I have never met a fruit that I did not like You haven't met some of the people I know! :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: Good one! Yohanan! I typically call that kind of fruit a “fruitcake” — not my favorite kind of food or person. Have had to deal with my fair share of fruitcakes per my professional life. I typically get joked at work about making sure they are checking me for my badge when I leave the behavior health unit after seeing a patient. :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: Awe Tammie! Don't go ruining a good fruitcake by associating it with a loonies and cranks. A good fruitcake is hard to beat! https://youtube.com/shorts/v7MbDyeCIOM?si=n7IOwMQBuRspFjQB :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: Talk about fruitcakes... :wacko: Thats disgusting. This is another reason for asking God to bless our food. :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: :good: I can't find it quickly but wanted to comment on the Italian cooking. In my 20's I worked & lived with Italians in Canada and got to experience a wedding, a couple family reunions and not to mention business affairs. One of the reasons just like the Jewish communities, is why they are successful is they support the family. Even when someone keeps failing in business the family comes to their aid to ensure their success. My boss & friend, his mother always loaded us up once we left her house completely full and enough "drink." she was a little Italian lady and only spoke Italian. I enjoyed the fiery conversations in Italian even though I couldn't understand, but Sam (short for Sal) would translate. In Chicago we went to this little round guy's house who also hardly spoke English and he had a spread of raw octopus and all kinds of similar stuff, there was a little cooked food but not much. My memories came flooding in once the Italian food talk started. :good: I enjoyed the fiery conversations in Italian That is the truth! My grandmother's 75th birthday party was the funniest event. The place was full of Italians all trying to talk louder than the other and the passion in their voices was quite evident. I sat on a stool and listened to them all and just couldn't stop laughing! Of course, food was everywhere! Come on, Paul. You know that was funny! 😉
