SC - being sneaky (was re: mustard soup)
kat
kat at kagan.com
Wed Oct 29 11:28:29 PST 1997
kimi writes:
> > mustard soup. >>
> Tried this last night on my hubby (who hates anything close to mustard and
> makes really ugly faces when I spread mustard on my tomatoes!) and didnt > tell
> him what was in it (of course). he had 2 bowls (never goes for seconds) and
> then I burst into hysterical laughter!!!! I then told him what was in it...he
> looked truly disgusted for a minute (I think he was contemplating divorce)
> and said that if mustard had always tasted this good, he would have eaten it
> earlier!!! I used a brown-like mustard, stone ground it says on jar...but the
> thing is he liked it!!! maybe I can change the way he eats yet (we've only
> been married nearly 8 years!)
kimi, you make me proud! :-)
The first time I ever made stroganoff for my first husband; he saw me stirring in the sour cream at the end and said he wouldn't eat "that white glop." Swore he hated sour cream; thought it was disgusting. (Never stopped him from eating all the chips-n-dip, though...)
So I tried my brother's trick: I made it about a month later, agreeing to put sour cream only in my half; and added about a tablespoon to his without him knowing. (I explained that it got lighter in color "because of the cornstarch thickening.") Every time I made it after that, I stirred in just a little bit more, then added proportionately less sour cream to my own.
After about the twentieth time I made it, he complimented me on it and I asked him what he liked about it. He said, "It's that kind of sourish tang." I burst out in laughter, much like you must have... and then confessed. He was FURIOUS... but he had thirds.
There is a great deal more psychology in the cooking and serving of food than most people ever realize...
I suppose one day I should call him up and confess about all the pureed vegetables I sneaked into soups and stews all those years (he refuses to eat vegetables)...
<hee hee hee>
- kat
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