At yet another Christmas lunch at the office today, a friend brought a whole
honey-baked ham. One of the things I took was a gelatin salad made with
spiced cider, apples, celery, and pecans. The lunch was planned for 30 and
12 finally wandered in! O guess there are a lot of Christmas lunches and
lunchtime shopping going on out there.

My friend insisted that I bring home about 3 pounds of the ham, and I also
returned with enough salad for at least 4 servings.

Tonight I cooked some onion in butter until transparent, added cooked green
beans and boiled cubes of potatoes.

We had some of the ham, the salad, the fresh cooked veggies, and some nice
cloverleaf rolls I thawed from the freezer.

Someone gifted David with a chocolate mouse cake at work, which really capped
off the meal.

We're full and happy!

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...


> My friend insisted that I bring home about 3 pounds of the ham, and I also
> returned with enough salad for at least 4 servings.

I grew up on canned ham, or else my father would buy an occasional slice at
the grocery store and fry it for breakfast. Eating Honeybaked ham was a
nice revalation. An even better one was when a friend introduced me to ham
salad with honey mustard dressing and some currents sprinkled in it. Chutney
could be good too hmmmmmm...

"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...


> My friend insisted that I bring home about 3 pounds of the ham, and I also
> returned with enough salad for at least 4 servings.

I grew up on canned ham, or else my father would buy an occasional slice at
the grocery store and fry it for breakfast. Eating Honeybaked ham was a
nice revalation. An even better one was when a friend introduced me to ham
salad with honey mustard dressing and some currents sprinkled in it. Chutney
could be good too hmmmmmm...

On 21-Dec-2004, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> At yet another Christmas lunch at the office today, a friend brought a
> whole
> honey-baked ham. One of the things I took was a gelatin salad made with
> spiced cider, apples, celery, and pecans. The lunch was planned for 30
> and
> 12 finally wandered in! O guess there are a lot of Christmas lunches and
> lunchtime shopping going on out there.
>
> My friend insisted that I bring home about 3 pounds of the ham, and I also
>
> returned with enough salad for at least 4 servings.
>
> Tonight I cooked some onion in butter until transparent, added cooked
> green
> beans and boiled cubes of potatoes.
>
> We had some of the ham, the salad, the fresh cooked veggies, and some nice
>
> cloverleaf rolls I thawed from the freezer.
>
> Someone gifted David with a chocolate mouse cake at work, which really
> capped
> off the meal.
>
> We're full and happy!
>
> --
> Wayne in Phoenix
>

There's freebies and then there's great freebies. You lucked up
my friend. Having those sides which I'd assume were planned
overs from the frig didn't hurt. Being a fetishist for white sauce,
I probably would have served the greenbeans and potatoes
in one dish slathered with white or mornay (cheese added) sauce.

--
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> Someone gifted David with a chocolate mouse cake at work, which
> really capped off the meal.
>
> We're full and happy!

Perhaps I'm being a grinch at this alleged festive time of the year,
but I must take issue with the use of the word "gifted" as a verb.
"Gifted" is an adjective, meaning endowed with talent or ability, or
revealing special ability (Pizen is a gifted jerk; Pizen presented a
gifted demonstration of his jerkiness). I recognize and appreciate
the Usenet as a medium for the exchange of information and ideas, and
I mean no offense to Wayne or anyone else, but what was wrong with
using "gave"? There - I said it, and I am ready for all jibes and
jeers. At least I didn't expound on the nature of what exactly is a
chocolate "mouse" cake.

No, Santa doesn't stop by here anymore. I wonder why?

--
"Life is hard. Life is harder when
you're stupid". - John Wayne

"Politics is war without bloodshed while
war is politics with bloodshed" - Mao Zedong

'99 FLHRCI

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:49:56 -0500, "Pizen" >
wrote:

>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Someone gifted David with a chocolate mouse cake at work, which
>> really capped off the meal.
>>
>> We're full and happy!
>
>Perhaps I'm being a grinch at this alleged festive time of the year,
>but I must take issue with the use of the word "gifted" as a verb.
>"Gifted" is an adjective, meaning endowed with talent or ability, or
>revealing special ability (Pizen is a gifted jerk; Pizen presented a
>gifted demonstration of his jerkiness). I recognize and appreciate
>the Usenet as a medium for the exchange of information and ideas, and
>I mean no offense to Wayne or anyone else, but what was wrong with
>using "gave"? There - I said it, and I am ready for all jibes and
>jeers. At least I didn't expound on the nature of what exactly is a
>chocolate "mouse" cake.
>
>No, Santa doesn't stop by here anymore. I wonder why?

You are incorrect in thinking that "gift" is incorrectly used as a
verb. Check an OED and you will see that it is cited as early as mid
16th century.

If you wish, you can google its use as a verb in alt.usage.english.

Boron

I always love reading what people are eating for dinner.

We're having lemon-thyme chicken with some cous couse cooked in
chicken broth and lemon juice with onion, garlic, diced peppers salt &
pepper and topped with toasted pine nuts and a salad.

Regards,
Ranee

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Crockpotted chicken (this time it _did_ fall apart!), potatoes microwaved in a
wet dishcloth, as per newsgroup suggestion, and applesauce. An easy meal,
mostly done in advance.


E. P.

"Brick" > wrote in :

>> Someone gifted David with a chocolate mouse cake at work, which really
>> capped off the meal.
>>
>> We're full and happy!
>>
>> --
>> Wayne in Phoenix
>>
>
> There's freebies and then there's great freebies. You lucked up
> my friend. Having those sides which I'd assume were planned
> overs from the frig didn't hurt. Being a fetishist for white sauce,
> I probably would have served the greenbeans and potatoes
> in one dish slathered with white or mornay (cheese added) sauce.
>

I cooked the green beans and potatoes fresh for the meal, but was too lazy
to do the white sauce. I really like that, too!

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

"Pizen" > wrote in news:6akyd.864$lm.14
@bignews1.bellsouth.net:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Someone gifted David with a chocolate mouse cake at work, which
>> really capped off the meal.
>>
>> We're full and happy!
>
> Perhaps I'm being a grinch at this alleged festive time of the year,
> but I must take issue with the use of the word "gifted" as a verb.
> "Gifted" is an adjective, meaning endowed with talent or ability, or
> revealing special ability (Pizen is a gifted jerk; Pizen presented a
> gifted demonstration of his jerkiness). I recognize and appreciate
> the Usenet as a medium for the exchange of information and ideas, and
> I mean no offense to Wayne or anyone else, but what was wrong with
> using "gave"? There - I said it, and I am ready for all jibes and
> jeers. At least I didn't expound on the nature of what exactly is a
> chocolate "mouse" cake.
>
> No, Santa doesn't stop by here anymore. I wonder why?

FWIW, I use the word "gifted" as a verb when I mean that someone was given
a gift. OTOH, we "give" people things all the time, but they are not
necessarily gifts. Use of the word "gifted" as a verb has a long history,
not started by me.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

"Pizen" > wrote in news:6akyd.864$lm.14
@bignews1.bellsouth.net:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> Someone gifted David with a chocolate mouse cake at work, which
>> really capped off the meal.
>>
>> We're full and happy!
>
> Perhaps I'm being a grinch at this alleged festive time of the year,
> but I must take issue with the use of the word "gifted" as a verb.
> "Gifted" is an adjective, meaning endowed with talent or ability, or
> revealing special ability (Pizen is a gifted jerk; Pizen presented a
> gifted demonstration of his jerkiness). I recognize and appreciate
> the Usenet as a medium for the exchange of information and ideas, and
> I mean no offense to Wayne or anyone else, but what was wrong with
> using "gave"? There - I said it, and I am ready for all jibes and
> jeers. At least I didn't expound on the nature of what exactly is a
> chocolate "mouse" cake.
>
> No, Santa doesn't stop by here anymore. I wonder why?

FWIW, I use the word "gifted" as a verb when I mean that someone was given
a gift. OTOH, we "give" people things all the time, but they are not
necessarily gifts. Use of the word "gifted" as a verb has a long history,
not started by me.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Ranee Mueller > wrote in news:raneemdonot-
:

> I always love reading what people are eating for dinner.
>
> We're having lemon-thyme chicken with some cous couse cooked in
> chicken broth and lemon juice with onion, garlic, diced peppers salt &
> pepper and topped with toasted pine nuts and a salad.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
>

Sounds good, Ranee, and I like pine nuts sprinkled on just about anything!
:-)

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Ranee Mueller > wrote in news:raneemdonot-
:

> I always love reading what people are eating for dinner.
>
> We're having lemon-thyme chicken with some cous couse cooked in
> chicken broth and lemon juice with onion, garlic, diced peppers salt &
> pepper and topped with toasted pine nuts and a salad.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
>

Sounds good, Ranee, and I like pine nuts sprinkled on just about anything!
:-)

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.