On 2021-02-07 2:11 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 1:59:44 PM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
>> On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 09:32:27 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>>> Cindy Hamilton
>> I would have thought that it's bad manners to season a dish that one's host
>> has prepared. After all, it's criticism of her/his cooking.
>
> Not in my view. It means I like more salt or pepper than the host does.
>
> When I cook for others, I cut back on the salt to "normal people levels".
>

I always used to add enough salt to the cooking water than I never
needed to add salt at the table. I would pour some salt into my hand and
dump it into the water. My wife used to salt the cooking water with the
shaker, so I often had to add salt at the table.