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Back when I was 12 & 13 I took cooking as a class in school. (One quarter year of it was mandatory, but I did an optional half year the next school year.)
They had us cook a lot of these things. But, many of them I haven’t cooked since.
(For the record, I use the algebra I used in school all the time…)

HAVE YOU EVER: ?
1. Made bread from scratch? A few times, but now have a bread maker that is much easier to use
2. Cooked fresh squash? Yes, I used to fairly often, but not so much lately
3. Made homemade soup? Long ago
4. Fried chicken? yes
5. Made spaghetti sauce from scratch? No, but know folks who did
6. Made homemade rolls or cinnamon rolls? Wow was that a disaster in cooking class. I put in the amount of salt that should have been sugar. “You should have known that wasn’t right!” the teacher said. “That’s why I’m taking a cooking class,” I replied.
7. Baked a cake from scratch? Back in the 70’s
8. Made icing from scratch? Long ago
9. Cooked a pot roast with all the veggies? Oh yeah
10. Made chili from scratch? I think so, but more than 40 years ago…
11. Made a meatloaf? yes
12. Made potato salad? Yes, but there were complications. So, I haven’t in decades due to bad memories
13. Made mac/cheese from scratch? Maybe… I’m not sure if I did it from scratch or not. I haven’t been able to eat cheese in 3 dozen years, so I don’t remember.
14. Made any pies from scratch? Yes, but not recently. My wife is much better at it than I am
15. Made sausage from scratch? No, but I’m interested in the idea
16. Made fudge? Once, long ago
17. Made cookies from scratch? I have. But, my wife does a much better job
18. Cooked a pot of dried beans? No
19. Cooked a pot of greens?  Yes, but not often
20. Made cornbread from scratch? Back in the 70’s when I took cooking classes
21. Made a pie dough from scratch? Yes, but decades ago
22. Cooked a whole turkey? Usually a few times a year
23. Snapped green beans & cooked them? Yes, ages ago
24. Made mashed potatoes from scratch? Frequently
25. Prepared a meal for 30 plus people? No, I think around a dozen is my limit
26. Made homemade tortillas? No
27. Made pancakes from scratch? Yes, but normally I do waffles from a mix
28. Roasted vegetables in the oven instead of boiling them? I prefer that to boiling
29. Made pasta from scratch? Yes, but not since cooking class back in the 70’s
30. Made tamales from scratch? No.  
31. Made tuna or chicken salad? Yes, both
32. Fried fish? Yes, by more often bake it
33. Made baked beans? No.
34. Made ice cream from scratch? I used to work for a company that made ice cream makers and was in charge of product testing. So, lots. But, back before I had my milk allergy..
35. Made jam or jelly? Once, back in the 70’s.
36. Zested an orange or lemon? Yes, but not in a long time.
37. Made grits from scratch? No. I like them when done well, but have never made my own
38. Made an omelet? Yes, but not well…
39. Made homemade pizza? Often as I can’t have cheese and it is often easier to make my own.
40. Lived in a house without a dishwasher? Ours is broken now, does that count? And, many places I’ve lived didn’t have them.
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