On Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:09:40 -0600, Chemiker
> wrote:

>Some years ago, my father was working in Eldorado, KS (we lived in
>Texas). While there, he roomed with a private family, and the
>housewife was interested in his descriptions of stuffed cabbage and
>other Central European fgavorites of his. He offered to show her how
>to make them, and she gratefully accepted.
>
>One day after he and his landlord returned from the worksite, they
>were greeted by the enthusiastic housewife, who had a surprise
>waiting. She had actually made stuffed cabbage and she was quite proud
>of her accomplishment.
>
>The excitement lasted until they began eating....
>
>The men noticed a strange bouquet to the dish and there were some
>quizzical expressions around the table.
>
>Turned out the poor woman could get the cabbage rolls to pack without
>unrolling (they were overfilled with meat) so she put a rubber band
>around each cabbage roll to make them all behave. She snipped the
>rubber bands off before presentation.......

Reminds me of all the times in the UK the ex-wife cooked chicken
without removing the little plastic bags of offal tucked in the
cavity.

That plastic always added an 'interesting' taste to the meat... !

Welshdog
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