Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bruce Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: Redefining eternity Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:38:58 +1100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: <4rq4P.5$LjMe.2@fx15.iad> <67547f2a$2$1785$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <4%m5P.12960$W2y7.717@fx09.iad> <67566bda$0$3620716$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:39:01 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3b1d3d57cdd37372666c68365169e413"; logging-data="3018670"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/h8Hv2st8x8Nv3oGC88opB" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:UWXJpHtd5feOi6XFu9pTrP3oF1w= Bytes: 2440 On Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:23:31 -0000 (UTC), "Carol" wrote: >Dave Smith wrote: > >> The shame of it is that the rest of the meal had been so good. The >> appetizers and desserts were outstanding. It was ironic that they >> could have such good starters and finishers and such a disappointing >> entree. My wife and I had been torn about the appetizers. It was a >> toss up between a chicken terrine and liver pate. We agreed to each >> order one and to share them. That was a wise move because we were >> then honour bound to share. They were so good that without that deal >> neither of us would have wanted to share. Sure, we could have a >> taste of each others, but the deal was to share them equally. I >> didn't really want to give up half my pate, but I have to say that >> her terrine was equally good. > >Sounds interesting! I never got to Europe in my travels and now it's >really too late to enjoy it due to spinal isses. Xanthan gum! -- Bruce