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ravenlynne[_1_]

yetanotherBob wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>> While we were discussing sausage recipes, he asked me if I was married
>> when I mentioned using the fresh herbs from the herb garden........
>>
>> I was flattered and amused!
>>
>> Men seem to appreciate a girl that has a good handle on cooking...
>>
>> Is it really that rare?
>>
>>
> And Good Businessmen appreciate that it never hurts to massage the
> customer's ego, and maybe even flirt a bit! Isn't there a saying that
> goes, "A stroke in time saves nine" (or something like that)?
>
> But in response to your question, imo it *is* getting to be more and
> more rare over the last few decades. More working women, less "real"
> cooking at home, fewer families together at mealtime, etc. Even if a
> woman's mother imparted some level of cooking information to her, what's
> the day-to-day incentive to put it to use and build on it?
>
> Bob

I'm the only woman of my generation in my family that cooks well. I'm
something of a black sheep I guess...I get sneered at for my ability.

--
The Doctor: And I'm looking for a blonde in a Union Jack. A specific
one, mind you, I didn't just wake up this morning with a craving.