Howarts Food

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 19469

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Scott" <insanus_scottus at y...> wrote:
> This was mentioned hundreds of messages ago, but I just have to add, 
> because I love food disscussions, and it's about time we had another 
> one. 
> 
> I am suprised that the trio aren't so fat the had to waddle up the 
> stairs. Of course it is fiction, so as realistic as the characters 
> may seem they can still eat as many helpings of pudding as they can 
> hold and not gain an inch. (sigh).
> 

During my time, my college was rumored to have the best tasting food 
among the colleges and universities in the city. Doctors from the 
nearby Children's Hospital and the Trauma Center would sometimes eat 
lunch and breakfast there. Needless to say, we never thought the food 
was that special. I guess when you're used to eating it, it loses it's 
specialness. For example, I remember during my Freshman year, the 
upperclassmen would say how the food wasn't as good as it was when 
they were freshman. Yes, when I became a "sage" upperclassmen, I 
thought the same thing! 

Like Hogwarts, the 'holiday meals' were fabulous! Thanksgiving with 
it's traditional turkey and trimmings, ham, pies, cakes....Christmas 
with it's Cornish game hens and a saddle of roast beef, along with the 
side dishes, pies, cakes. Founder's Day was special: a barbeque-picnic 
lunch then a banquet in the evening.
The fun thing about the 'holiday meals' was that the President of the 
College and the Deans served the food. It was a lot of fun telling the 
Dean of Student Affairs to give you a big spoonful of the cornbread 
stuffing.

> Simon said that he likes cooking for himself which I can't 
> understand, because though I love to cook for other people, I can't 
> stand eating my concoctions myself. I don't know why, they are 
> perfectly delicious, but something about making it takes away my 
> appetite. Hmmm, to tie this back on topic I don't guess that the 
> common rooms have kitchens, but I'm suprised that they don't have 
> anywhere for food, since they must want a midnight snack sometime. 
> 

I share your problem! My mother always said that when you cook, the 
aromas from the cooking food 'fill you up', so you lose your appetite. 

Milz