Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bruce Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: Batch of Mirepoix Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:21:38 +1100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 27 Message-ID: References: <493e6b72c455c5fd3084d1fea29664ed@www.novabbs.com> <2a3eff4b3bcc2f553a479f272fc38a35@www.novabbs.com> <67b551db$6$2790$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <8zltP.880$4lMb.836@fx44.iad> <5TmtP.881$4lMb.328@fx44.iad> <90a5ff12744e32ae4d05dedd28e0b0ec@www.novabbs.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:21:40 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="b4719f2b4bd02a92dfcfc3f617736189"; logging-data="2536587"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18B+2OBp8ysoNgAs4kpI6qN" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:H9GkkdtSYInRjWaL491InNVxjAY= Bytes: 2590 On Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:14:20 -0500, Dave Smith wrote: >On 2025-02-19 1:22 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote: >> On Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:35:28 +0000, Dave Smith wrote: >>> >>> For a number of years there was a flower shipping business next to us. >>> There were two Dutch families and being some variation of Dutch Reform >>> we never saw them outside on Sundays. I almost felt guilty mowing the >>> lawn on Sundays.  I was really surprised to see them working on Good >>> Friday. Easter weekend is a busy time for flower sales. I had thought >>> that Good Friday was the holiest of Christian holidays. It seemed really >>> strange they would be so strict about working in Sunday but that they >>> would be labouring on the day their lord was crucified. >>> >> Easter is the holiest day, not Good Friday. > >Friday is the day their main guy was crucified and died and people are >supposed to grieve. Easter is the day he resurrected and people rejoice. > The devout crowd takes it a little more seriously than you do. This is how it goes. "I'm more devout than you! We're the true believers! I'm starting a new church!" -- Bruce