"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:16:47 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
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>>"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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>>On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:00:39 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>wrote:
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>>>I have noticed that Usians have a lot of dipping pots on the table. It's
>>>not something I do
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>>I don't understand this comment.
>>Janet US
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>>Sorry. You have 'dips'. You have something in a small pot and you dip
>>things in it to eat.
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> The only time that would happen here would be if we had people over
> for drinks and nibbles or if a bunch of people had gathered to watch a
> game. There would be one bowl of dip or one bowl of salsa.
> Pre-holiday dinner there is more likely a dish of crudites and maybe
> some bits of cheese. I suppose there are people who do more than that
> but I don't know any. Do you not put out snacks when you have people
> over to your house for those kinds of events?
> Janet US


We always have some kind of dip, blue cheese, salsa, onion dip or something
like that, with chips or crudites, or both when people are over.

Cheri