Peter A wrote:

> I don't mean to get on your case - but the fact is that many people
> claim "allergy" when all they have is a food sensitivity. Others claim
> "allergy" just because they do not like something and they use
> "allergy" as an excuse to avoid eating it.

I don't need an excuse not to eat something I don't like
and neither does anyone else, but sometimes it just shuts
people up if you say you're allergic. Otherwise some
people tend to carp at you about not eating "whatever" that
they think is good and they can't understand how you can
not like it. "You've never had it prepared correctly,"
or "You've never had one that's fresh," or whatever.

Also, it might help the waiter in a restaurant make
*sure* they don't put it in you're food. If you just
ask for "whatever" with no mushrooms they're not as
likely to be rigorous about making sure there's no
mushrooms in it as they would be if you tell them you're
allergic to mushrooms!

Kate

--
Kate Connally
"If I were as old as I feel, I'd be dead already."
Goldfish: "The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off."
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?