[HPFGU-OTChatter] Green eggs (and other unsavoury-sounding dishes)

[Amanda Lewanski]

Neil Ward wrote:

> Okay, I'm going to regret this: Green eggs?  Please tell me they have
> parsley in them and not mould.

Calm yourself, Neil. My father made us green eggs and ham once, and did
a creditable job of it--of course, they made cakes as a serious hobby,
and had reams of the paste colors, so our eggs were a lovely Kelly
green. We all had green tongues for days, seems like. We didn't eat the
ham, but we never ate ham anyway, so that doesn't count.

I think I come from a weird family--my mom made a Valentine's feast one
time that was entirely pink--she made pimiento cheese sandwiches and
then cut out the middles with a heart cookie cutter so they'd be
heart-shaped, and she'd colored the pimiento cheese to be pink; she made
deviled eggs and colored the deviled part; we had pink lemonade; pink
rollout cookies (ahem--Brit version--pink biscuits shaped like hearts),
etc. It was great.

And I still pull my mom's trick of coloring her pound cake batter vivid
purple, then baking it in a bundt pan. When it comes out, it's nicely
browned and the color doesn't show. She loved (as I do) to take this to
people as a housewarming present, congratulations on the baby, etc., and
not mention the color.....

Oh, and early exposure to Dr. Seuss can color you forever, no pun
intended--all my poetry tends toward a Seussian meter, and I consider
words a big Lego set.

--Amanda
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