"Bruce" wrote in message ...

On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 09:49:03 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"Bruce" wrote in message
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>
>On Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:33:05 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>>Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> "Gary" wrote in message news >>> On 6/21/2017 10:35 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> > When Dad was 83, Mom had a hard time getting him to eat. (It didn't
>>> > help that he had Alzheimers.) There was nothing wrong with her pot
>>> > roast, mashed potatoes and green beans. But she never really made
>>> > much use of herbs and spices.
>>>
>>> No offense to Mom but that comment right there explains why he didn't
>>> care to eat her food. No herbs or spices? Bland crappy food, imo.
>>>
>>>
>>> ==
>>>
>>> Why? Not everyone likes spices you know!
>>
>>(fixed minor typo above).
>>
>>It may be a language thing here but you seem to relate the word
>>'spices' to 'spicy' and mean hot. USA/Canada folks don't mean that when
>>they says 'spices' in the same way you might be thinking. Sure, we
>>might but it's not automatic.
>
>I've noticed that too. To me, spicy food is hot. To Americans, it may
>mean there's a lot of cinnamon in there.
>
>==
>
>I can't even abide the smell of cinnamon

I don't think I ever have it. From childhood, I remember a candy item
called cinnamon stick, that was ok back then. And maybe it's in
Glühwein? I'm not a fan of that.

==

I don't know. Try and get hold of something with it in and see what you
think. You might like it because many here do.



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