On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 18:37:34 -0400, Kswck wrote:

> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Kswck wrote:
>>>
>>> As a result, I do not eat potatoes at home. Oh, in a stew on rare
>>> occasion (my wife won't eat stew-'that's for poor folks and I'm not
>>> poor'-but that is another story).
>>
>>
>> It's a shame that she never had good stew. My wife learned how to make
>> stew from her mother. They sure weren't poor. She was not the world's best
>> cook, never baked, but she made a wickedly good stew.
>
> A good stew is comfort food.
>
> .......And this from a woman who loved grilled cheese-till she found out it
> was 'govment cheese'. Won't touch it now.

how strange. sounds like class anxiety to me. if i can be nosy, what was
her parents' income level?

just curious - most folks with real dough couldn't give a shit what others
think of what they eat, wear or do.

your pal,
blake