"It tastes funny..."

Made the Maternal Unit a Mother's Day Sunday lunch of: roast chicken,
assorted vegetables and potatoes, veg puree. Dessert (which we had at
tea time) was a standard pound cake, baked with a filling of thin orange
slices.

Gave her a slice (looks nice with the line of orange through the middle)
garnished with cutup strawberries and whipped cream. Had my back turned
while I was preparing my slice with homemade vanilla ice cream. She said
it 'tasted funny'. I whipped around thinking something had gone wrong
even though it looked and smelt really good. 'What do you mean?!'

She smiled and said 'It tastes like I want more!'

Happy Mother's Day to one and all, maternal or not.

In article <48277F5D.71701ACE@ic.ac.uk>, Arri London <biotech@ic.ac.uk>
wrote:
> while I was preparing my slice with homemade vanilla ice cream. She said
> it 'tasted funny'. I whipped around thinking something had gone wrong
> even though it looked and smelt really good. 'What do you mean?!'
>
> She smiled and said 'It tastes like I want more!'

Sounds like you're lucky to have each other. Enjoy it.
Your story reminds me of Rob's grandfather, a very distinguished man
with a small goatee and moustache to complement the twinkle in his eyes
when I met him. I would ask how he liked something I'd prepared and
he'd look at me and say, "I don't know. I think I need some more before
I can decide." Alex rest his soul.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Check my new ride: http://www.jamlady.eboard.com

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> In article <48277F5D.71701ACE@ic.ac.uk>, Arri London <biotech@ic.ac.uk>
> wrote:
> > while I was preparing my slice with homemade vanilla ice cream. She said
> > it 'tasted funny'. I whipped around thinking something had gone wrong
> > even though it looked and smelt really good. 'What do you mean?!'
> >
> > She smiled and said 'It tastes like I want more!'
>
> Sounds like you're lucky to have each other. Enjoy it.

It has its ups and downs like any relationship of course. Still working
on it :)

> Your story reminds me of Rob's grandfather, a very distinguished man
> with a small goatee and moustache to complement the twinkle in his eyes
> when I met him. I would ask how he liked something I'd prepared and
> he'd look at me and say, "I don't know. I think I need some more before
> I can decide." Alex rest his soul.
>


Yes that's usually how I ask for more. Always helps to be polite yes?

On Mon 12 May 2008 09:28:34p, Arri London told us...

>
>
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>> In article <48277F5D.71701ACE@ic.ac.uk>, Arri London <biotech@ic.ac.uk>
>> wrote:
>> > while I was preparing my slice with homemade vanilla ice cream. She
said
>> > it 'tasted funny'. I whipped around thinking something had gone wrong
>> > even though it looked and smelt really good. 'What do you mean?!'
>> >
>> > She smiled and said 'It tastes like I want more!'
>>
>> Sounds like you're lucky to have each other. Enjoy it.
>
> It has its ups and downs like any relationship of course. Still working
> on it :)
>
>> Your story reminds me of Rob's grandfather, a very distinguished man
>> with a small goatee and moustache to complement the twinkle in his eyes
>> when I met him. I would ask how he liked something I'd prepared and
>> he'd look at me and say, "I don't know. I think I need some more before
>> I can decide." Alex rest his soul.
>>
>
>
> Yes that's usually how I ask for more. Always helps to be polite yes?

After my dad passed away and my mother moved to her own apartment for a
couple of years, she spent the remaining 5-6 years living with us. I
wouldn't take anything for that.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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On Sun, 11 May 2008 19:24:08 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
<barbschaller@earthlink.net> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>Sounds like you're lucky to have each other. Enjoy it.
>Your story reminds me of Rob's grandfather, a very distinguished man
>with a small goatee and moustache to complement the twinkle in his eyes
>when I met him. I would ask how he liked something I'd prepared and
>he'd look at me and say, "I don't know. I think I need some more before
>I can decide." Alex rest his soul.

When my son was still in elementary school, his answer to, "How's the
_______?" If he really, really liked whatever dish I'd put in front
of him, he'd reply, "I can't stop to tell you."

OTOH, he was *not* an adventuresome eater and when he espied me
leafing through some cookbooks (as opposed to my old 3 x 5 cards, all
the old family recipes) he'd shriek to his sister, "We're having Julia
Child for dinner!" no matter what cookbook I was perusing. James
Beard? Fanny Farmer? Craig Claiborne? Joy of Cooking? Alice Waters?
Good Housekeeping Illustrated? It all meant but one thing to him:
Strange New Food. Horrors!

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:20:48 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
<ntpulliam@meatloaf.net> wrote:

>On Sun, 11 May 2008 19:24:08 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
><barbschaller@earthlink.net> fired up random neurons and synapses to
>opine:
>
>>Sounds like you're lucky to have each other. Enjoy it.
>>Your story reminds me of Rob's grandfather, a very distinguished man
>>with a small goatee and moustache to complement the twinkle in his eyes
>>when I met him. I would ask how he liked something I'd prepared and
>>he'd look at me and say, "I don't know. I think I need some more before
>>I can decide." Alex rest his soul.
>
>When my son was still in elementary school, his answer to, "How's the
>_______?" If he really, really liked whatever dish I'd put in front
>of him, he'd reply, "I can't stop to tell you."
>
>OTOH, he was *not* an adventuresome eater and when he espied me
>leafing through some cookbooks (as opposed to my old 3 x 5 cards, all
>the old family recipes) he'd shriek to his sister, "We're having Julia
>Child for dinner!" no matter what cookbook I was perusing. James
>Beard? Fanny Farmer? Craig Claiborne? Joy of Cooking? Alice Waters?
>Good Housekeeping Illustrated? It all meant but one thing to him:
>Strange New Food. Horrors!
>
>Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

he's lucky he survived to adolescence, let alone adulthood. never
argue with the cook!

your pal,
blake

[posted and mailed]

On Wed 14 May 2008 11:34:43a, blake murphy told us...

> On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:20:48 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> <ntpulliam@meatloaf.net> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 11 May 2008 19:24:08 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>><barbschaller@earthlink.net> fired up random neurons and synapses to
>>opine:
>>
>>>Sounds like you're lucky to have each other. Enjoy it.
>>>Your story reminds me of Rob's grandfather, a very distinguished man
>>>with a small goatee and moustache to complement the twinkle in his eyes
>>>when I met him. I would ask how he liked something I'd prepared and
>>>he'd look at me and say, "I don't know. I think I need some more before
>>>I can decide." Alex rest his soul.
>>
>>When my son was still in elementary school, his answer to, "How's the
>>_______?" If he really, really liked whatever dish I'd put in front
>>of him, he'd reply, "I can't stop to tell you."
>>
>>OTOH, he was *not* an adventuresome eater and when he espied me
>>leafing through some cookbooks (as opposed to my old 3 x 5 cards, all
>>the old family recipes) he'd shriek to his sister, "We're having Julia
>>Child for dinner!" no matter what cookbook I was perusing. James
>>Beard? Fanny Farmer? Craig Claiborne? Joy of Cooking? Alice Waters?
>>Good Housekeeping Illustrated? It all meant but one thing to him:
>>Strange New Food. Horrors!
>>
>>Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> he's lucky he survived to adolescence, let alone adulthood. never
> argue with the cook!
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

Especially one who has a battery of knives at hand.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Countdown till Memorial Day
1wks 4dys 12hrs 15mins
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Ah, I'm sorry sir, the cat's eaten it.
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Arri London wrote:
> Made the Maternal Unit a Mother's Day Sunday lunch of: roast chicken,
> assorted vegetables and potatoes, veg puree. Dessert (which we had at
> tea time) was a standard pound cake, baked with a filling of thin
> orange slices.
>
> Gave her a slice (looks nice with the line of orange through the
> middle) garnished with cutup strawberries and whipped cream. Had my
> back turned while I was preparing my slice with homemade vanilla ice
> cream. She said it 'tasted funny'. I whipped around thinking
> something had gone wrong even though it looked and smelt really good.
> 'What do you mean?!'
>
> She smiled and said 'It tastes like I want more!'

That was cute :-)
--
Dave www.davebbq.com

What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before
you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." -- Conan

Dave Bugg wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> > Made the Maternal Unit a Mother's Day Sunday lunch of: roast chicken,
> > assorted vegetables and potatoes, veg puree. Dessert (which we had at
> > tea time) was a standard pound cake, baked with a filling of thin
> > orange slices.
> >
> > Gave her a slice (looks nice with the line of orange through the
> > middle) garnished with cutup strawberries and whipped cream. Had my
> > back turned while I was preparing my slice with homemade vanilla ice
> > cream. She said it 'tasted funny'. I whipped around thinking
> > something had gone wrong even though it looked and smelt really good.
> > 'What do you mean?!'
> >
> > She smiled and said 'It tastes like I want more!'
>
> That was cute :-)
> --


LOL! There is an adjective in UK English for it: moreish. However it
isn't a word my German/Dutch-speaking mother would have known. The cake
is already half eaten, so couldn't have been that bad...

Arri London <biotech@ic.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:48277F5D.71701ACE@ic.ac.uk...
> Made the Maternal Unit a Mother's Day Sunday
> lunch of: roast chicken, assorted vegetables and
> potatoes, veg puree. Dessert (which we had at tea
> time) was a standard pound cake, baked with a
> filling of thin orange slices.
>
> Gave her a slice (looks nice with the line of orange
> through the middle) garnished with cutup strawberries
> and whipped cream. Had my back turned while I
> was preparing my slice with homemade vanilla ice
> cream. She said it 'tasted funny'. I whipped around
> thinking something had gone wrong even though it
> looked and smelt really good. 'What do you mean?!'
>
> She smiled and said 'It tastes like I want more!'

/snicker

Gotchya! May you both enjoy many more years of such fun!

> Happy Mother's Day to one and all, maternal or not.

Agreed.

The Ranger

The Ranger wrote:
>
> Arri London <biotech@ic.ac.uk> wrote in message
> news:48277F5D.71701ACE@ic.ac.uk...
> > Made the Maternal Unit a Mother's Day Sunday
> > lunch of: roast chicken, assorted vegetables and
> > potatoes, veg puree. Dessert (which we had at tea
> > time) was a standard pound cake, baked with a
> > filling of thin orange slices.
> >
> > Gave her a slice (looks nice with the line of orange
> > through the middle) garnished with cutup strawberries
> > and whipped cream. Had my back turned while I
> > was preparing my slice with homemade vanilla ice
> > cream. She said it 'tasted funny'. I whipped around
> > thinking something had gone wrong even though it
> > looked and smelt really good. 'What do you mean?!'
> >
> > She smiled and said 'It tastes like I want more!'
>
> /snicker
>
> Gotchya! May you both enjoy many more years of such fun!

TY. Despite all daily frictions, wouldn't want it any other way.

>
> > Happy Mother's Day to one and all, maternal or not.
>
> Agreed.
>
> The Ranger

Nice!