Handy Real-Life Example and some on Potions, Yuck

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 26441

"Mindy C.L." wrote:

> Milz:
>
> Actually it's against jewish law to ingest any bugs, dead or alive. So
> every time I eat lettuce, cabbage, and other veggies that come from
> underground I have to painstakingly check it for bugs.
>
> Additionally, aside from the critters factor, those potions must taste
> horrible, for no flavors are added.

I might point out, at the risk of beating the vaguely horse-shaped
grease spot over there, that this is a *prime* example of a thread that
started as HP specific and is now drifting. If it were to continue (and
I am in no way suggesting it not, it's fascinating, I didn't know about
that Jewish law thing and my best cradle-Catholic friend is now married
to a Jew and such things are useful), eventually probably someone would
change the addressee to the Chatter list, and mention on the main list
that he/she had taken it over there, and that would be pretty much that.

Just sort of a useful example.

And *just* to keep it on-topic, how do you know that the potions
ingredients taste awful? Other than the Effective Medicine Must Taste
Revolting metalaw? I mean, I understand that roasted caterpillars are
succulent, my own (god help me) father once brought us chocolate covered
ants and bees which were (according to braver souls than I) quite tasty,
and if I did not know it was a bona fide dish, if the books mentioned
birds' nest soup I'd think they'd made it up. The potions might taste
just great. They just *sound* revolting.

--Amanda


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