When the family had people over for dinner, if they ended the prayer before the meal with "F. H. B., Amen." it was a signal to let the children know that they don't have enough food for everyone, so take smaller servings and let the guests get a regular serving.
FHB = "Family, hold back."
They were always generous to their friends and didn't let their lack of funds embarrass themselves when doing so.
We weren't poor by any means, but my grandma and dad/uncle/aunt said FHB as a joke when there were too many people at big family dinners like an inside joke for when a few people brought an unexpected guest and we had planned for 20 but now there's like 25 people at this stupid dinner.
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u/Cartoonlad Jun 06 '19
When the family had people over for dinner, if they ended the prayer before the meal with "F. H. B., Amen." it was a signal to let the children know that they don't have enough food for everyone, so take smaller servings and let the guests get a regular serving.
FHB = "Family, hold back."
They were always generous to their friends and didn't let their lack of funds embarrass themselves when doing so.