On Fri 25 Nov 2005 06:40:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Melba's
Jammin'?

> In article >,
> Buzinkum > wrote:
>
>> Maybe it's just me, but why is it everywhere I go to eat a nice meal
>> there is a host who obliviously serves up pie or cake by slicing,
>> burying their fingers in the topping to move the piece, then sucking on
>> their fingers and serving up the next slice? Seems to be common among
>> the over-50 crowd, of which I am not.
>>
>> I know chefs in restaurants taste and touch food as a matter of course,
>> but at least they don't generally do it in plain sight of their guests
>> with a dim-witted sort of glee.
>>
>> How do you politely tell someone, especially a relative or in-law, to
>> first not bury their fingers in your frosting, and then second stop
>> licking their damn fingers before they touch and serve your slice?
>
> "How about if you keep your fingers out of my piece. Thanks,"

We've always used a cake server along with the knife.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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