[Sca-cooks] politely deflecting food you don't want

[JIMCHEVAL at aol.com]

Well, pretending one's not hungry (or not anymore anyway) is one.
Simply leaving it on the plate (as my mother and an older friend did when  
they thought my string beans were undercooked) is another.
With fish, one can always say one just doesn't eat it. Not really that  
unusual.
I had some ex-neighbors in France who were always inviting me to dinner. I  
decided I should reciprocate but after the first time, they'd always go 
"Why  don't you come to OUR place?" It took me years to realize why... :)
 
My experiments were mainly in trying to make dishes beyond my meager  
capabilities. Can't recall now, except that I had a book of regional American  
recipes and would dip into it. One of the few women I ever lived with once 
said,  "You're always trying the complicated things. Why not keep it simple?"
 
Etc.
 
Jim  Chevallier
www.chezjim.com

The doctor's blancmange: Medieval recipes  from medical texts
_http://leslefts.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-doctors-blancmange-medieval-recipe
s.html   

 
In a message dated 3/7/2014 5:06:43 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com writes:


Okay, I'll bite. What are/were some of these ways to politely  deflect food 
you don't want to eat?

What were some of your "more  creative attempts at  cuisine"?

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