On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:03:38 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>aem wrote:
>
>> We went to friends/extended family. Ham, scalloped potatoes, fruit
>> salad, slaw-type salad, crudité platter, various desserts, etc. Only
>> unusual item was the scalloped potatoes, which had very little onion
>> but quite a lot of garlic, plus a sneaky amount of red pepper flakes.
>> I'm not sure it was an improvement over the traditional kind, but it
>> was noticeable, that's for sure. -aem
>
>
>I just love scalloped potatoes served with ham. Either on the side or in
>the actual scalloped potatoes itself. I don't make them with garlic or
>red pepper flakes though, lol!
>
>I recently noticed that many younger folks don't know what a crudité
>means anymore? I was listing a menu for a party I hosted and used the
>word and it baffled a bunch of folks. I was surprised and realized the
>word was unknown to so many fairly sophisticated yet young adults.

Frankly, I don't know anyone who actually uses that term. It's
restaurant French. You're back East, in the South, which had a closer
relationship with the French than the rest of the country so maybe you
do use it.

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