Jessica, I am Tom Dickhoner, and I am back again. I have been on the cooking in the Dark mailing list since early fall. I am relatively new to the list, so be that as it may.
I admire anyone who wants to be independent. Back in 1974, I had an orientation and mobility instructor who gave me this helpful information, and it has stuck with me ever since. At the time, I was 22 years old, and I wanted to conquer the world. He said this. He told me that part of being independent was not so much doing things by yourself. It also meant that there are times when you realize you need help. I use my fingers all the time. I have tried eating European Stile using a knife as a pusher. They also taught us in grade school to use a piece of bread as a pusher. Those teachers, though good their advice was, only was used to make us prim and proper. You have to do what works best for you. Most people don't say anything. In fact, I was taught that when people eat meat, they cut one piece at a time, and then cut the next piece when they are ready to eat it. That's a lot of information, and I hope this helps. -----Original Message----- From: Nicole Massey <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 11:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] cutting food This was what I was going to suggest as well, with a modification or two. For even chunks, take the fork, after using your knife to find the edges of the meat or other food, and place the fork in the meat near one edge. Cut with the knife perpendicular to the fork's tines until that entire strip is free. Then move the fork to the next strip and cut the meat into strips. If you want it in chunks instead of strips, turn the plate 90° and then use your knife and fork to find the first strip. Place the fork near the middle and cut starting at the ends and working toward the center, cutting center chunks using your fork as your guide. Move to the other strips and cut as well. This should help. This brings me to a question. Jessica, how long have you been blind? Have you had any training to help you deal with this blindness? This is a standard Vocational Rehabilitation Trainer exercise, so this is why I ask. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kimberly Qualls Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 10:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CnD] cutting food Jessica, I use a fork, not only to keep the food still, but also as a guide...Stick the fork as far from the edge as the slice you want...After you go one way, then take the fork and stick it in the slices to cut them into chunks, if you need...Everyone is right, though, it takes a LOT of practice, and it can get messy, so you may want to practice on your own, first...I hope I explained that well enough... Hope it helps Kimberly _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
