On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:07:58 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:04:17 -0700, Serene Vannoy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:23:26 +0000 (UTC),
>>>> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>>>>> you don't like the malt vinegar? how so?
>>>>>> Oh, no, I hate it, but to James, it's required for fish and chips.
>>>>> Me too. Force of habit I think. Also, when I vinegar boiled
>>>>> potatoes prior to making potato salad, I have taken to using half
>>>>> wine vinegar, half malt vinegar (in place of cider vinegar).
>>>>>
>>>> i don't use white vinegar much in cooking, preferring cider (or rice
>>>> vinegar when something with a milder taste is desired) . that's why i
>>>> wondered what serene didn't like about the malt.
>>> I just dislike the taste, but even if I liked it, I don't want vinegar
>>> on my fish and chips. I want lemon or tartar sauce or cocktail sauce on
>>> fish; I have a lot of things I like to dip french fries in, but none of
>>> them are vinegar. :-)
>>>
>>> Serene
>>
>> so it's a general dislike of vinegar, not particular to the malt
>> variety?
>
>No, it's the malt variety. I like vinegar, but not on fish. I like
>vinegar, but not malt vinegar. :-) Sorry if I was being unclear.
>
>Serene

o.k.

your pal,
blake