On 11/09/2010 01:14 PM, l, not -l wrote:

>
> Well, I suppose my family is a bit like the Beverly Hillbillies, and I see
> no shame in that.

Nor do I. What I do see shame in is the classist insulting that some
people do when they disparage ways that aren't like theirs.

> While we do set a proper table, we don't use notched cue
> sticks as pot-passers, nor do we eat possom, and it's been a long time since
> we had fried squirrel (here in the big city they don't like us shootin'
> 'em). The Hillbillies were certainly portrayed as a better class of people
> than Bernie Maddoff and his Wall Street ilk or today's out-of-control
> "celebrities"; I'd certainly prefer the Hillbillies for neighbors. 8-)

Amen.

And back to the topic, usually I plate the food, and I prefer it that
way, but occasionally, it makes more sense to eat family-style.

Tonight, we're having sushi. Odds are, I will put out proper place
settings, and then pass plates of the different kinds of sushi, rather
than plating each person's portion, since different people might want
different amounts of each kind, and I always make plenty for everyone.

Serene
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