[Sca-cooks] Perioid versus period

[Martin G. Diehl]

kingstaste at mindspring.com wrote:
> 
> Saint Phlip queried:
> So, if you can, could someone please explain to me why 
> the period aspect of the food is so scary? 
> I'd be scared if part of the cooking required me to 
> sit in the oven with the food, or anything else of 
> a dangerous nature- cook it in the middle of an 
> interstate during rush hour maybe ;-) 

Totally charming list.  

But you forgot the most painful one ... thinking ... 

> But, dealing with the recipes is the easy part...
> 
> You bring up perfectly logical questions, Phlip, for 
> someone with an open and curious nature.  However, I 
> deal with people every day (culinary students included) 
> that absolutely would not consider eating something
> "strange", and the things that people think are strange 
> completely boggle the mind.  

[snip]

> So, I think part of the insight you are looking for is 
> not "why are people afraid of period food?", 
> but "why are people afraid of trying any new food?".

Maybe the real question is 

	"why are people afraid of trying anything new?". 

... For that matter, why must the eMail subject include 
warning tags such as [OoP], [OT], or even [HUMOR] 
... why here, among friends?  

Is anyone afraid of laughing?  

Are the people who like to laugh afraid of offending 
the people who are afraid of laughing?  

BTW, I collect (along with far too many other things) .SIG 
files ... here's one that 'fits' this end of the discussion 

  Delirium:  There must be a word for it ... the thing 
             that lets you know that TIME is happening.  
             IS there a word? 

  Sandman:   CHANGE.

  Delirium:  Oh.  I was AFRAID of that. 

> Christianna

Vincenzo

-- 
Martin G. Diehl

http://www.renderosity.com/gallery.ez?ByArtist=Yes&Artist=MGD

Reality: That which remains after you stop thinking about it.
  inspired by P. K. Dick