On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:23:32 -0500, "jmcquown" >
arranged random neurons and said:

>It's pretty easy to pass the bowl along without spooning up anything you
>don't like. You don't have to make excuses. Nor should you bring anything
>other than a bottle of wine or maybe a loaf of bread or some other hostess
>gift. Certainly not "I like my stuffing better".

I agree to a point. If I have a recipe that is different, ethnic, a
tradition with my (nuclear) family, I might ask the hostess if I might
bring it just as a "something different" offering for the table.
>
>I never feel obligated to eat everything that is offered to me. I may be a
>guest but I'm not a prisoner

Well said, Jill. I am a really picky eater and while I'll take a token
dab of something that I don't care for, I really dislike being pointed
out with a "why aren't you eating the [blank]?"

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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