Woman Connected to Recipe: Helen Lauraine
Submitted by Lauraine Palm Singh (Helen’s daughter)
About Helen and her Green Eggs (and Ham):
Helen Lauraine (my mother) was born in 1920 as the only daughter of Claude and Lucile Lauraine. From an early age, Helen was adventurous and fun-loving. As a teenager, she talked two girlfriends into hiking into the mountains around Los Angeles. The trio became lost, spent the night in the woods, and the sheriff had to rescue them the next day!
Helen continued with this daring attitude as a wife, public health nurse, and mother of four. We lived in a small farming community in Nevada where our father was the Forest Ranger. Our prankster mother joined the local chapter of Beta Sigma Phi where she participated in numerous community service projects.
In addition, she dove enthusiastically into her role each year as someone’s “Secret Pal”. One year, for St. Patrick’s Day, she treated her Secret Pal (a good friend of our family) to Green Eggs and Ham. It involved sneaking into the Secret Pal’s home while she was away and injecting green food dye into the eggs in the refrigerator! The next morning when the friend cracked open the eggs for breakfast – Voila! Green eggs!
Helen was an awesome wife and mother who delighted in life and especially, her family. She continues to be an inspiration to us all!
INGREDIENTS
1 dozen eggs (raw)
Green food coloring
1 syringe and needle
DIRECTIONS
Inject a small amount of green food coloring into each raw egg. Wipe off any dye on the outside of the egg and replace the egg in the carton with the injection hole faInject a small amount of green food coloring into each raw egg. Wipe off any dye on the outside of the egg and replace the egg in the carton with the injection hole facing down. Enjoy the friend’s reaction!ing down. Enjoy the friend’s reaction!