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

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.

Ravenlynne wrote:
> 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?
>>>
>>>
>> 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.

My mom didn't work but she disliked cooking to the extreme. If it was
available in a prepackaged mix or a freezer container or a can, she was
thrilled. She sometimes asks me where I got my "cooking gene". I enjoy it,
but I also enjoy "real" food

In article >,
Ravenlynne > wrote:


> 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.

My mother was a good cook, but she couldn't follow the directions on
packages. It was a standing joke in our family. She died over thirty
years ago, but I didn't figure out until a year ago that the reason she
couldn't follow directions was because they were written in English, and
she didn't know that language.

In article >,
Ravenlynne > wrote:

> > 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.

That sucks!

I'll bet they are just jealous...
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In article >,
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

We have been enjoying meals a lot more, I must admit, and I find
cooking to be so much fun!

There are a couple of female co-workers too that I've enjoyed discussing
recipes with, and a couple of the guys. There are two other women that
don't have a clu'.
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Peace, Om

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