thing.[/qb]
Mi memba when mi a did pickni and spent a summer in St. Mary at my uncle's home. We used to go "janga" fishing in the river. The men who worked on my uncle's property would cook every day inah "kerosene pan", I can see it bubbling over now with the ackees on top so they don't get too soft. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Mi also memba when dem used to put a stone on the cover to prevent the food from falling out the pan, it was so full. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
as a Kingstonian mi nuh have much to add to dis topic as mi was only a holiday-time visitor to the country...summer holidays.
britisha, mi always wanda bout dem "kerosene" pan dat dem cook inna..is really kerosene oil did in ah dem? mi always wanted to believe it was coconut oil.
mi memba di containers were aluminium but if kerosene did in deh den dat is pizinous
AG, the containers were actually made from tin, not aluminum. I am not sure why they call them kerosene pan, you are right, they usually contained cooking oils, lard, etc.
Those pans were also used to bile white clothes over wood fya in de back yawd.
Some folks used to bleach de whites on a zinc sheet with the full rays of the sun beaming down.
Nowadays, plug in, push buttons, abracadabra, clean clothes. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Originally posted by ackeegirl:
[qb]as a Kingstonian mi nuh have much to add to dis topic as mi was only a holiday-time visitor to the country...summer holidays.
britisha, mi always wanda bout dem "kerosene" pan dat dem cook inna..is really kerosene oil did in ah dem? mi always wanted to believe it was coconut oil.
mi memba di containers were aluminium but if kerosene did in deh den dat is pizinous [/qb]
Mi always wanda 'bout dat also AG. Mi guess seh den, it neva poisounous since a whole heap a wi still deh fi chat 'bout ie. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] I am imagining that that is what they called it. Looking back when yuh parents sen yuh fi buy kerosene oil, it was in a huge drum at the shopkeeper's..
Some country ppl used to carry water in those pans as well. Taking note of Bandi's comment.
Mr. Q; you are right on the money as well. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
mi wish mi had one of dose 'tin' pans somedays when mi boiling crabs and labstah. mi get dem regularly and mi nuh have no pat big enough to hold dem..so mi have 4 pats pon di stove going at di same time...one 'kerosene' pat woulda be enough. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
mi memba when mi used to visit the country how dem used to tek ashes from di wood stove and clean di pots and pans wid coconut husk...dem pats deh used to shine nuh mirror better dan if dem did use Ajax or Vim.
mi memba how mi g/mother dumplins dem used to nice but have some spots of black pon it..mi find out later dat she used to grate green bananas in the flour..wat a ooman creative!
mi memba when mi go visit at Easter how dem used to mek me chap a tree dat bleed all now mi nuh know wat dat was about..but mi neva see it ah Kingston.
It's not really a St mary topic, just fond memories of home in JA.
Jam Irish, mi a go JA in July sometime, and a' fi mek it to St Mary some how. Mi nuh have any relatives deh anymore, but mi need fi go deh. Mi a' go on march 7th, but juss to Ochi, mi nah go have time fi go St Mary(Longroad).
Mi have some great memories when mi use to Visit mi madda a Town to(Rockfort). people could always tell seh mi a country bwoy when dem hear mi talk. a' dat dem use to call me a rock fort to(country bwoy). Wi use to climb warrica hill, and go bade ina wah likkle wata hole name rock spring. Mi use to tink di people in di area did really deprive of riva wata. Dat wata was about a foot deep. Dat place did full up a aaman tree duo, mi use to love aaman iyah.
as a Kingstonian mi nuh have much to add to dis topic as mi was only a holiday-time visitor to the country...summer holidays.
A/G, I share your views above since mi is one a de few 'stonian on Jamaicans.com. As tu de karasene pan dem, bandido is rite when im sey it was tin an not aluminum dem mek outa. I cyan tell all a unno dat dose size pan was use fi karasene ile in dem de days. People nevva call dem karasene pan fi nutten, an when dem emti bwoy o bwoy dem mek good pat fi cuntry peeple cook wid.
Even di de outa reaches of kgn, de road workas dem use to cook some wicked food by de side a de road. Sometime yu cudda smmelll de food cooking when yu driving pass. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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