The Hospice Meal

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from "Michael \"Dog3\"" <[email hidden]> contains these words:

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I only mention on here again because of the good advice we've gotten. It
will be a luncheon and this is the menu.

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Martha's potato soup
Macaroni and cheese
Dollar sandwiches with condiments etc.
I'll make some cole slaw
Desserts are up in the air but for sure Sara will be making Barb's
brownies.

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This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to realize the
meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have decided on. The ham I
wanted to do is just too salty.

Sounds much better, macaroni cheese is real home-comfort easy-eat
food. The only thing I might suggest is a change of salad (maybe
something red and green to add some colour? ). Cabbage/coleslaw is a
bit farty, gas bloating can be very painful to thin emaciated people.

If dessert has not landed yet, finely sliced fresh pineapple is a
tempting taste treat, both soothing and healing to sore or dry mouths.

Janet.

Janet Baraclough said:

The message <[email hidden]>
from "Michael \"Dog3\"" <[email hidden]> contains these words:

Quoted message said:

I only mention on here again because of the good advice we've
gotten. It will be a luncheon and this is the menu.

Quoted message said:

Martha's potato soup
Macaroni and cheese
Dollar sandwiches with condiments etc.
I'll make some cole slaw
Desserts are up in the air but for sure Sara will be making Barb's
brownies.

Quoted message said:

This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to
realize the meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have
decided on. The ham I wanted to do is just too salty.

Sounds much better, macaroni cheese is real home-comfort easy-eat
food. The only thing I might suggest is a change of salad (maybe
something red and green to add some colour? ). Cabbage/coleslaw is a
bit farty, gas bloating can be very painful to thin emaciated people.

If dessert has not landed yet, finely sliced fresh pineapple is a
tempting taste treat, both soothing and healing to sore or dry
mouths.

Janet.

Great suggestions, Janet! Besides, cole slaw just doesn't sing "holiday
meal" to me 😉

Jill

Michael \'Dog3\ said:

I only mention on here again because of the good advice we've gotten. It
will be a luncheon and this is the menu.

Martha's potato soup
Macaroni and cheese
Dollar sandwiches with condiments etc.
I'll make some cole slaw
Desserts are up in the air but for sure Sara will be making Barb's
brownies.

This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to realize the
meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have decided on. The ham I
wanted to do is just too salty.

Michael

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Sounds like a good meal. Good for you to take the time to do this.
I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated.

Susan B.

One time on Usenet said:

I only mention on here again because of the good advice we've gotten. It
will be a luncheon and this is the menu.

Martha's potato soup
Macaroni and cheese
Dollar sandwiches with condiments etc.
I'll make some cole slaw
Desserts are up in the air but for sure Sara will be making Barb's
brownies.

This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to realize the
meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have decided on. The ham I
wanted to do is just too salty.

It all sounds really nice, Michael. Definitely better than the crappy
roast beef they served my mother on Christmas when she was dying...

--
Jani in WA

On Dec 7, 8:49 am, Janet Baraclough <[email hidden]>

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The message <[email hidden]>
from "Michael \"Dog3\"" <[email hidden]> contains these words:

Quoted message said:

I only mention on here again because of the good advice we've gotten. It
will be a luncheon and this is the menu.
Martha's potato soup
Macaroni and cheese
Dollar sandwiches with condiments etc.
I'll make some cole slaw
Desserts are up in the air but for sure Sara will be making Barb's
brownies.
This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to realize the
meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have decided on. The ham I
wanted to do is just too salty.

Sounds much better, macaroni cheese is real home-comfort easy-eat
food. The only thing I might suggest is a change of salad (maybe
something red and green to add some colour? ). Cabbage/coleslaw is a
bit farty, gas bloating can be very painful to thin emaciated people.

If dessert has not landed yet, finely sliced fresh pineapple is a
tempting taste treat, both soothing and healing to sore or dry mouths.

Janet.

There's a really good (yeah, I know) gelatin salad that calls for
raspberry Jello with applesauce and pineapple added. The liquid used
is 7-Up. It's really refreshing and not real sweet.

Christmas Jello (Triangle Club, UI)

Heat just to boiling; stir and remove from heat:

2 sm. pkg. raspberry jello
2 sm. pkg. Knox (plain) gelatin
2 lb. applesauce, not drained

Add:

1 large can (15-16 oz.) crushed
pineapple, drained
Juice and grated rind of 2 oranges
14 oz. of 7-Up (diet o.k.)

Pour into standard-size Bundt pan and chill until firm. A small
amount of French or Western dressing mixed into mayonnaise makes a
perfect dressing, if desired.

Michael \'Dog3\ said:

I only mention on here again because of the good advice we've gotten. It
will be a luncheon and this is the menu.

Martha's potato soup
Macaroni and cheese
Dollar sandwiches with condiments etc.
I'll make some cole slaw
Desserts are up in the air but for sure Sara will be making Barb's
brownies.

This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to realize the
meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have decided on. The ham I
wanted to do is just too salty.

When I saw "Hospice Meal," I thought, "Hmmm? That sounds like eating
every meal as if it may be your last." You know, for any of us that
*could* be the case.
I realize that the number of meals that I will eat before I die is
finite, and I'd rather not waste any of them on food that I only
marginally like.

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Michael

--Bryan

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When I saw "Hospice Meal," I thought, "Hmmm? That sounds like eating
every meal as if it may be your last." You know, for any of us that
*could* be the case.
I realize that the number of meals that I will eat before I die is
finite, and I'd rather not waste any of them on food that I only
marginally like.

--Bryan

I do like your style! At some point I realized that life is too short to eat
anything I don't really like. In the same vein, my son-in-law, although much
younger, avoids leftovers because there are so many <new> dishes he wants to
try.

Felice

Little Malice said:

Quoted message said:

This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to realize the
meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have decided on. The ham I
wanted to do is just too salty.

It all sounds really nice, Michael. Definitely better than the crappy
roast beef they served my mother on Christmas when she was dying...

Was she in an inpatient hospice? Or just hospital?
Volunteer provided meals can be an adventure. The volunteers aren't
necessarily trained chefs, often they provide church pot luck supper
type foods and cost can be an issue for many groups. In Michaels case
kitchen facilities weren't really available.
Inpatient hospices can be hospital based, private charity, casual group
homes, home care with family assistance...so many different types of
situations yet all "hospice" care. I've also seen food provided to
families/caretakers of ill children, burn and trauma patients on a daily
rotation by volunteer or church groups. More often those are for the
family, friends benefit rather than the patients who are unable to eat
at that point. Michael did an admirable job trying to optimize the food
to that patient population.

Little Malice said:

Quoted message said:

This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to realize the
meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have decided on. The ham I
wanted to do is just too salty.

It all sounds really nice, Michael. Definitely better than the crappy
roast beef they served my mother on Christmas when she was dying...

Was she in an inpatient hospice? Or just hospital?
Volunteer provided meals can be an adventure. The volunteers aren't
necessarily trained chefs, often they provide church pot luck supper
type foods and cost can be an issue for many groups. In Michaels case
kitchen facilities weren't really available.
Inpatient hospices can be hospital based, private charity, casual group
homes, home care with family assistance...so many different types of
situations yet all "hospice" care. I've also seen food provided to
families/caretakers of ill children, burn and trauma patients on a daily
rotation by volunteer or church groups. More often those are for the
family, friends benefit rather than the patients who are unable to eat
at that point. Michael did an admirable job trying to optimize the food
to that patient population.

Nancy2 said:

There's a really good (yeah, I know) gelatin salad that calls for
raspberry Jello with applesauce and pineapple added. The liquid used
is 7-Up. It's really refreshing and not real sweet.

That might be the best use of "jello salads" I've heard of! Brilliant in
fact. Old folks in nursing homes or any institutional meal situation can
probably enjoy it as they often have lost the sense of taste with age
and "sweet" is the last sense to go.

Nancy2 said:

There's a really good (yeah, I know) gelatin salad that calls for
raspberry Jello with applesauce and pineapple added. The liquid used
is 7-Up. It's really refreshing and not real sweet.

That might be the best use of "jello salads" I've heard of! Brilliant in
fact. Old folks in nursing homes or any institutional meal situation can
probably enjoy it as they often have lost the sense of taste with age
and "sweet" is the last sense to go.

Michael 'Dog3 said:

I only mention on here again because of the good advice we've gotten.
It will be a luncheon and this is the menu.

Martha's potato soup
Macaroni and cheese
Dollar sandwiches with condiments etc.
I'll make some cole slaw
Desserts are up in the air but for sure Sara will be making Barb's
brownies.

This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to
realize the meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have
decided on. The ham I wanted to do is just too salty.

Michael

It sounds very good. Disregard all further suggestions and just go with
it. I'm sure the patients will enjoy it.

Michael 'Dog3 said:

I only mention on here again because of the good advice we've gotten.
It will be a luncheon and this is the menu.

Martha's potato soup
Macaroni and cheese
Dollar sandwiches with condiments etc.
I'll make some cole slaw
Desserts are up in the air but for sure Sara will be making Barb's
brownies.

This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to
realize the meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have
decided on. The ham I wanted to do is just too salty.

Michael

It sounds very good. Disregard all further suggestions and just go with
it. I'm sure the patients will enjoy it.

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Michael 'Dog3 said:

I only mention on here again because of the good advice we've gotten.
It will be a luncheon and this is the menu.

Martha's potato soup
Macaroni and cheese
Dollar sandwiches with condiments etc.
I'll make some cole slaw
Desserts are up in the air but for sure Sara will be making Barb's
brownies.

This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to
realize the meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have
decided on. The ham I wanted to do is just too salty.

Michael

It sounds very good. Disregard all further suggestions and just go

with

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it. I'm sure the patients will enjoy it.

That is the plan Dora. I have really appreciated the suggestions though.

Michael

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One time on Usenet said:

Little Malice said:

Quoted message said:

This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to realize the
meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have decided on. The ham I
wanted to do is just too salty.

It all sounds really nice, Michael. Definitely better than the crappy
roast beef they served my mother on Christmas when she was dying...

Was she in an inpatient hospice? Or just hospital?

She went from home, to hospital, to nursing home (mostly
elderly folks, she was 55) finally to a nursing facility (more
rehabilitative). They wanted us to take her home, but she lived
alone and needed full time nursing care. When I asked their staff
manager about inpatient hospice care, she said there was no such
thing, at least not around Olympia. She asked me what I thought
"hospice" meant and when I said "inpatient care", she got very
snotty. She said "hospice" someone would come by the house once
per day to check on her. This was just a couple of weeks before
Mom died.

The meal I was complaining about, however, was in a hospital.
It was a blue Christmas, and it took many years for me to be
able to enjoy the holiday again.

Quoted message said:

Volunteer provided meals can be an adventure. The volunteers aren't
necessarily trained chefs, often they provide church pot luck supper
type foods and cost can be an issue for many groups. In Michaels case
kitchen facilities weren't really available.
Inpatient hospices can be hospital based, private charity, casual group
homes, home care with family assistance...so many different types of
situations yet all "hospice" care. I've also seen food provided to
families/caretakers of ill children, burn and trauma patients on a daily
rotation by volunteer or church groups. More often those are for the
family, friends benefit rather than the patients who are unable to eat
at that point. Michael did an admirable job trying to optimize the food
to that patient population.

That he did...

--
Jani in WA

Goomba38 said:

Nancy2 said:

There's a really good (yeah, I know) gelatin salad that calls for
raspberry Jello with applesauce and pineapple added. The liquid used
is 7-Up. It's really refreshing and not real sweet.

That might be the best use of "jello salads" I've heard of! Brilliant
in fact. Old folks in nursing homes or any institutional meal
situation can probably enjoy it as they often have lost the sense of
taste with age and "sweet" is the last sense to go.

Good point. My father used to crave candy, cookies and ice cream all the
time. Mom barely has any in the house anymore. Every once in a while Dad
will ask for a cookie. Used to be he'd polish off the entire package of
Oreos in a week along with handfuls of Hershey's mini candy bars and a pint
of ice cream. Now he doesn't eat sweets at all. In fact, he doesn't eat.
He drinks Ensure and Mom somehow manages to get him to eat a quarter of a
ham sandwich or a cup of soup from time to time.

Hmmm. Maybe when I'm there next week I can get him to eat some chilled
crushed pineapple. Or maybe he'd like some chilled mandarin oranges. It's
something to think about.

Jill

On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:58:13 -0500, Goomba38 <[email hidden]>

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Little Malice said:

Quoted message said:

This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to realize the
meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have decided on. The ham I
wanted to do is just too salty.

It all sounds really nice, Michael. Definitely better than the crappy
roast beef they served my mother on Christmas when she was dying...

Was she in an inpatient hospice? Or just hospital?
Volunteer provided meals can be an adventure. The volunteers aren't
necessarily trained chefs, often they provide church pot luck supper
type foods and cost can be an issue for many groups. In Michaels case
kitchen facilities weren't really available.
Inpatient hospices can be hospital based, private charity, casual group
homes, home care with family assistance...so many different types of
situations yet all "hospice" care. I've also seen food provided to
families/caretakers of ill children, burn and trauma patients on a daily
rotation by volunteer or church groups. More often those are for the
family, friends benefit rather than the patients who are unable to eat
at that point. Michael did an admirable job trying to optimize the food
to that patient population.

even if he did a cruddy job (which i'm sure he did not/will not do),
it's still admirable. about all the community service i do is heckle
people on the 'net.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy said:

On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:58:13 -0500, Goomba38 <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Little Malice said:

> This is not the meal I wanted to make but it took me 3 days to
> realize the meal is not for me. At any rate that is what we have
> decided on. The ham I wanted to do is just too salty.

It all sounds really nice, Michael. Definitely better than the
crappy roast beef they served my mother on Christmas when she was
dying...

Was she in an inpatient hospice? Or just hospital?
Volunteer provided meals can be an adventure. The volunteers aren't
necessarily trained chefs, often they provide church pot luck supper
type foods and cost can be an issue for many groups. In Michaels case
kitchen facilities weren't really available.
Inpatient hospices can be hospital based, private charity, casual
group homes, home care with family assistance...so many different
types of situations yet all "hospice" care. I've also seen food
provided to families/caretakers of ill children, burn and trauma
patients on a daily rotation by volunteer or church groups. More
often those are for the family, friends benefit rather than the
patients who are unable to eat at that point. Michael did an
admirable job trying to optimize the food to that patient population.

even if he did a cruddy job (which i'm sure he did not/will not do),
it's still admirable. about all the community service i do is heckle
people on the 'net.

nice post blake *hugs*

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Quoted message said:

even if he did a cruddy job (which i'm sure he did not/will not do),
it's still admirable. about all the community service i do is heckle
people on the 'net.

nice post blake *hugs*

It ain't till around the 20th. Menu is set and done. Got lots of good
advice from here and I appreciated it.

Michael

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