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 ML> so my subsequent claim of having stopped at milligrams
 ML> might have been exaggerated.
 NB> Centigrams, perhaps...?

Actually, grams or less, probably less. More than I
ever voluntarily had of blue cheese (there have on
occasion been nice-looking phyllo canapes or supposedly
sausage-or-spinach-stuffed mushrooms that turned out to
hide unadvertised blue cheese, yuck, and sometimes there
has not been an appropriate vessel or handy napkin to
deposit the detritus).

 NB> You think...?   Did you notice Dale's report from his local manager
 NB> that the ghost pepper wings might be coming back...?

Yep. I had mixed feelings about that.

 ML> The difference between a decent Welsh rabbit and a poor
 ML> one is actually not all that great. Mostly the bad ones
 ML> suffer from stringiness, and patience in stirring is the
 ML> only real skill required, although I use more mustard than
 ML> most of the amateur cooks there. 
 NB> You're willing to put in the effort and patience... :)

Not that much effort, and the patience is of maybe five minutes'
duration.

 ML> When Nicholas was president
 ML> and thought he could get away with anything, garlic powder
 ML> and habanero showed up among the ingredients laid out at the
 ML> head table once. The resultant stuff tasted somewhat better
 ML> than usual, but I am told a couple of the fainter of stomach
 ML> had netherworld incidents afterward.
 NB> Sigh.  I suppose it could be a bit much for those not accustomed...

Yep, even though I would estimate that the final product
was about as hot as Hormel chili.

 ML>> Most of the older members have learned how to do it
 ML>> acceptably, but once in a rare while there is a
 ML>> disaster, in which case that table has to subsist on
 ML>> leftovers from the other tables. 
 NB>> Were there likely to be sufficient leftovers to cover...?
 ML> In my experience, all but once.
 NB> So that time, the results were worse... ;)

People were forced to satisfy themselves with baked beans
and beer, and some, who probably usually forced themselves
to eat the stuff out of politeness' and propriety's sake,
must have given up their share to comfort the needy.

 ML> baked beans, made during concert week by the resident stewards.
 ML> Of course many, especially the newer members who weren't
 ML> brought up on Beacon Hill, don't seem inclined to partake.
 NB> Ah... so there always would be something to fall back on... ;)  Just
 NB> not necessarily what some would consider food... ;)

Nor the Welsh rabbit, actually.
 
 NB> They /are/ actively involved with delivering Meals on Wheels in their
 NB> community... so that might be a distraction too...  They quite enjoyed
 NB> our lunch together at Fu's... and seemed to be doing pretty well,
 NB> health and strength-wise...  I keep hoping to see him show up on the
 NB> Who Called bulletins at Docs, but so far he hasn't been...  I'll check
 NB> up on them after a while..  :)

Good. Tell them to show their faces once in a while.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

      Title: Garlic Honey Cough Syrup
 Categories: Misc
      Yield: 1 File

     12    Cloves garlic
    3/4 c  Honey
      3 tb Brandy
      1 tb Lemon juice

  Peel and lightly crush garlic.

  In a small saucepan, combine garlic and honey.  Cook over low heat 15
  min.  Stir in brandy and lemon juice.  Let stand until cool and
  strain into jar.

  NOTE: It would take a mighty tough cold not to surrender on contact
  to the curative powers of garlic, honey, and lemon juice.  The
  brandy, of course, helps it all slide down.

  from "Totally Garlic Cookbook" by Helene Siegel and Karen Gillingham.
  ISDN -0-89087-725-4

  typed and posted by teri Chesser5/21/98

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