Challenging beliefs RE: [Sca-cooks] cordials

[Elaine Koogler]

Sue Clemenger wrote:

>Now, Papa...you've been king.  You should remember that that sort of
>Political Tongue is a general peer quality, even if not quite at the level
>of having the gift of Parsle Tongue (sp?).
>Laurels also don't know everything about everything, despite our secret
>decoder rings.  I hang out on this list because you guys let me, bless you
>all, but I am *SO* NOT a Food Laurel.  I got recognized for embroidery.  I
>think.  I make food mistakes all the time, but hopefully, not the same ones!
>At any rate, we actually run into this sort of thing fairly often--most of
>the plaintive voices I hear from my fellows usually comes from non-textile
>Laurels who are assumed to be clothing experts, though. ;o)  I'd only really
>be worried about the laurel mentioned if he/she had been recognized for
>brewing/liqueurs/etc.  It may be an IKA thing (or a matter of personal
>approachability) but I, for one, here in Artemisia, sure wouldn't have any
>problem with someone asking me for sources, or to explain my reasoning on a
>certain topic.  How the heck else am I going to learn, peerage or not?
>--Maire, Auld Aten laurel, now popping back into the back kitchen at the
>Rock to continue making blintzes for the 25th (stuffed with cheese and lox
>and chives...mmmmm)
>
>  
>
I agree.  I am at least partially a food Laurel, but I constantly learn 
from all of you...and I know that I ask some questions that must really 
seem stupid to you guys...but I know I still have a lot to learn.  And, 
IMHO, any Laurel who claims otherwise about themselves isn't really 
worth of that set of leaves.

Kiri