supper is on the stove
On facebook this morning I have a discussion going on supper vs dinner and its been fun seeing who calls their evening meal supper and who calls it dinner. Keith Elder had this discussion too Dinner vs Supper
For me it has always been....Breakfast, Lunch then Supper.... Dinner was something you had about 2 in the afternoon on a Sunday or holiday.
What is it for you ?
What is it for you ?
I wonder if its a regional thing... I grew up right outside of Boston.
pea soup simmering on the stove. the fire feels good on this cold, damp day
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We have super, even though I believe the official deffinition is a meal eaten after 8 or 9 pm.
Yummy food
My in-laws say breakfast, lunch and supper.
MY great-grandmother use to say Breakfast, dinner and supper. (She use to make huge lunches/dinners when she was a ranchers wife for the haying crews and other such people.)
But really, it depends on my mood I guess...I use both terms interchangeably now.
Bev
I have breakfast lunch and dinner on weekdays and usually on Saturdays. On Sunday it is breakfast dinner and supper......
When I mentioned I needed to get some new "thongs" for summer, my girls were simply horrified. Of course we were not on the same page at all !
My daughter's in laws have supper. I think it is more of a farm term in the midwest.
No thongs at our house- lol
Is it green split pea soup or Swedish pea soup made with yellow split peas that you were cooking?
Blessings, A
from merriam-webster dictionary:
Main Entry: din·ner
Pronunciation: \ˈdi-nər\
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English diner, from Anglo-French disner, diner meal, from disner to dine
Date: 13th century
1 a: the principal meal of the day b: a formal feast or banquet
2: table d'hôte 2
3: the food prepared for a dinner (eat your dinner)
4: a packaged meal usually for quick preparation (warmed up a frozen dinner)
Main Entry: sup·per
Pronunciation: \ˈsə-pər\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English soper, from Anglo-French super, from super to sup — more at sup
Date: 13th century
1 a: the evening meal especially when dinner is taken at midday b: a social affair featuring a supper ; especially : an evening social especially for raising funds (a church supper)
2: the food served as a supper (eat your supper)
3: a light meal served late in the evening
So the real difference seems to be if your evening meal is usually the biggest of the day (dinner), or a lighter meal (supper).
In my family it's usually dinner is the evening meal on weekdays, and supper is used for an informal weekend meal.
My Grandmother called it breakfast, dinner and supper on Sundays or Holidays, the rest of the week it was breakfast, lunch and dinner. She was a NY farmer's wife. She could really cook a good meal! I sure miss them. x0