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Neil Ward wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>Okay, I'm going to regret this: Green eggs?
Please tell me they have parsley in them and not mould.</tt></blockquote>
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.
<p>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.
<p>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.....
<p>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.
<p>--Amanda</html>