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Skriven 2015-03-15 21:30:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: heat 344
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 03-11-15  07:24 <=-

 ML>> so my subsequent claim of having stopped at milligrams
 ML>> might have been exaggerated.
 NB>> Centigrams, perhaps...?
 ML> Actually, grams or less, probably less. More than I

Ok, then... decigrams..  ;)

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

So you were forced to consume it... aw...  ;)

 NB>> You think...?   Did you notice Dale's report from his local manager
 NB>> that the ghost pepper wings might be coming back...?
 ML> Yep. I had mixed feelings about that.

It remains to be seen whether or not, and if there's any thing more than
just hype if it does...
 
 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... :)
 ML> Not that much effort, and the patience is of maybe five minutes'
 ML> duration.

More than some people apparently possess... :)
 
 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...
 ML> Yep, even though I would estimate that the final product
 ML> was about as hot as Hormel chili.

There are some very tender stomachs... some that can't take even that...
 
 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... ;)
 ML> People were forced to satisfy themselves with baked beans
 ML> and beer, and some, who probably usually forced themselves
 ML> to eat the stuff out of politeness' and propriety's sake,
 ML> must have given up their share to comfort the needy.

Probably.  And felt very righteous about it as well... ;)
 
 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... ;)
 ML> Nor the Welsh rabbit, actually.

Simply tradition, so one must do... ;)
 
 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..  :)
 ML> Good. Tell them to show their faces once in a while.

I've been trying...  ;)  

ttyl       neb

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