On 2017-01-17 2:04 AM, dsi1 wrote:
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> My policy is to never spill the beans on what's in the dish. Once
> spilled, preconceived notions take over. I'm not only a good cook,
> I'm also a smart one.

We once had a party where the canapes included smoked eel. I had set out
a platter of smoked salmon and cream cheese on dark rye, and next to
that was the same bread but with egg salad and smoked eel. I didn't
want to tell people it was eel because I figured most would cringe at
the thought of eating eel. I let them try it first and when people told
me how good it was I told them what it was.