On 8/3/2017 9:56 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 03 Aug 2017 05:45:46p, jmcquown told us...
>>>
>> It's silly. Vegetarians seem to need a platform. What do I care
>> if someone only wants to eat vegetables? I don't care. I eat
>> lots of vegetables. Quite often without any meat. Just don't
>> pretend this stuff is meat, because it isn't.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Some practices are just plain silly. Years ago my work group had a
> pot luck in the park. It was a large group and there were many
> dishes, including meats that some brouht to grill. I brought a large
> bean and vegetable salad. There was one couple who were vegan, but I
> didn't know it. The husband asked me what was in the salad because
> it looked so good. I gave him a rundown of what it contained and he
> asked what I had dressed it with. I hadn't made an actual dressing,
> but had drizzled two tablespoons of bacon drippings, some vinegar,
> and various herbs, and salt, pepper, and a teaspoon of two of sugar.
> He replied that in that case they couldn't eat it even though it
> looked so good. By the expession on his face, you'd have thought I
> had added poison to it. Their loss. There wasn't a spoonful left by
> the time we finished eating.
>
They definitely would not have eaten my grandma's German potato salad.

Jill