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Roberta
 
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 14 Jan 2006 10:58:56a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it S'mee?
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>>I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
>>(which sounds excellent, btw; my sibling makes something very similar).
>>Anyway, I figured I wouldn't bother to save the recipe because Miguel
>>(DH) doesn't like meatballs of any kind. Or white sauce. Or coconut.
>>Or most sandwiches. *Sigh*
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>>Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
>>make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
>>that. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
>>the rest of you may have to deal with...

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> To make a list of what David won't eat would be exhaustive. Vegetables -
> he will only eat peas (canned), carrots, corn, and potatoes. Salads are
> out of the question. Meats - he will only eat a few cuts of beef, pork, or
> chicken, and none of them can be cuts that either contain bone or are on a
> bone. He will not eat any form of fish or seafood. Fruits - he will only
> eat bananas, grapes, applesauce, and orange juice. Breads - he will only
> eat soft white or sourdough, and nothing that contains seeds or other
> additives with texture. He will eat smooth peanut butter and jelly, but
> not jam or preserves. Desserts, if they are chocolage and do not contain
> nuts. That's about it.
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> Needless to say, I cook many separate meals for the two of us. I simply
> could not exist on that. In 14 years, I have managed to add perhaps 2 items
> to his diet that he would not eat before.
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Thank GOD there is someone else out there with a spouse pickier than mine

Roberta (in VA)