[Sca-cooks] Is it just me, or when did they start doing this???

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Dec 9, 2007, at 2:24 AM, Susan Fox wrote:

> When did they start doing what, giving gifts for Hanukkah?  Quite some
> generations now.

Well, yes, I realize that. I just made out like something of a foodie  
bandit, which caught me a little unexpectedly.

Gifts we gave included a set of Scandinavian rosette irons, a set of  
little non-stick petit-four sized cheesecake molds, homemade Szechuan  
chili paste, Creole and Lombard mustards, John Thorne's new book, and  
in one case a huge covered roasting pan which was so massively marked  
down (I think from over $100 to about $25), that even though I hate to  
give gifts that even look like housework, we had to make an exception  
on this one.

Funny, I had heard a long report on the radio news this morning which  
stated that food gifts are very much in vogue this year, both because  
they can be given over and over again, but also because they're  
relatively easy to order and have delivered, and they're items a lot  
of people wouldn't go and buy for themselves. They were talking about  
things like Omaha Steaks and Harry and David fruit, stuff like that. I  
don't think they meant John Thorne books, chili paste or truffles...

> A black truffle beats the heck out of chocolate coins, I'll tell you
> that much!

Got some of those, too ;-). And the new Fergus Henderson Nose To Tail  
book...

>  Your friends obviously love you and understand what kind of
> gift would mean the most to you.

<sniffle>. All true. And then, they don't mind inviting themselves  
over for dinner now and then, either ;-).

Adamantius