On 7/30/2011 10:57 PM, Mark Thorson wrote:
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>
> . I surmised that might be because
> her food just wasn't that attractive anymore, and
> the way to reverse that is to make food better than
> what she was eating. I was a bit shocked to discover
> she way frying up Spam and eating that over rice. No
> wonder she lost so much weight in the last 9 years.
> I think I may have solved that problem -- she keeps
> telling me the food I make is really good.


That's a terrific solution. Ethnic cooking is often
very satisfying to older people who grew up with it
but they can decide it's too much trouble to make for
themselves.

Will she eat fruit in addition to the cooked dishes
you are making for her?

You are an exemplary son.

gloria p