"TOliver" > wrote

> traditional American or Southwestern/Tex-Mex, since the
> Prez gets more than his fill of "composed" dishes and
> elaborate menus.

Fascinating. Ottoman sultans had a "food taster" whose job
it was to taste the food before it was served to the
sultans--just in case.

Is there a similar job category in the White House, I
wonder? How about in Buckingham Palace?

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Bob
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