On 2009-10-04, Kathleen > wrote:

> I've heard it as "Pretty don't last but good cookin' do."

Reminds me of my favorite cajun fiddler, Amanda Shaw. Here's her hit
song, Pretty Runs Out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-XEIuHVcb8

It's not a video of herself, but it's the best sounding youtube vid of
her song.

nb

On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:08:28 -0500, Kathleen
> wrote:

>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sat 03 Oct 2009 11:57:37p, Bob Terwilliger told us...
>>
>>
>>>pavane wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>"A well-cooked duck gathers no moss."
>>>
>>>"You can't make an omelet without stealing from a chicken."
>>>
>>>Bob
>>>
>>
>>
>> A Pennsylvania Dutch expression:
>>
>> "Kissin' don't last, but cookery do."
>>
>I've heard it as "Pretty don't last but good cookin' do."

Always heard it "Good looks don't last but smart is forever".

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> pavane wrote:
>
>> "A well-cooked duck gathers no moss."
>
> "You can't make an omelet without stealing from a chicken."
>
> Bob


"Once you eat the chicken there are no more eggs."

gloria p

Gloria P said...


> "Once you eat the chicken there are no more eggs."
>
> gloria p


"Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

Andy

How about...

"She's got a nice set of melons."

or...

"I'd like to squeeze her cantelopes."

I seem to have trouble focusing this afternoon.

George L

Andy wrote:
>
> Food Sayings?
>
> "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
>
> You?

I don't know if anyone else also said this, but mind is......

"My eyes were bigger than my stomach!!!"

Sky

--
Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

On Oct 3, 2:52�am, Andy > wrote:
> Food Sayings?
>
> "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
>
> You?
>
> Andy
> Confucius Me Not!

Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free.
Hanging around like a hair in a biscuit.
Don't count you chickens before they're hatched.
Slow as molasses

On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:19:11 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:08:28 -0500, Kathleen
> > wrote:
>
>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Sat 03 Oct 2009 11:57:37p, Bob Terwilliger told us...
>>>
>>>>pavane wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>"A well-cooked duck gathers no moss."
>>>>
>>>>"You can't make an omelet without stealing from a chicken."
>>>>
>>>>Bob
>>>>
>>>
>>> A Pennsylvania Dutch expression:
>>>
>>> "Kissin' don't last, but cookery do."
>>>
>>I've heard it as "Pretty don't last but good cookin' do."
>
> Always heard it "Good looks don't last but smart is forever".

looks like you missed the boat on both counts.

blale

On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:35:03 GMT in rec.food.cooking, "l, not -l"
> wrote,
>easy peasy, lemon squeezy

Greatest thing since sliced bacon. (low carb version)

David Harmon wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:35:03 GMT in rec.food.cooking, "l, not -l"
> > wrote,
>> easy peasy, lemon squeezy
>
> Greatest thing since sliced bacon. (low carb version)
>
>

I think that's pretty much stolen... Bread is so much easier to slice.

Gloria P wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> >
> >
> >The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
>
> "Proof of the Pudding" always makes me grin. Denver used
> to have a restaurant by that name with a large bar and great
> Happy Hour.
>
> One of my single co-workers, (a very "absent-minded professor"
> from Nigeria) loved it and tried to get the rest of us
> to join him there on occasion, but could never remember the
> name. He usually referred to it as "Fruit of the Loom."
> ;-)
>
> gloria p


From where did he get that name? Something with 'pudding' in it is
understandable.

David Harmon wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:35:03 GMT in rec.food.cooking, "l, not -l"
> > wrote,
>> easy peasy, lemon squeezy
>
> Greatest thing since sliced bacon. (low carb version)
>
>


I'd always heard it as "sliced bread".

gloria p

Arri London wrote:
>
> Gloria P wrote:
>> Arri London wrote:
>>>
>>> The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
>> "Proof of the Pudding" always makes me grin. Denver used
>> to have a restaurant by that name with a large bar and great
>> Happy Hour.
>>
>> One of my single co-workers, (a very "absent-minded professor"
>> from Nigeria) loved it and tried to get the rest of us
>> to join him there on occasion, but could never remember the
>> name. He usually referred to it as "Fruit of the Loom."
>> ;-)
>>
>> gloria p
>
>
> From where did he get that name? Something with 'pudding' in it is
> understandable.


He got the "of the" part right. He actually spoke excellent English,
but evidently couldn't remember the actual name and did not associate
FOTL with underwear.

gloria p

"David Harmon" > wrote in message
m...
> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:35:03 GMT in rec.food.cooking, "l, not -l"
> > wrote,
>>easy peasy, lemon squeezy
>
> Greatest thing since sliced bacon. (low carb version)
>
Can I add 'a watched pot never boils'.
And I have proved this many times to be right!

On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:11:25 -0400, Orlando Enrique Fiol
> wrote:

>Kris > wrote:
>>How about "one bad apple spoils the bunch"?
>
>Is that really true? Does a bunch of apples get ruined by one bad one?
>
>Orlando

Apples don't come in bunches. "One bad apple spoils the *barrel*.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:52:49 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>Food Sayings?
>
>"Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
>
>You?
>
I've never heard 3/4 of what was posted... but apparently nobody but
me says "Six of one, half dozen of the other".

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:52:49 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>
>>Food Sayings?
>>
>>"Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
>>
>>You?
>>
> I've never heard 3/4 of what was posted... but apparently nobody but
> me says "Six of one, half dozen of the other".

We do

On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:49:57 -0700, David Harmon wrote:

> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:35:03 GMT in rec.food.cooking, "l, not -l"
> > wrote,
>>easy peasy, lemon squeezy
>
> Greatest thing since sliced bacon. (low carb version)
>

what with all this artisanal stuff going on, i've been trying to promote
'the greatest thing since unsliced bread.'

your pal,
blkae

Gloria P wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> >
> > Gloria P wrote:
> >> Arri London wrote:
> >>>
> >>> The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
> >> "Proof of the Pudding" always makes me grin. Denver used
> >> to have a restaurant by that name with a large bar and great
> >> Happy Hour.
> >>
> >> One of my single co-workers, (a very "absent-minded professor"
> >> from Nigeria) loved it and tried to get the rest of us
> >> to join him there on occasion, but could never remember the
> >> name. He usually referred to it as "Fruit of the Loom."
> >> ;-)
> >>
> >> gloria p
> >
> >
> > From where did he get that name? Something with 'pudding' in it is
> > understandable.
>
> He got the "of the" part right. He actually spoke excellent English,
> but evidently couldn't remember the actual name and did not associate
> FOTL with underwear.
>
> gloria p

Fair enough. Thought perhaps it had to do with a Nigerian dialect in
translation.

On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:11:59 -0600 in rec.food.cooking, Gloria P
> wrote,
>David Harmon wrote:
>> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:35:03 GMT in rec.food.cooking, "l, not -l"
>> > wrote,
>>> easy peasy, lemon squeezy
>>
>> Greatest thing since sliced bacon. (low carb version)
>
>I'd always heard it as "sliced bread".

That wouldn't be the low carb version, now would it?

Does 'don't count your chickens before they hatch' stretch things too much?

"Linda" > wrote in message
...
>
> "David Harmon" > wrote in message
> m...
>> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:35:03 GMT in rec.food.cooking, "l, not -l"
>> > wrote,
>>>easy peasy, lemon squeezy
>>
>> Greatest thing since sliced bacon. (low carb version)
>>
> Can I add 'a watched pot never boils'.
> And I have proved this many times to be right!
>

'My goose is cooked' translation it's all over red rover.
Linda
"Linda" > wrote in message
...
>
> "David Harmon" > wrote in message
> m...
>> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:35:03 GMT in rec.food.cooking, "l, not -l"
>> > wrote,
>>>easy peasy, lemon squeezy
>>
>> Greatest thing since sliced bacon. (low carb version)
>>
> Can I add 'a watched pot never boils'.
> And I have proved this many times to be right!
>