Day 6: March straight outside and wash, or you’ll not get a bite to eat.-- Snow White

 

March straight outside and wash, or you’ll not get a bite to eat.-- Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

This gem comes to us when the Dwarfs just get home from a hard day's work and are about to eat the delicious soup that Snow White made for them.

Has anyone ever said this to you or you to that? This is something that is said all over the South, usually by an older relative to a younger relative. It is very rude in many cultures to come to dinner or supper with unwashed hands. It is also considered good hygiene if you come to eat with washed hands and something that is very simple to do that some people don't for whatever reason. 

I can remember being told this by many relatives who wanted to instill this good habit in me. They also would hold fast to that teaching that everyone must be at the table with washed hands before we could start to eat. It didn't matter if it was just us or if we had friends with us. Everyone had to have their hands washed and sat down to dinner. At the time, I remember hating it, because, being a kid, I was hungry, there was good eats, and I couldn't wait to try everything on the table. Looking back, I see that they were trying to instill good hygiene and patience, because some were not as fast hand washers as others. Did you ever have this kind of experience growing up? 

Don't ever forget to wash your hands before you eat and as always Keep Cooking with Character!