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jmcquown[_2_]

On 8/30/2016 8:13 PM, wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:19:59 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/27/2016 4:04 PM, wrote:
>>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 14:34:25 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> America, so much a melting pot, has never had a particular overall
>>>> flair but has internal cuisines well known around the planet. Cajun is
>>>> so blended that's its really us now.
>>>
>>> Not so, `cajun`is the slang for Acadian and they come from France, via
>>> NS in Canada.
>>>
>> True dat.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Well, nice to see one other person knows that lol
>

I was once engaged to a 'Cajun' who was very proud of his French
Acadian (by way of Canada) heritage. He was a good cook, but one thing
he couldn't do was cook rice. He simply couldn't resist taking the lid
off the pot.

Jill