In article >,
"Giusi" > wrote:

> "Victor Sack" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> . ..
> > Giusi > wrote:
> > Thank you. I'm going to make it one of these days. Have you ever tried
> > to use bacon (or pancetta, or guanciale) instead of ham in the recipe?
> >
>
> Oh good! Yes, I have used pancetta magra for it, but I wouldn't use
> guanciale, pancetta grassa or bacon because they have I think too much fat.
> Because one of my closest friends is a Buddhist, it is made vegetarian very
> often.
>
> > Victor
>
> As to the rudeness, it may be that some forget that cultures differ and what
> is polite in one place may not be in another. Reading Miz Barb's account of
> her companion's behavior demonstrates someone who thinks money substitutes
> for decent behavior. Those are not always American, are unwelcome
> everywhere and I suspect that when at home she is equally nasty and gets
> secret additions to her menu.

The one who left the restaurant in a huff? A wealthy man. Eighty-five
years old and without his suitcase since we arrived in France on Monday
morning. It was at our Paris hotel when we arrived today (Friday).

In defense of his concern but most certainly not his manners, we had a
limited amount of time in which to find and eat some lunch. We couldn't
afford much time to wonder if we'd been forgotten. Which, by the bye,
in no way excuses his rudeness to the proprietor.


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-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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