"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>
>> It's a close relative, and they live less than 6 blocks away. And
>> we're the only family within 900 miles.
>>
>> Donna
>
> Ah, well I don't have the same qualms that you do. I haven't seen my
> oldest
> brother in close to 3 years. Just because he lives here and is related to
> me doesn't mean I have to share meals with him.
>
> And even if it didn't make you ill, it doesn't sound like these relatives
> serve you particularly delicious food. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure they
> enjoy the company and perhaps you do, too. I don't know. Maybe you
> should
> show her a copy of the RFC Cookbook

This isn't a relative that we dislike. Her cooking skills were never good
and she doesn't care; food just has to be edible, nothing more. Taste is
irrelevant. We've resigned ourselves to the fact that the food there is
never going to be any different, and we go for the company. Some of the
meals are better than others. This is the first time we've had ill effects,
so I'm hoping it was something like the canned beans. She can't possibly
have a lot of those. Maybe I'll see if she has any more of them, and I can
talk her into giving them to me, and I can throw them away.

As far as the cookbook it's mine! MINE! MIIINE!!! bwa ha ha... :-)