On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:09:18 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:54:21 -0700, Serene Vannoy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> maxine in ri wrote:
>>>> Something actually posted to this group 7 years ago:
>>>>
>>>> Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 08:03:12 -0400 (EDT)
>>>> From: Leila A >
>>>> To: rec.food.cooking
>>>>
>>>> Tabbouli
>>> Yum!
>>>
>>> I bought a piece of cod and some russets tonight, and I'm making fish
>>> and chips, but I breaded the cod by dipping it into milk and then
>>> rolling it in panko. This is my first attempt with panko and I'm not
>>> sure how it will work, but I've been wanting to try it.
>>>
>>> Oh, and homemade cole slaw on the side. And we made a trip to the
>>> International Foods aisle and bought some English malt vinegar (yuck!). :-)
>>>
>>> Serene
>>
>> you don't like the malt vinegar? how so?
>
>Oh, no, I hate it, but to James, it's required for fish and chips.
>
>The panko went really well. I let it sit in the fridge for 20 minutes or
>so before I fried it, and none of the breading fell off (or very little,
>anyway), and the fish was flavorful and perfectly done. I wish I'd
>thought to make tartar sauce, but I liked the fish with the cole slaw.
>
>And james said the chips, which were largeish and fried, then kept warm
>in the oven while I fried the fish, were "very pubby", which I took as a
>compliment. :-)
>
>Serene

i'm quite sure it was a compliment.

your pal,
blake