You cook something nice.

The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
& pepper or hot sauce or whatever.


Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.

The next time you:

A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
D. Never have them over again.

I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
to taste the food first.


Dimitri

I will always point out beforehand if it is already salted during
prep.

I'll say to my wife "It's already salty!" as she dumps it on. Her bad,
not mine.

On Oct 27, 12:37*pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
> & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. * *Cook the usual way *& say nothing
> B. * *Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. * *Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. * * Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
> to taste the food first.

I like a ton of salt in my food. I rarely taste it before reaching
for
the salt shaker. It's nothing to do with your cooking
(hypothetically,
assuming I'm eating at your house); I'm just wired that way. I add
salt to Cheez-its. I add salt at the table to my own cooking.

Oh, there are some foods I know have enough salt. Buffalo
wings. Pizza with bacon on it. Most Chinese food, although
I occasionally have to salt the soup.

I think you should cook your own way, but not take it
so hard when your guests salt it without tasting.

Cindy Hamilton

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
...
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the
> salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the
> courtesy to taste the food first.

I find it somewhat insulting that they do not taste first, apparently
assuming that it won't be seasoned to their pleasure. Give the cook a
chance, folks, and taste it first!

Felice

On Oct 27, 12:37*pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
> & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. * *Cook the usual way *& say nothing
> B. * *Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. * *Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. * * Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
> to taste the food first.
>
> Dimitri

For some it's just habit. Now - if they salted without tasting and
then salted again, I might get annoyed! I never salt before tasting,
but I probably pepper 'cause I love pepper.

On 10/27/2010 12:37 PM, Dimitri wrote:
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the
> salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the
> courtesy to taste the food first.
>
>
> Dimitri
>

I'm an A...I cooked...if they wanna ruin it then that's their business.
I always taste first at restaraunts. At someone's house, I eat it
like they gave it to me and hope for he best. I don't add anything
unless they do so first.

--
Currently reading: The Good House by Tannarive Due

On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:37:38 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>You cook something nice.
>
>The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
>& pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
>
>Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
>The next time you:
>
>A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
>B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
>C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
>D. Never have them over again.
>
>I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
>to taste the food first.
>
>
>Dimitri

Some people (I used to be in this group) like their food more salty
than others. Some, like me, got read the riot act by their doctors
about salt and blood pressure. Some, like me, then learn about ways to
enhance flavor without all that NaCl.

In a culture that loves salty snacks, is it any wonder people think
that food must taste "salty"? I don't comment, except to mention
(sometines) that I'm on lower salt intake, so I use less in my
cooking. "I can get some salt if you need some. By the way, have you
tried this (sauce, pesto, etc. instead)?"

SHort answer, some people need to be weaned off salt. Not in my job
description.

Alex, who sometimes warns that the dish has already been salted. It
works.

On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:46:43 -0700 (PDT), lainie >
wrote:

>On Oct 27, 12:37*pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
>> You cook something nice.
>>
>> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
>> & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>>
>> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>>
>> The next time you:
>>
>> A. * *Cook the usual way *& say nothing
>> B. * *Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
>> C. * *Tell then to cook their own damn food
>> D. * * Never have them over again.
>>
>> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
>> to taste the food first.
>>
>> Dimitri
>
>For some it's just habit. Now - if they salted without tasting and
>then salted again, I might get annoyed! I never salt before tasting,
>but I probably pepper 'cause I love pepper.

Well, there's your answer, 'cause some folks just love salt. I love
salty butter yet never buy the salted kind.... I prefer to sprinkle my
buttered toast with a lot of kosher salt, like it was pretzels. When I
eat elsewhere I still salt the butter not knowing if it's the salted
kind of not... even the salted kind is not salty enough for me. Before
anyone asks I buy the unsalted butter because it's fresher, has a more
buttery flavor.... salted butter has a longer sell-by date.

On Oct 27, 11:37*am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
> & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. * *Cook the usual way *& say nothing
> B. * *Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. * *Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. * * Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
> to taste the food first.

My opinion is that if the person wants to salt and pepper their food
then that's their problem, not mine. I'm not such an egomaniac that I
think that I have to control every movement at the table lol

On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:51:50 -0400, ravenlynne >
wrote:

>On 10/27/2010 12:37 PM, Dimitri wrote:
>> You cook something nice.
>>
>> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the
>> salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>>
>>
>> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>>
>> The next time you:
>>
>> A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
>> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
>> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
>> D. Never have them over again.
>>
>> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the
>> courtesy to taste the food first.
>>
>>
>> Dimitri
>>
>
>I'm an A...I cooked...if they wanna ruin it then that's their business.
> I always taste first at restaraunts. At someone's house, I eat it
>like they gave it to me and hope for he best. I don't add anything
>unless they do so first.

That's kind of wimp-minded doncha think... if the condiments are on
the table why deprive yourself just because the host doesn't partake,
maybe the host can't for health reasons, or hasn't a clue about
seasoning due to their being afflicted with TIAD.

I really don't care what condiments my guests place on their food
whether they taste first or not... hosts who care so much about such
picayune dining habits of others as thier use of s n' p maybe don't
possess the hospitality skills to have dinner guests. And when I cook
for others I go very light on the s n'p, I don't presume anything
about other's tastes... that's why I place s n'p on the table... I
even s n'p my own dish. It's rude to season a dish for guests the way
you like it... and it's very rude to comment on how guests season
their food.

On 10/27/2010 2:52 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:51:50 -0400, >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/27/2010 12:37 PM, Dimitri wrote:
>>> You cook something nice.
>>>
>>> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the
>>> salt& pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>>>
>>>
>>> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>>>
>>> The next time you:
>>>
>>> A. Cook the usual way& say nothing
>>> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
>>> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
>>> D. Never have them over again.
>>>
>>> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the
>>> courtesy to taste the food first.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dimitri
>>>
>>
>> I'm an A...I cooked...if they wanna ruin it then that's their business.
>> I always taste first at restaraunts. At someone's house, I eat it
>> like they gave it to me and hope for he best. I don't add anything
>> unless they do so first.
>
> That's kind of wimp-minded doncha think... if the condiments are on
> the table why deprive yourself just because the host doesn't partake,
> maybe the host can't for health reasons, or hasn't a clue about
> seasoning due to their being afflicted with TIAD.
>
> I really don't care what condiments my guests place on their food
> whether they taste first or not... hosts who care so much about such
> picayune dining habits of others as thier use of s n' p maybe don't
> possess the hospitality skills to have dinner guests. And when I cook
> for others I go very light on the s n'p, I don't presume anything
> about other's tastes... that's why I place s n'p on the table... I
> even s n'p my own dish. It's rude to season a dish for guests the way
> you like it... and it's very rude to comment on how guests season
> their food.
>

You have a valid point...

--
Currently reading: The Good House by Tannarive Due

Felice wrote on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:29:52 -0400:


> "Dimitri" > wrote in message
> ...
>> You cook something nice.
>>
>> The person with you before even tasting the food starts
>> pouring on the salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>>
>> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>>
>> The next time you:
>>
>> A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
>> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
>> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
>> D. Never have them over again.
>>
>> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just
>> have the courtesy to taste the food first.

> I find it somewhat insulting that they do not taste first,
> apparently assuming that it won't be seasoned to their
> pleasure. Give the cook a chance, folks, and taste it first!

I thoroughly agree and I do taste before salting (which I usually find I
need to). What I don't like are arrogant chefs who *know* how much salt
is needed and don't put condiments on the table, even if they are often
correct.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Oct 27, 11:37*am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
> & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. * *Cook the usual way *& say nothing
> B. * *Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. * *Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. * * Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
> to taste the food first.

If it's a person you know well, then maybe that person knows that you
always use less salt than they prefer. Heck, I use less salt than *I*
prefer. I apply extra salt to my food at the table. If it's
something I like pepper on, then the chance of anyone putting enough
on is very slim.
>
> Dimitri

--Bryan

On Oct 27, 12:24*pm, Cindy Hamilton >
wrote:
> On Oct 27, 12:37*pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > You cook something nice.
>
> > The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
> > & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> > Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> > The next time you:
>
> > A. * *Cook the usual way *& say nothing
> > B. * *Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> > C. * *Tell then to cook their own damn food
> > D. * * Never have them over again.
>
> > I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
> > to taste the food first.
>
> I like a ton of salt in my food. *I rarely taste it before reaching
> for
> the salt shaker. *It's nothing to do with your cooking
> (hypothetically,
> assuming I'm eating at your house); I'm just wired that way. *I add
> salt to Cheez-its. *I add salt at the table to my own cooking.
>
I don't eat Cheez-its, but I have been known to put extra salt on
potato chips. I have cheaper salt for cooking, but at the table, it's
the fine stuff. Great for potato chips.
http://www.diamondcrystalsalt.com/Cu...-Nut-Salt.aspx
>
> Cindy Hamilton

--Bryan

On Oct 27, 9:37*am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
> to taste the food first.
>
> Dimitri


When someone ordered one of my lunch specials, especially if it was
something I cooked personally and especially if it was 'southern' or
'cajun/creole' I would usually deliver it to the table myself and
casually remark that they might taste it first before they reached for
the salt and pepper. I made the dish the way I thought it should
taste and I wanted them to taste it first before they decided to alter
it.

I never minded if they reached for the S & P after they tasted it.
But I wanted to keep them from oversalting and ruining their dish.

On Oct 27, 12:37*pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
> & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. * *Cook the usual way *& say nothing
> B. * *Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. * *Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. * * Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
> to taste the food first.
>
> Dimitri

I think some people just like salty food but I also think that a
person's perception of how salty something is is different from one
person to another. Two people may like their food to TASTE equally
salty but one person may have to use more salt in their food in order
to achieve the same degree of saltiness. Someone else may need to use
less salt than average in order to achieve the same degree of
saltiness.

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
...
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the
> salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the
> courtesy to taste the food first.

The salt thing drives me nuts! I often put pepper on my food because I know
people who don't cook with it at all. When I eat at their house, I know to
pepper it.

I rarely add salt to my food. Mainly popcorn, French fries, baked potato
and green salad.

"Thomas" > wrote in message
...
>I will always point out beforehand if it is already salted during
> prep.
>
> I'll say to my wife "It's already salty!" as she dumps it on. Her bad,
> not mine.

I once had a little accident and oversalted some green beans. I warned my
husband of this because he salts everything! So what did he do? Dumped
salt on them and then complained that they were too salt.

Dimitri wrote:
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the
> salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the
> courtesy to taste the food first.
>
>
> Dimitri
>


I choose A. My husband salts all the time before tasting, even when I
think I have oversalted the dish. I've decided it's HIS problem, not
mine.

I love salt, but have cut back over time because too salty doesn't taste
good to me any more.

gloria p

Dimitri wrote:
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on
> the salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.

> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the
> courtesy to taste the food first.

I've known people to automatically salt their food in restaurants,
even pizza! and they don't taste it first. I wouldn't be offended,
or do anything about it next time.

Now, if they start rummaging around for oregano and basil, I
might get the idea they don't like what I made. (laugh) If they
ask for the number of the local chinese take out place, I might
be a little offended.

nancy

Dimitri wrote:
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the
> salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>

If you have a salt shaker on the table i don't see how you have any
right to whine about the other persons using the salt you placed on the
table.

People have to ask for it at my house, though i do keep a pepper grinder
in plain sight i hardly use salt at all so i don't keep a salt shaker
around.

Though i do have a box of salt in a cupboard. About the only thing i
use it in are mashed potatoes, beans and the occasional dish of hot
buttered popcorn.

I rarely make a whole steak any more but if i do i will s & p the steak
before cooking it.

However i do much the same thing you complain about with pepper. I once
ran out and by the 3rd day without pepper i was actually going through
withdrawals, and craving pepper.

Now don't get me started on catsup and the elderly relatives use of it
on everything
--

Mr. Joseph Paul Littleshoes Esq.

Domine, dirige nos.

Let the games begin!
http://fredeeky.typepad.com/fredeeky.../sf_anthem.mp3

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Thomas" > wrote in message
>> news:d8947ca6-b93f-4b10-b2f8-7c65d15aef54
> @e14g2000yqe.googlegroups.com.
>> ..
>>>I will always point out beforehand if it is already salted during
>>> prep.
>>>
>>> I'll say to my wife "It's already salty!" as she dumps it on. Her
>>> bad, not mine.
>>
>> I once had a little accident and oversalted some green beans. I
>> warned my husband of this because he salts everything! So what did he
>> do? Dumped salt on them and then complained that they were too salt.
>
>
> I forget who advised me here at rfc but you can neutralize too much
> saltiness taste by some amount of lime juice. Rescued my Thai Chicken
> Satay recipe.
>
> It doesn't lessen the sodium content just the saltiness.
>
> Just match up the part of fish sauce with equal lime juice.
>
> Table side for other oversalted dishes, try "Lime By The Drop."

Hmmm... Very interesting!

Dimitri wrote:
>
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
> & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. Cook the usual way & say nothing

That's what we do.

> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.

I have done that but only to people who brag about how much chile heat
they can take :P

> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food

No. Most of the people we have over can't or don't cook (well) anyway
LOL.

> D. Never have them over again.

No. We only invite people we like over a second or subsequent time(s)
anyway.

>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
> to taste the food first.
>
> Dimitri

They don't have that courtesy or habit. Not going to change by anything
we do or say. Having said that, most of the time there's no salt or
pepper on the table anyway. Someone wants some they need to ask.

On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:37:38 -0700, Dimitri wrote:

> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
> & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
> to taste the food first.
>
>
> Dimitri

Doesn't bother me a bit.

On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:37:38 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>You cook something nice.
>
>The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
>& pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
>
>Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
>The next time you:
>
>A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
>B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
>C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
>D. Never have them over again.
>
>I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
>to taste the food first.
>
>
>Dimitri

I have a friend that salts her water. But for anyone, I'd cook the
usual way and say nothing.

koko
--

Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

www.kokoscornerblog.com
updated 10/14/10
Watkins natural spices
www.apinchofspices.com

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
...
> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the
> salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the
> courtesy to taste the food first.
>
E. Tell them it's so good it doesn't need salt *before* they get the food.
Then if they salt before tasting a second time then it's flat out
disrespect, which would mean that D. Never have them over again would be the
next obvious answer.

On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:37:38 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

> You cook something nice.
>
> The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
> & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
>
> Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> The next time you:
>
> A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
> B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
> D. Never have them over again.
>
> I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
> to taste the food first.
>
A. I don't care what you do to your food. Just eat it. I'm the only
one who needs to like it the way it's served.


--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Oct 28, 12:19*am, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr."
> wrote:
> "Dimitri" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > You cook something nice.
>
> > The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the
> > salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> > Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> > The next time you:
>
> > A. * *Cook the usual way *& say nothing
> > B. * *Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> > C. * *Tell then to cook their own damn food
> > D. * * Never have them over again.
>
> > I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the
> > courtesy to taste the food first.
>
> E. Tell them it's so good it doesn't need salt *before* they get the food..
> Then if they salt before tasting a second time then it's flat out
> disrespect, which would mean that D. Never have them over again would be the
> next obvious answer.

Very likely you have a greatly inflated opinion of your own talents.

--Bryan

Have you ever had a guest bring a salt shaker from home and bring it
to the table??? We did this summer. This guest will never darken out
doorstep again - not specifically for that. We found empty water
bottles on the wall side of the bed on the floor(there was a
wastbasket in the room, he plugged in his daughters Wii, without
having the curtesy to ask if it was alright, and neither he nor his gf
lifted a finger to help out when everyone else was. They brought a
cooler full of food snacks for the dau, and didn't offer it to other
kids(2 grandsons of mine), and the last straw was his drinking an
energy drink that made him obnoxious, overbearing, and making veiled
threats that he thought were funny.
Absolutely the guests from Hell. And he called and asked to come stay
for the NASCAR race that weekend. There are good friends who usually
come down and are like family, but one of their kids had a bike/car
accident and they couldn't come. He is friends with these people and
so knew we didn't have them coming. Aaarrrgggghhhhh. What a total
waste this guy is. We BBQ pulled pork, brisket & ribs, and he's had
them before, when just he and our friend came alone. Then he called
and asked to bring his gf. He was still married. I let him come that
time, but did nicely tell him this was not the NoTell Motel. So he
divorced his wife. People just never cease to amaze me with their
Chutzpah!!
But bringing a salt shaker to the table......that just floored me

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:50:43 -0700 (PDT), Nan >
wrote:

> Then he called
> and asked to bring his gf. He was still married. I let him come that
> time, but did nicely tell him this was not the NoTell Motel. So he
> divorced his wife. People just never cease to amaze me with their
> Chutzpah!!
> But bringing a salt shaker to the table......that just floored me

I'm floored by your value system. A married man can spend the night
with his girlfriend in your home, but you draw the line at him
bringing a shaker of salt to the table. Everyone has standards, it's
just hard for others to understand them sometimes.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:50:43 -0700 (PDT), Nan >
wrote:

>Have you ever had a guest bring a salt shaker from home and bring it
>to the table??? We did this summer. This guest will never darken out
>doorstep again - not specifically for that. We found empty water
>bottles on the wall side of the bed on the floor(there was a
>wastbasket in the room, he plugged in his daughters Wii, without
>having the curtesy to ask if it was alright, and neither he nor his gf
>lifted a finger to help out when everyone else was. They brought a
>cooler full of food snacks for the dau, and didn't offer it to other
>kids(2 grandsons of mine), and the last straw was his drinking an
>energy drink that made him obnoxious, overbearing, and making veiled
>threats that he thought were funny.
>Absolutely the guests from Hell. And he called and asked to come stay
>for the NASCAR race that weekend. There are good friends who usually
>come down and are like family, but one of their kids had a bike/car
>accident and they couldn't come. He is friends with these people and
>so knew we didn't have them coming. Aaarrrgggghhhhh. What a total
>waste this guy is. We BBQ pulled pork, brisket & ribs, and he's had
>them before, when just he and our friend came alone. Then he called
>and asked to bring his gf. He was still married. I let him come that
>time, but did nicely tell him this was not the NoTell Motel. So he
>divorced his wife. People just never cease to amaze me with their
>Chutzpah!!
>But bringing a salt shaker to the table......that just floored me

Compared to the rest of your story the salt shaker was a nothing...
you've no one to blame but yourself... you need a remedial course on
how to choose friends. You're obviously an enabler.

Nan wrote:
> Have you ever had a guest bring a salt shaker from home and bring it
> to the table??? We did this summer. This guest will never darken out
> doorstep again - not specifically for that. We found empty water
> bottles on the wall side of the bed on the floor(there was a
> wastbasket in the room, he plugged in his daughters Wii, without
> having the curtesy to ask if it was alright, and neither he nor his gf
> lifted a finger to help out when everyone else was. They brought a
> cooler full of food snacks for the dau, and didn't offer it to other
> kids(2 grandsons of mine), and the last straw was his drinking an
> energy drink that made him obnoxious, overbearing, and making veiled
> threats that he thought were funny.
> Absolutely the guests from Hell. And he called and asked to come stay
> for the NASCAR race that weekend. There are good friends who usually
> come down and are like family, but one of their kids had a bike/car
> accident and they couldn't come. He is friends with these people and
> so knew we didn't have them coming. Aaarrrgggghhhhh. What a total
> waste this guy is. We BBQ pulled pork, brisket & ribs, and he's had
> them before, when just he and our friend came alone. Then he called
> and asked to bring his gf. He was still married. I let him come that
> time, but did nicely tell him this was not the NoTell Motel. So he
> divorced his wife. People just never cease to amaze me with their
> Chutzpah!!
> But bringing a salt shaker to the table......that just floored me

How about some one who decides on their own without so much as a thought
to ask, seasons food i am cooking, or decided they are hungry and pulls
off a leg of a chicken im still cooking.

I put up with the unasked for seasoning, but the next time the same
person came out of my kitchen eating a leg of the chicken i was still
cooking i didn't say a word, just got their coat and handed it to them
and showed them the door.

We still occasionally meet and speak at other peoples homes but i wont
have her in mine.

And, im told, she thinks im rude and unreasonable!
--

Mr. Joseph Paul Littleshoes Esq.

Domine, dirige nos.

Let the games begin!
http://fredeeky.typepad.com/fredeeky.../sf_anthem.mp3

On 27/10/2010 1:51 PM, ravenlynne wrote:

>
> I'm an A...I cooked...if they wanna ruin it then that's their business.
> I always taste first at restaraunts. At someone's house, I eat it like
> they gave it to me and hope for he best. I don't add anything unless
> they do so first.
>

I am not particularly offended by someone salting food without tasting
it. Maybe it is a habit they developed because they like more salt than
the average person or that they food they are used to is never salted
enough. When I boil vegetables I salt the cooking water enough that I
don't need extra salt. My wife OTOH, sprinkles salt from a shaker into
the cooking water, so I always need to add salt.

I have known several people who automatically add huge amounts of
pepper. One guy who used to join us for breakfast at a local restaurant
used to put so much pepper on his fried eggs that they looked black.

I am one of the people that usually adds extra salt and pepper a the
table. But, I always taste the food first.
I think that many people simply reach for the salt and pepper out of
sheer habit more than anything else.


Darren

In article
>,
Darren > wrote:

> I am one of the people that usually adds extra salt and pepper a the
> table. But, I always taste the food first.
> I think that many people simply reach for the salt and pepper out of
> sheer habit more than anything else.
>
>
> Darren

Steeleye Span Below the salt Music

--
Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
http://www.informationisbeautiful.ne...l-supplements/

"Bryan" > wrote in message
...
On Oct 28, 12:19 am, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr."
> wrote:
> "Dimitri" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > You cook something nice.
>
> > The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the
> > salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> > Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> > The next time you:
>
> > A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
> > B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> > C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
> > D. Never have them over again.
>
> > I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the
> > courtesy to taste the food first.
>
> E. Tell them it's so good it doesn't need salt *before* they get the food.
> Then if they salt before tasting a second time then it's flat out
> disrespect, which would mean that D. Never have them over again would be
> the
> next obvious answer.

Very likely you have a greatly inflated opinion of your own talents.

* Who cares, right? If they are told it's so good it doesn't need salt then
they'll likely try it before considering it needs salt afterward. Problem
solved. If they insist on salting before tasting the food, they won't be
invited again. Thread question answered.

On Oct 28, 9:42*pm, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr."
> wrote:
> "Bryan" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On Oct 28, 12:19 am, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr."
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> > "Dimitri" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > > You cook something nice.
>
> > > The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the
> > > salt & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> > > Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> > > The next time you:
>
> > > A. Cook the usual way & say nothing
> > > B. Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> > > C. Tell then to cook their own damn food
> > > D. Never have them over again.
>
> > > I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the
> > > courtesy to taste the food first.
>
> > E. Tell them it's so good it doesn't need salt *before* they get the food.
> > Then if they salt before tasting a second time then it's flat out
> > disrespect, which would mean that D. Never have them over again would be
> > the
> > next obvious answer.
>
> Very likely you have a greatly inflated opinion of your own talents.
>
> * Who cares, right? If they are told it's so good it doesn't need salt then
> they'll likely try it before considering it needs salt afterward. Problem
> solved. If they insist on salting before tasting the food, they won't be
> invited again. Thread question answered.

I'll have to remember when we have folks over for Thanksgiving to tell
the guests that the food is "so good" as I serve it. What kind of a
tacky host does that? Oh, you.

--Bryan

On Oct 28, 11:50*am, Nan > wrote:
> Have you ever had a guest bring a salt shaker from home and bring it
> to the table??? *We did this summer. This guest will never darken out
> doorstep again - not specifically for that. We found empty water
> bottles on the wall side of the bed on the floor(there was a
> wastbasket in the room, he plugged in his daughters Wii, without
> having the curtesy to ask if it was alright, and neither he nor his gf
> lifted a finger to help out when everyone else was. They brought a
> cooler full of food snacks for the dau, and didn't offer it to other
> kids(2 grandsons of mine), and the last straw was his drinking an
> energy drink that made him obnoxious, overbearing, and making veiled
> threats that he thought were funny.
> Absolutely the guests from Hell. *And he called and asked to come stay
> for the NASCAR race that weekend. There are good friends who usually
> come down and are like family, but one of their kids had a bike/car
> accident and they couldn't come. He is friends with these people and
> so knew we didn't have them coming. *Aaarrrgggghhhhh. What a total
> waste this guy is. We BBQ pulled pork, brisket & ribs, and he's had
> them before, when just he and our friend came alone. Then he called
> and asked to bring his gf. He was still married. I let him come that
> time, but did nicely tell him this was not the NoTell Motel. So he
> divorced his wife. *People just never cease to amaze me with their
> Chutzpah!!

He enjoyed your hospitality so much, that it motivated him to divorce
his wife?

> But bringing a salt shaker to the table......that just floored me

Of the long laundry list of crap he did, the salt shaker is like
nothing.

--Bryan

On Oct 29, 2:04*am, Ranée at Arabian Knits >
wrote:
> In article >,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *"Dimitri" > wrote:
> > You cook something nice.
>
> > The person with you before even tasting the food starts pouring on the salt
> > & pepper or hot sauce or whatever.
>
> > Because you're basically courteous you say nothing.
>
> > The next time you:
>
> > A. * *Cook the usual way *& say nothing
> > B. * *Spice their food in order to teach them a lesson.
> > C. * *Tell then to cook their own damn food
> > D. * * Never have them over again.
>
> > I don't mind people salting and peppering their food just have the courtesy
> > to taste the food first.
>
> * *A, though I'd be tempted by D. *
>
> * *The first Thanksgiving we were married we invited a bunch of the
> single guys from the flight school over to our house for Thanksgiving. *
> I still remember how one of them picked up the salt shaker and
> _liberally_ salted his entire plate of food before he took a single
> bite. *I don't think anyone else salted their food at all, even after
> tasting it.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee @ Arabian Knits
>
If the food were as salty as I like it, it would be so oversalted as
to be unappetizing to 95% of everyone else.
We're hosting TG this year, and I'll do the same to my own plate.

--Bryan

Nan wrote:
> Have you ever had a guest bring a salt shaker from home and bring it
> to the table??? We did this summer. This guest will never darken out
> doorstep again - not specifically for that. We found empty water
> bottles on the wall side of the bed on the floor(there was a
> wastbasket in the room, he plugged in his daughters Wii, without
> having the curtesy to ask if it was alright, and neither he nor his gf
> lifted a finger to help out when everyone else was.

Maybe he thought he was at a resort.

> They brought a
> cooler full of food snacks for the dau, and didn't offer it to other
> kids(2 grandsons of mine), and the last straw was his drinking an
> energy drink that made him obnoxious, overbearing, and making veiled
> threats that he thought were funny.

Energy drinks, huh? (laugh)

> Absolutely the guests from Hell. And he called and asked to come stay
> for the NASCAR race that weekend. There are good friends who usually
> come down and are like family, but one of their kids had a bike/car
> accident and they couldn't come. He is friends with these people and
> so knew we didn't have them coming. Aaarrrgggghhhhh.

So he invited himself, next time someone does that you will be
ready to say you already asked someone else.

> What a total
> waste this guy is. We BBQ pulled pork, brisket & ribs, and he's had
> them before, when just he and our friend came alone. Then he called
> and asked to bring his gf. He was still married. I let him come that
> time, but did nicely tell him this was not the NoTell Motel. So he
> divorced his wife. People just never cease to amaze me with their
> Chutzpah!!

You don't need people like that coming over to your house. He's
a creep.

nancy