GINA, GLADYS AND CAROL.......MY PRINTER HASN'T STOPPPED SINCE I GOT ON LINE TODAY!!!!!!!!NOW I HAVE TO INVITE SOME PEOPLE OVER TO TRY OUT ALL THE GREAT RECIPES.

MY AUNT JULIE, WHO WAS ALSO MY GODMOTHER FROM GUATEMALA DIED LAST NIGHT AND I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT YEARS AGO I HAD ASKED HER FOR SOME OF HER GREAT RECIPES, WHICH APPEAR IN MY BOOK.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TAKE THE TIME TO GLEEN THOSE FAMILY SPECIALTIES FROM YOUR RELATIVES AND WRITE THEM DOWN!!!!!!! DON'T LET ANYONE'S GIFT OF COOKING BE LOST OVER THE GENERATIONS, INSTEAD MAKE A RECORD OF THEM AND SHARE THEM WITH ALL THE GENERATIONS!!