On Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 2:30:27 PM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 2/7/2021 11:24 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2021-02-07 1:59 p.m., Graham wrote:
> >> On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 09:32:27 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>
> >
> >>> Why are cooks so thin-skinned that they would mind someone adding
> >>> pepper (or salt, for that matter) to food? It's "season to taste", and
> >>> everyone's taste is different.
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >
> > I see it the other way around, that it would e bad manners for a host to
> > expect their guest to prefer seasoning to his or her taste and not to
> > their own. That's one of the reasons that there are salt and pepper
> > shakers on the table.
> >
> > There are lots of meals where condiments are provided and no one should
> > be offended if a guest has more or less than the host would expect, or
> > none at all. There is usually butter on the table to be used on bread
> > and rolls or on potatoes and vegetables.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> How about those guys t hat salt their food even before tasting it?

Shoot, I do that with my own food.

Cindy Hamilton