Re: Explain Marrow Toast for her Huggy

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: : : : Christina writes:
: : : : : Right behind you, Bill. Kidneys? Giblets? Gizzards? Livers? Hand 'em over! I love 'em all...but NO mountain oysters. Brains? Well, don't THINK I've ever had them, but there is the Southern/rural delicacy "head cheese..." whose contents are probably best left to the imagination...
: : : : : Yep, I'll basically try anything once as long as it's not bugs, eyeballs or those pesky oysters ya mentioned!
: : : : : Christina

: : : : Dear Christina,

: : : : I don't like to burst your bubble, dahlink, but head cheese is NOT a southern delicacy at all.  My father, who grew up in Pittsburgh, was raised on it.  I believe it's actually a Pennsylvania Dutch concoction.  No REAL southerner would trade their hawg jowls for the likes o' that!!  Urk!!!!

: : : : And, BTW, Miss...if you think you'll be SNACKIN' on MARROW TOAST whilst ye bunk in Mighty Mohican Mama Marcia's Mansion of Madness and Mayhem, you'd best think again!  I'll suss out any grossly disgusting food items and feed 'em to the fishies out back, I swear!!!  Mallows, Yes, marrows, NO!!  Heads of lettuce, okay.  Head CHEESE, right OUT!  Chips, fine.  Chit'lins, NEVER!And NOTHING on any plate, anywhere that LOOKS at me!  Nuh-uh!!  Nope.  No way!  

: : : : Ye've been fairly warned!!!!!  Any violations of these Food Rules will cause one to be immediately evicted from the premises and forced to go eat jellied eels with Gnomie & Pals!  *tsk*
: : : : MMMM

: : : But Momma Marcia, jellied eel is GOOD...ummm...I guess you aren't into eel, are you? Sushi's out too, huh? No sea urchin, no salmon roe? Pickled herring? How 'bout pickled herring? Out too? 
: : : Oh well...guess I can always bring my cheez whiz and crackers.
: : : Christina

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: : NOPE!!!  No cheez whiz either!!!  You're OTHER roomie (namely ME!) is allergic to cheese!! In any form except mozerella!  So there you have it!!  Cheese is 'out' too!!! Peanut butter?  I could let you 'do' Peanut Butter?  Or sardines on toast?  Or... marmalade... or ....

: : Kate.

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: In deference to my roommates, and in order to keep the peace (which I like to do, most of the time, sort of, kind of, ya know...) I'll scrape up (no pun intended) some marrow toast in the weeks BEFORE the gathering, and leave the cheese at home. chocolate however, will come in abundance. I've learned this winter that chocolate can quell homicidal tendencies. (Work in my office, you learn this quickly...) 
: sardines? Hmmmm...i LIKE sardines, Kate, love em in fact...
: Christina


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