My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth implant
that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue.... which, of
course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC) but
apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say her
throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any Campbell's
Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an
option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person who does parties
for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes from more cuisines
competently than the majority of people who participate here.


--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

sf wrote:
My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth implant
that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue.... which, of
course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC) but
apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say her
throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any Campbell's
Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an
option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person who does parties
for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes from more cuisines
competently than the majority of people who participate here.

How would you know how competently the majority of the people here
cook? Have you eaten at everyone's home?
-L.

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 09:53:56p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sf?

My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth implant
that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue.... which, of
course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC) but
apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say her
throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any Campbell's
Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an
option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person who does parties
for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes from more cuisines
competently than the majority of people who participate here.

Perhaps she should blink an eye and swallow a can of whatever's at hand. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

On 22 Jan 2006 06:10:21 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com wrote:

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 09:53:56p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sf?

My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth implant
that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue.... which, of
course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC) but
apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say her
throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any Campbell's
Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an
option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person who does parties
for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes from more cuisines
competently than the majority of people who participate here.

Perhaps she should blink an eye and swallow a can of whatever's at hand. :-)

Don't you ever have specific urges when you're sick?

serene

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 10:11:24p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

On 22 Jan 2006 06:10:21 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com wrote:

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 09:53:56p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sf?

My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth implant
that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue.... which, of
course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC) but
apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say her
throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any Campbell's
Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an
option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person who does parties
for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes from more cuisines
competently than the majority of people who participate here.

Perhaps she should blink an eye and swallow a can of whatever's at hand.
:-)

Don't you ever have specific urges when you're sick?

Yes, of course, but if I were visiting someone and they offered me another
brand of the same thing, I'd accept. No point in being a PITA.

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

sf wrote:
My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth implant
that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue.... which, of
course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC) but
apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say her
throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any Campbell's
Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an
option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person who does parties
for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes from more cuisines
competently than the majority of people who participate here.

Sorry for her ouchie! I always preferred Lipton Noodle Soup - not the
chicken noodle one, just the noodle soup. Basically salty chicken broth and
noodles. With lots of crackers to dunk and get all mushy.

Too bad she can't do store brand tomato soup and grilled cheese sammich

Jill

sf wrote in
:

My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth implant
that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue.... which, of
course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC) but
apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say her
throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any Campbell's
Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an
option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person who does parties
for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes from more cuisines
competently than the majority of people who participate here.


So she was being a baby about it. I'm the same. If I get a cold I go for
the campbell's chicken noodle soup. Quick, tastes great with saltines,
feel like a kid for a while. Nothing wrong with that, imho.

Andy

-L. wrote:
sf wrote:
My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth implant
that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue.... which, of
course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC) but
apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say her
throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any Campbell's
Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an
option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person who does parties
for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes from more cuisines
competently than the majority of people who participate here.

How would you know how competently the majority of the people here
cook? Have you eaten at everyone's home?
-L.

Don't get your knickers in a twist Lots of people on rfc have met and
eaten at each others homes. Then there is simply - hey!- someone posted a
recipe and tried it. Oh, and some have shipped stuff, like Barb's jam or
Margaret's Hamantaschen. If I liked mustard I'd be begging for some of
Pam's mustard to slather on corned beef. Way back when, Kendall F. Stratton
shipped me hand-picked fiddlehead ferns. These things scream *competent*.

Jill

jmcquown wrote on 22 Jan 2006 in rec.food.cooking

-L. wrote:
sf wrote:
My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth
implant that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue....
which, of course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC)
but apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say
her throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any
Campbell's Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO -
that wasn't an option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person
who does parties for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes
from more cuisines competently than the majority of people who
participate here.

How would you know how competently the majority of the people here
cook? Have you eaten at everyone's home?
-L.

Don't get your knickers in a twist Lots of people on rfc have met
and eaten at each others homes. Then there is simply - hey!- someone
posted a recipe and tried it. Oh, and some have shipped stuff, like
Barb's jam or Margaret's Hamantaschen. If I liked mustard I'd be
begging for some of Pam's mustard to slather on corned beef. Way back
when, Kendall F. Stratton shipped me hand-picked fiddlehead ferns.
These things scream *competent*.

Jill



Yeah...we are all incompetent...that's why this group is so widely read.
Real competent people read this group and then know what not to do and
why...

Get a clue.

--
The eyes are the mirrors....
But the ears...Ah the ears.
The ears keep the hat up.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 10:11:24p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
serene?

On 22 Jan 2006 06:10:21 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com wrote:

Perhaps she should blink an eye and swallow a can of whatever's
at hand. :-)

Don't you ever have specific urges when you're sick?

Yes, of course, but if I were visiting someone and they offered me
another brand of the same thing, I'd accept. No point in being a
PITA.

There's nothing at all wrong with declining an offer. Why should should
eat something she doesn't enjoy?



Brian


--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

On 22 Jan 2006 06:26:25 +0100, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 10:11:24p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it serene?

On 22 Jan 2006 06:10:21 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com wrote:

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 09:53:56p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sf?

My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth implant
that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue.... which, of
course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC) but
apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say her
throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any Campbell's
Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an
option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person who does parties
for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes from more cuisines
competently than the majority of people who participate here.

Perhaps she should blink an eye and swallow a can of whatever's at hand.
:-)

Don't you ever have specific urges when you're sick?

Yes, of course, but if I were visiting someone and they offered me another
brand of the same thing, I'd accept. No point in being a PITA.

Hey, she was on the road and about to stop at the grocery store...
just checking to see if we had any, that's all. If that's being a
PITA, you need a serious education in pain giving.

I was merely laughing about her wanting Campbell's chicken soup as
comfort food. She makes a killer chicken noodle soup (right down to
the homemade noodles and matzo balls), but she still wanted the canned
stuff. Sorry I mentioned it.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:27:07 -0600, jmcquown wrote:

sf wrote:
My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth implant
that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue.... which, of
course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC) but
apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say her
throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any Campbell's
Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an
option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person who does parties
for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes from more cuisines
competently than the majority of people who participate here.

Sorry for her ouchie! I always preferred Lipton Noodle Soup - not the
chicken noodle one, just the noodle soup. Basically salty chicken broth and
noodles. With lots of crackers to dunk and get all mushy.

Too bad she can't do store brand tomato soup and grilled cheese sammich

Jill

I'm in the Lipton camp too.

She brought home the Campbells and a couple of frozen soups.... so we
ended up slurping some tomato basil instead. I would have called my
dentist for her yesterday, but she was out shopping all day. It's one
of those things - bite your tongue once and it swells so you keep
biting it. Been there, done that.

--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

On Sun 22 Jan 2006 12:41:37p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sf?

On 22 Jan 2006 06:26:25 +0100, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 10:11:24p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
serene?

On 22 Jan 2006 06:10:21 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com wrote:

On Sat 21 Jan 2006 09:53:56p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sf?

My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth
implant that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue....
which, of course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC)
but apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say
her throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any
Campbell's Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO -
that wasn't an option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person
who does parties for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks
dishes from more cuisines competently than the majority of people
who participate here.

Perhaps she should blink an eye and swallow a can of whatever's at
hand.
:-)

Don't you ever have specific urges when you're sick?

Yes, of course, but if I were visiting someone and they offered me
another brand of the same thing, I'd accept. No point in being a
PITA.

Hey, she was on the road and about to stop at the grocery store...
just checking to see if we had any, that's all.

It didn't come across that way, the way you wrote it.

If that's being a
PITA, you need a serious education in pain giving.

Still, if I were visiting in someone's home and asked if they had any
chicken soup, I would have gratefully accepted what they offered.

I was merely laughing about her wanting Campbell's chicken soup as
comfort food. She makes a killer chicken noodle soup (right down to
the homemade noodles and matzo balls), but she still wanted the canned
stuff. Sorry I mentioned it.

Regardless of how well you cook or how many people you entertain, when you
don't feel well it's sometimes the most basic of things you feel comforted
by.

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

On Sun 22 Jan 2006 12:54:07p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sf?

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:27:07 -0600, jmcquown wrote:

sf wrote:
My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth implant
that isn't quite right so she's been biting her tongue.... which, of
course, is quite painful. I've given her lidocane (OTC) but
apparently it hasn't worked wonders because she called to say her
throat hurts now and she wanted to know if we had any Campbell's
Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an
option. She needs Campbell's. This is the person who does parties
for 40-60 without blinking an eye and cooks dishes from more
cuisines competently than the majority of people who participate
here.

Sorry for her ouchie! I always preferred Lipton Noodle Soup - not the
chicken noodle one, just the noodle soup. Basically salty chicken
broth and noodles. With lots of crackers to dunk and get all mushy.

Too bad she can't do store brand tomato soup and grilled cheese
sammich

Jill

I'm in the Lipton camp too.

She brought home the Campbells and a couple of frozen soups.... so we
ended up slurping some tomato basil instead. I would have called my
dentist for her yesterday, but she was out shopping all day. It's one
of those things - bite your tongue once and it swells so you keep
biting it. Been there, done that.

Personally, I don't like *any* canned soup with noodles in it. I prefer
Mrs. Weiss' Chicken Kluski Noodle Soup Mix. Under the circustamces,
though, any port in a storm. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Sun 22 Jan 2006 12:54:07p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sf?

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 04:27:07 -0600, jmcquown wrote:

sf wrote:
My exSIL has been visiting since last week. She has a tooth
implant that isn't quite right so she's been biting her
tongue.... which, of course, is quite painful. I've given her
lidocane (OTC) but apparently it hasn't worked wonders because
she called to say her throat hurts now and she wanted to know if
we had any Campbell's Chicken Soup. I don't, but offered
Udon.... OH NO - that wasn't an option. She needs Campbell's.
This is the person who does parties for 40-60 without blinking
an eye and cooks dishes from more cuisines competently than the
majority of people who participate here.

Sorry for her ouchie! I always preferred Lipton Noodle Soup - not
the chicken noodle one, just the noodle soup. Basically salty
chicken broth and noodles. With lots of crackers to dunk and get
all mushy.

Too bad she can't do store brand tomato soup and grilled cheese
sammich

Jill

I'm in the Lipton camp too.

Personally, I don't like *any* canned soup with noodles in it. I
prefer Mrs. Weiss' Chicken Kluski Noodle Soup Mix. Under the
circustamces, though, any port in a storm. :-)

Lipton's is dried soup mix. Campbell's came along later with their dried
soup mixture. I agree with you on canned noodles... yuk and yuk! Mom
bought Campbell's Beef Noodle soup once. I have no idea why it is still
sold; it's disgusting.

Jill