brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:19:50 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:>

>> I could spend that much easily but I'd wind up with enough food
>> for 4 hungry people. $10 would buy a quart of anything on my local
>> place's menu. Two different selections and we've got leftovers
>> galore. Depends where you live, of course, but I could feed a crowd
>> with 40 bucks.

> Depends what you order... anything with shrimp/lobster/duck adds up
> fast... beef dishes are pricey too, so are ribs. But if one sticks to
> poke fly lice, schicken lo mein, and egg foo young $10 per will handle
> it, barely.

No, I don't eat that stuff. The seafood dishes are the ones that
go for almost $10 a quart. The chicken and are about $8.50.

> I don't think you can a feed a crowd on $40, not these
> days... $40 covers two hungry adults.

Maybe it's different where you are. Yes, if I order appetizers
like ribs, the price will go to $25. But the $20 for 2 quarts?
We can't finish that much food, the two of us. Not on a good
day.

Liked your story about the movies.

nancy