In article > , Dog3
> wrote:

> My thoughts exactly. A host/hostess will most likely appreciate the
> 'test' tasting to make certain the dish is at least edibile.

It's called "quality control." Entirely acceptable for the heathens in
the midwest. "-)
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-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated in late-April.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.