Friday, August 17, 2007

The marital meal

My brilliant mother contributed this comment to the last post:

I'm not sure the subject of potato salad is suitable for public conversation. It used to be that the sacred salad was only eaten in the privacy of a couple's own kitchen. Simply for nutrition, of course, not just for the pleasure of eating! Potatoes, mayonaise, egg, a little salt perhaps for some spice. But not too much spice. That might lead to indulgence above and beyond the sustenance of life. I hear, though, that people have begun to routinely add onions and celery to their potato salad to ratchet up the (blush) flavor. What is the world coming to? Next thing we know this most sacred of foods will be consumed by couples outside of the bonds of dinnertime and the evening news! And, please, let's have no talk of how those of other ethnic backgrounds make THEIR potato salad. After all, this is still a public forum and could accidentally be accessed by a child.


Yea, verily, this is wise counsel! I trust that none of our Gentle Readers was offended by the nutritional references of the last post, and assure them that this most sinful casserole -- together with "deviled eggs" -- will henceforth be considered Prurient Material and unsuitable for publication in this wholesome journal.


This forum will hereby commence only with topics of interest to Decent Folk: sex, alcohol, and maybe quiltmaking.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's a wise young woman who heeds the gentle advice of her mother....

Anonymous said...

So should I make dinner for you and yer mom next time I see you both, does this mean I should or should not make potato salad?

Amy said...

Hehe, awesome :-)