On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:22:24 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> When one dessert just won't do it! Delicious food trend sees sweets
>> being stacked into spectacular (but calorific) treat towers, from
>> cinnamon roll-topped doughnuts to cake-covered milkshakes
>>
>> uJelly in California tops their doughnuts with flan, cinnamon rolls,
>> and chocolate-covered strawberries Doughnuts from The Rolling Pin in
>> Toronto and Queens Comfort in New York are finished off with macarons
>> and doughnut holes Dreamy Creations in Los Angeles serves frozen
>> custard, which can be topped with cupcakes In NYC, Black Tap Burgers
>> and Beer creates over-the-top milkshakes with cake and candy, which
>> have gone viral
>>
>> Look at them he
>>
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/fo...hen-one-desser
>> t-just-won-t-Delicious-food-trend-sees-sweets-stacked-spectacular-calo
>> rific-treat-towers-cinnamon-roll-topped-doughnuts-cake-covered-milksha
>> kes.html
>>
>> I've never seen anything like them))
>
>They aren't real stuff we eat, I hope you know! The only one even
>remotely reasonable was the strawberry dipped in chocolate and then a
>swirl of chocolate over the dougnut with the fresh fruit in the center.

anyone should be able to figure out that those items have nothing to
do with reality. It's a wonderful article prepared for those folks
who like to think they are so much better than those in the US.
Didn't the deep-fried Mars bar originate in Scotland?
Janet US

"Janet B" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:22:24 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>>Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> When one dessert just won't do it! Delicious food trend sees sweets
>>> being stacked into spectacular (but calorific) treat towers, from
>>> cinnamon roll-topped doughnuts to cake-covered milkshakes
>>>
>>> uJelly in California tops their doughnuts with flan, cinnamon rolls,
>>> and chocolate-covered strawberries Doughnuts from The Rolling Pin in
>>> Toronto and Queens Comfort in New York are finished off with macarons
>>> and doughnut holes Dreamy Creations in Los Angeles serves frozen
>>> custard, which can be topped with cupcakes In NYC, Black Tap Burgers
>>> and Beer creates over-the-top milkshakes with cake and candy, which
>>> have gone viral
>>>
>>> Look at them he
>>>
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/fo...hen-one-desser
>>> t-just-won-t-Delicious-food-trend-sees-sweets-stacked-spectacular-calo
>>> rific-treat-towers-cinnamon-roll-topped-doughnuts-cake-covered-milksha
>>> kes.html
>>>
>>> I've never seen anything like them))
>>
>>They aren't real stuff we eat, I hope you know! The only one even
>>remotely reasonable was the strawberry dipped in chocolate and then a
>>swirl of chocolate over the dougnut with the fresh fruit in the center.
>
> anyone should be able to figure out that those items have nothing to
> do with reality. It's a wonderful article prepared for those folks
> who like to think they are so much better than those in the US.
> Didn't the deep-fried Mars bar originate in Scotland?
> Janet US

LOLOL

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On 4/10/2016 9:49 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:22:24 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> When one dessert just won't do it! Delicious food trend sees sweets
>>> being stacked into spectacular (but calorific) treat towers, from
>>> cinnamon roll-topped doughnuts to cake-covered milkshakes
>>>
>>> uJelly in California tops their doughnuts with flan, cinnamon rolls,
>>> and chocolate-covered strawberries Doughnuts from The Rolling Pin in
>>> Toronto and Queens Comfort in New York are finished off with macarons
>>> and doughnut holes Dreamy Creations in Los Angeles serves frozen
>>> custard, which can be topped with cupcakes In NYC, Black Tap Burgers
>>> and Beer creates over-the-top milkshakes with cake and candy, which
>>> have gone viral
>>>
>>> Look at them he
>>>
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/fo...hen-one-desser
>>> t-just-won-t-Delicious-food-trend-sees-sweets-stacked-spectacular-calo
>>> rific-treat-towers-cinnamon-roll-topped-doughnuts-cake-covered-milksha
>>> kes.html
>>>
>>> I've never seen anything like them))
>>
>> They aren't real stuff we eat, I hope you know! The only one even
>> remotely reasonable was the strawberry dipped in chocolate and then a
>> swirl of chocolate over the dougnut with the fresh fruit in the center.
>
> anyone should be able to figure out that those items have nothing to
> do with reality. It's a wonderful article prepared for those folks
> who like to think they are so much better than those in the US.
> Didn't the deep-fried Mars bar originate in Scotland?
> Janet US
>

Ha!

On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:49:21 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:22:24 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>>Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> When one dessert just won't do it! Delicious food trend sees sweets
>>> being stacked into spectacular (but calorific) treat towers, from
>>> cinnamon roll-topped doughnuts to cake-covered milkshakes
>>>
>>> uJelly in California tops their doughnuts with flan, cinnamon rolls,
>>> and chocolate-covered strawberries Doughnuts from The Rolling Pin in
>>> Toronto and Queens Comfort in New York are finished off with macarons
>>> and doughnut holes Dreamy Creations in Los Angeles serves frozen
>>> custard, which can be topped with cupcakes In NYC, Black Tap Burgers
>>> and Beer creates over-the-top milkshakes with cake and candy, which
>>> have gone viral
>>>
>>> Look at them he
>>>
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/fo...hen-one-desser
>>> t-just-won-t-Delicious-food-trend-sees-sweets-stacked-spectacular-calo
>>> rific-treat-towers-cinnamon-roll-topped-doughnuts-cake-covered-milksha
>>> kes.html
>>>
>>> I've never seen anything like them))
>>
>>They aren't real stuff we eat, I hope you know! The only one even
>>remotely reasonable was the strawberry dipped in chocolate and then a
>>swirl of chocolate over the dougnut with the fresh fruit in the center.
>
>anyone should be able to figure out that those items have nothing to
>do with reality. It's a wonderful article prepared for those folks
>who like to think they are so much better than those in the US.
>Didn't the deep-fried Mars bar originate in Scotland?
>Janet US

At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:

>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
>
>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
>>
>
>I'm not sure who wins here

I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.

> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
>>
>>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
>>>
>>
>>I'm not sure who wins here
>
> I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
> full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.

I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?



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On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:30:59 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
>>>
>>>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>>>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>>>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>>>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>>>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>>>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
>>>>
>>>
>>>I'm not sure who wins here
>>
>> I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>> full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>
>I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?

We do but I can't get into leaving an eatery with a doggy bag, besides
which my cat doesn't touch people food

> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:30:59 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
> wrote in message
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>>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>>>>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>>>>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>>>>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>>>>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>>>>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I'm not sure who wins here
>>>
>>> I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>> full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>
>>I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?
>
> We do but I can't get into leaving an eatery with a doggy bag, besides
> which my cat doesn't touch people food

Careful, someone will take that as a personal insult ..

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On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:55:40 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
> wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:30:59 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
> wrote in message
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>>>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>>>>>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>>>>>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>>>>>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>>>>>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>>>>>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm not sure who wins here
>>>>
>>>> I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>>> full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>>
>>>I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?
>>
>> We do but I can't get into leaving an eatery with a doggy bag, besides
>> which my cat doesn't touch people food
>
>Careful, someone will take that as a personal insult ..


Did I just diss Catdom ??

On 4/11/2016 7:55 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:30:59 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>>>>>> eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>>>>>> large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>>>>>> but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>>>>>> here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>>>>>> pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving
>>>>>> food
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not sure who wins here
>>>>
>>>> I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>>> full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>>
>>> I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?
>>
>> We do but I can't get into leaving an eatery with a doggy bag, besides
>> which my cat doesn't touch people food
>
> Careful, someone will take that as a personal insult ..
>
Grow up.

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On 4/11/2016 5:35 AM, wrote:
> my cat doesn't touch people food

No doubt it's time living with you has made it distrustful of ALL things
nominally "human" in nature...

Ophelia wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
> >
> >>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
> >>
> >>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
> >>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
> >>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
> >>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
> >>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
> >>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
> >>>
> >>
> >>I'm not sure who wins here
> >
> > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
> > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>
> I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?

Hmmm...I just posted the same thing. GMTA! :-D

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:53:20 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>> >
>> >>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>> >>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>> >>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>> >>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>> >>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>> >>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>I'm not sure who wins here
>> >
>> > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>> > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>
>> I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?
>
>Hmmm...I just posted the same thing. GMTA! :-D

Well you know what they say about 'great minds think alike but ...'
:-Þ

On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 7:31:48 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
> >
> >>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
> >>
> >>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
> >>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
> >>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
> >>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
> >>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
> >>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
> >>>
> >>
> >>I'm not sure who wins here
> >
> > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
> > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>
> I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?

Not every leftover is suitable for use later. I sometimes order
deep-fried food in restaurants but can rarely finish the portion.
I don't take the uneaten food home because deep-fried food
doesn't re-heat well (especially if it's in a sauce like Chinese
food often is), and the less I eat of it the better, anyway.

Likewise, it's rare that I don't finish a salad in a restaurant,
sometimes the portions are just too huge. I don't take that home
because the lettuce would be irretrievably wilted by the dressing.

Cindy Hamilton
but sometimes the portions are simply too huge.

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 7:31:48 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>> >
>> >>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>> >>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>> >>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>> >>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>> >>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>> >>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>I'm not sure who wins here
>> >
>> > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>> > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>
>> I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?
>
> Not every leftover is suitable for use later. I sometimes order
> deep-fried food in restaurants but can rarely finish the portion.
> I don't take the uneaten food home because deep-fried food
> doesn't re-heat well (especially if it's in a sauce like Chinese
> food often is), and the less I eat of it the better, anyway.
>
> Likewise, it's rare that I don't finish a salad in a restaurant,
> sometimes the portions are just too huge. I don't take that home
> because the lettuce would be irretrievably wilted by the dressing.

I think we just get much smaller portions here.


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On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 11:12:26 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 7:31:48 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> >> > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
> >> >>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
> >> >>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
> >> >>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
> >> >>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
> >> >>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>I'm not sure who wins here
> >> >
> >> > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
> >> > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
> >>
> >> I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?
> >
> > Not every leftover is suitable for use later. I sometimes order
> > deep-fried food in restaurants but can rarely finish the portion.
> > I don't take the uneaten food home because deep-fried food
> > doesn't re-heat well (especially if it's in a sauce like Chinese
> > food often is), and the less I eat of it the better, anyway.
> >
> > Likewise, it's rare that I don't finish a salad in a restaurant,
> > sometimes the portions are just too huge. I don't take that home
> > because the lettuce would be irretrievably wilted by the dressing.
>
> I think we just get much smaller portions here.

Of course you do. Since the cost of ingredients is such a
relatively small part of a restaurant meal, U.S. restaurants
pile it on. It makes patrons think they're getting a bargain.
Who doesn't love a bargain?

More upscale restaurants have more reasonable portions, since
"you can't be too thin or too rich".

Cindy Hamilton

wrote:
>
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
> >
> >>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
> >>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
> >>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
> >>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
> >>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
> >>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
> >>
> >
> >I'm not sure who wins here
>
> I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
> full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.

LOL! You Fool! ;-D
Since you are paying for a full dessert anyway , why not get it
all and take the other half home (doggie bag) for the next day?

PS - I'm the same way with the "clean the plate" mentality.
When trying to cut down, I'll have dinner on a smaller plate.

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:51:38 -0400, Gary > wrote:

wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
>> >
>> >>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>> >>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>> >>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>> >>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>> >>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>> >>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
>> >>
>> >
>> >I'm not sure who wins here
>>
>> I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>> full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>
>LOL! You Fool! ;-D
>Since you are paying for a full dessert anyway , why not get it
>all and take the other half home (doggie bag) for the next day?

I never have a dessert, I'm talking about a main, for instance they do
very nice chicken wings, I only want 4/5 not 9/10 - if I choose
chowder then I have the regular serving but with one biscuit not two.
>
>PS - I'm the same way with the "clean the plate" mentality.
>When trying to cut down, I'll have dinner on a smaller plate.

Years ago when I chose the china I have now, I deliberately chose a
smaller plate. I always cook more than enough so my sons-in-law can
have seconds or thirds and then I give them doggy bags as well so I
don't have to eat it for days They appreciate it, take it for
lunch the next day. I keep those plastic containers they put things
in at the supermarket, they make excellent doggy bags.

On 2016-04-11 8:51 AM, Gary wrote:

> LOL! You Fool! ;-D
> Since you are paying for a full dessert anyway , why not get it
> all and take the other half home (doggie bag) for the next day?
>
> PS - I'm the same way with the "clean the plate" mentality.
> When trying to cut down, I'll have dinner on a smaller plate.
>


My wife once took my mother to a restaurant in Fort Erie that has large
portions of mediocre food at good prices. My mother had a hot roast beef
sandwich. She was not a big meat eater so she got a doggie bag. That was
on a Friday. She had left over roast beef that night, Saturday and
Sunday night and on Monday my wife, my brother and I were there for
lunch and had roast beef sandwiches.

On 4/11/2016 9:40 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-04-11 8:51 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>> LOL! You Fool! ;-D
>> Since you are paying for a full dessert anyway , why not get it
>> all and take the other half home (doggie bag) for the next day?
>>
>> PS - I'm the same way with the "clean the plate" mentality.
>> When trying to cut down, I'll have dinner on a smaller plate.
>>
>
>
> My wife once took my mother to a restaurant in Fort Erie that has large
> portions of mediocre food at good prices. My mother had a hot roast beef
> sandwich. She was not a big meat eater so she got a doggie bag. That was
> on a Friday. She had left over roast beef that night, Saturday and
> Sunday night and on Monday my wife, my brother and I were there for
> lunch and had roast beef sandwiches.

That must have been a HUGE sandwich!

Jill

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 21:39:59 +1000, Bruce > wrote:

>On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:25:08 -0300, wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
>>>
>>>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>>>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>>>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>>>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>>>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>>>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
>>>>
>>>
>>>I'm not sure who wins here
>>
>>I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>
>But you deserve a discount.

If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.

wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> > >
> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
> >
> > But you deserve a discount.
>
> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.

Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
larger one.

Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
endemic to USA unless very rich.

The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
We are going back to pre-kibble era here.



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"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> > >
>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>> >
>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>
>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>
> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
> larger one.
>
> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>
> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.

A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to meals.

My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were embarrassed
about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog to
feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.

I find it to be off putting to be presented with a giant plate of food and
just seeing it will immediately kill my appetite. So I try to avoid places
that leave me no smaller options. If I have to go to such a place for an
event or something, I either don't eat or I just get a dinner salad.

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> > >
>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>> >
>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>
>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>
>> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>> larger one.
>>
>> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>>
>> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>
>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to meals.
>
>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were embarrassed
>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog to
>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.

My husband and I sometimes go to Swiss Chalet for lunch when we are
shopping in the "Big City" (Bellevile). They have a double-leg meal on
the menu that is very popular with seniors, because you get to take
home the second leg for later.

https://www.swisschalet.com/menu/chicken/double-leg

It's a pretty good deal if you like their chicken, which we do. $25
for lunch for both of us, plus the extra chicken leg for dinner.

Doris

Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >>> >
> >>> > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a
> plate >>> > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth
> this way.
> > > >
> >>> But you deserve a discount.
> > >
> > > If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
> >
> > Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
> > smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
> > larger one.
> >
> > Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one
> > is endemic to USA unless very rich.
> >
> > The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
> > out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a
> > lot of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the
> > dog(s). We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>
> A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to
> meals.
>
> My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were
> embarrassed about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they
> invented a dog to feed them to. He said in most cases there was no
> dog. But even if there was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the
> leftover food.

That too likely!

> I find it to be off putting to be presented with a giant plate of
> food and just seeing it will immediately kill my appetite. So I try
> to avoid places that leave me no smaller options. If I have to go to
> such a place for an event or something, I either don't eat or I just
> get a dinner salad.

I don't mind be presented with too much. I just eat what I want of it.

I think the most overage I've had was a little hole in the wall spot in
Korea. We probably ordered a family/group meal by accident and invited
others to help us eat it all up. We didnt speak Korean and they didnt
speak english but we had a ball anyways!

Carol

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"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>>> >
>>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>>
>>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>>
>>> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>>> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>>> larger one.
>>>
>>> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>>> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>>>
>>> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>>> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>>> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>>> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>>
>>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to
>>meals.
>
> Yes, of course.
>
>>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were
>>embarrassed
>>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog
>>to
>>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
>>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.
>
> That's it. They don't want to come across stingy, so they suddenly
> have a dog

Yes. Funny thing is, in reading various things about past times, people's
perception of you really did seem to mean a lot to people. No one wanted to
be looked at as poor and they would often go to great lengths to avoid this.

Reminds me of the friend I had who had been given a crappy little Ford Pinto
for his 16th birthday. It had no AC. He used to drive around in hot
weather with the windows up so people would think that he had AC. We would
then laugh and tell him that the fact that he was sweating like a pig might
tip them off to the fact that he didn't.

I also know of an older person right now who is failing in many ways but
goes to great lengths to try to prove to people that she is still capable.
The bad thing there is that the things she is doing are only making her look
worse. Example being pretending to read magazines at a coffee shop. She is
essentially blind so has no clue when she sometimes is holding one up,
upside down. Or someone will comment on what she is reading and then she
has to make something up as she has no clue what the pages contain.

As you can imagine, people can and often do take advantage of her. And she
just lets them. I just don't get it. I hope never to be like that. I
mean... Yes, I know at some point I will be failing. But I will admit that
I am failing. I just figure... I am who I am. People can like it or not.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:13:21 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>>> >
>>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>>
>>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>>
>>> Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>>> smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>>> larger one.
>>>
>>> Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>>> endemic to USA unless very rich.
>>>
>>> The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>>> out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>>> of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>>> We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>>
>>A lot of places here now offer choices of two sizes when it comes to
>>meals.
>
> Yes, of course.
>
>>My dad said that the doggy bag term came about because they were
>>embarrassed
>>about taking the leftovers home to be eaten later so they invented a dog
>>to
>>feed them to. He said in most cases there was no dog. But even if there
>>was, chances are they wouldn't be getting the leftover food.
>
> That's it. They don't want to come across stingy, so they suddenly
> have a dog
>
> --
> Bruce

Why would anyone have to invent something to take something home that they
paid for? Nothing stingy about that. Just ask for a container to take it
home.

Cheri

On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:37:43 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> > >
>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>> >
>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>
>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>
>Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>larger one.
>
>Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
>endemic to USA unless very rich.
>
>The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
>out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
>of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
>We are going back to pre-kibble era here.

It didn't have anything to do with dogs, 'doggy bag' was just a polite
way of saying you wanted to take the rest home for later. I doubt
there was any intention of feeding the dog with it!

wrote:
>
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:37:43 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> > >
> >> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
> >> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
> >> >
> >> > But you deserve a discount.
> >>
> >> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
> >
> >Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
> >smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
> >larger one.
> >
> >Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one is
> >endemic to USA unless very rich.
> >
> >The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
> >out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a lot
> >of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the dog(s).
> >We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>
> It didn't have anything to do with dogs, 'doggy bag' was just a polite
> way of saying you wanted to take the rest home for later. I doubt
> there was any intention of feeding the dog with it!

I agree with you. It's traditionally called a "doggy bag" but I doubt
anyone ever believed that. It's just a common term.

wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:37:43 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> > >
> >> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a
> plate >> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth
> this way. >> >
> >> > But you deserve a discount.
> >>
> >> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
> >
> > Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
> > smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
> > larger one.
> >
> > Anyways, I found the doggie bag bit interesting. I think that one
> > is endemic to USA unless very rich.
> >
> > The dog was traditionally fed off the scraps of dinner. If you ate
> > out, I'm guessing you didnt have those so folks who didn't have a
> > lot of excess, would put some to the side and take it home for the
> > dog(s). We are going back to pre-kibble era here.
>
> It didn't have anything to do with dogs, 'doggy bag' was just a polite
> way of saying you wanted to take the rest home for later. I doubt
> there was any intention of feeding the dog with it!

The term dates to before kibble. Sheldon at best is the only one who
recalls that era.


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"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:37:43 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>> > >
>>> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>>> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
>>> >
>>> > But you deserve a discount.
>>>
>>> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
>>
>>Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
>>smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
>>larger one.
>
> You;'ve never seen different prices for a big portion and a small? For
> instance an entree size and a main size of the same dish?

That's getting more common here as there is a demand for it.

Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:37:43 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >> > >
> >> > > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a
> plate >> > > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth
> this way. >> >
> >> > But you deserve a discount.
> >>
> >> If you think that through, you would see they couldn't do that.
> >
> > Yes, they can't. It may actually take more manhours to make that
> > smaller dish or the same (depending on the types of food) than the
> > larger one.
>
> You;'ve never seen different prices for a big portion and a small? For
> instance an entree size and a main size of the same dish?

Not often but we do not eat out much here.

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Janet B wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:22:24 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> When one dessert just won't do it! Delicious food trend sees sweets
> >> being stacked into spectacular (but calorific) treat towers, from
> >> cinnamon roll-topped doughnuts to cake-covered milkshakes
> >>
> >> uJelly in California tops their doughnuts with flan, cinnamon
> rolls, >> and chocolate-covered strawberries Doughnuts from The
> Rolling Pin in >> Toronto and Queens Comfort in New York are finished
> off with macarons >> and doughnut holes Dreamy Creations in Los
> Angeles serves frozen >> custard, which can be topped with cupcakes
> In NYC, Black Tap Burgers >> and Beer creates over-the-top milkshakes
> with cake and candy, which >> have gone viral
> >>
> >> Look at them he
> >>
> >>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/fo...hen-one-desser
> >>
> t-just-won-t-Delicious-food-trend-sees-sweets-stacked-spectacular-calo
> >>
> rific-treat-towers-cinnamon-roll-topped-doughnuts-cake-covered-milksha
> >> kes.html >> >> I've never seen anything like them))
> >
> > They aren't real stuff we eat, I hope you know! The only one even
> > remotely reasonable was the strawberry dipped in chocolate and then
> > a swirl of chocolate over the dougnut with the fresh fruit in the
> > center.
>
> anyone should be able to figure out that those items have nothing to
> do with reality. It's a wonderful article prepared for those folks
> who like to think they are so much better than those in the US.
> Didn't the deep-fried Mars bar originate in Scotland?
> Janet US

They should be able to figure that out but it's a little scarey that
some may not have?

On the fried mars bar, yes, I think so.

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On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:49:21 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

> anyone should be able to figure out that those items have nothing to
> do with reality. It's a wonderful article prepared for those folks
> who like to think they are so much better than those in the US.

One thing I've noticed over the years is when someone outside the
country is taking a dig at Americans, it's usually by way of a Daily
Mail article. I think the Daily Mail is the British equivalent of the
trash papers found in the grocery store checkout aisle. Any Murdoch
owned publication (or network) is automatically suspect AFAIC. It is
guilty until proven innocent, and not the other way around.

> Didn't the deep-fried Mars bar originate in Scotland?
> Janet US

If it did originate in Scotland, would that make it automatically
healthier?

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sf

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:49:21 -0600, Janet B >
> wrote:
>
>> anyone should be able to figure out that those items have nothing to
>> do with reality. It's a wonderful article prepared for those folks
>> who like to think they are so much better than those in the US.
>
> One thing I've noticed over the years is when someone outside the
> country is taking a dig at Americans,

Whoa, why is it a dig when the Americans put it out there???


it's usually by way of a Daily
> Mail article. I think the Daily Mail is the British equivalent of the
> trash papers found in the grocery store checkout aisle. Any Murdoch
> owned publication (or network) is automatically suspect AFAIC. It is
> guilty until proven innocent, and not the other way around.

But hey, the companies in that article put that stuff out, they just picked
it up)))

>> Didn't the deep-fried Mars bar originate in Scotland?
>> Janet US
>
> If it did originate in Scotland, would that make it automatically
> healthier?

<g> I have to say it isn't something I have ever tasted ... and never wanted
to)

Let's face it though it isn't a patch on all that crap in those pics

You are really making me wonder about the *size* of all those who got upset
by them <g>





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On 4/10/2016 11:55 AM, sf wrote:
> I think the Daily Mail is the British equivalent of the
> trash papers found in the grocery store checkout aisle. Any Murdoch
> owned publication (or network) is automatically suspect AFAIC.

That's your personal political bias speaking!

I say most anything coming from say...CBS...is suspect.

> It is
> guilty until proven innocent, and not the other way around.

Wow...just wow...

On 2016-04-10 11:49 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:22:24 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>>
>> They aren't real stuff we eat, I hope you know! The only one even
>> remotely reasonable was the strawberry dipped in chocolate and then a
>> swirl of chocolate over the dougnut with the fresh fruit in the center.
>
> anyone should be able to figure out that those items have nothing to
> do with reality. It's a wonderful article prepared for those folks
> who like to think they are so much better than those in the US.
> Didn't the deep-fried Mars bar originate in Scotland?

The Scottish are among the last people to be mocking the American diet.
They have a reputation of deep frying just about everything. There is no
shortage of news articles about their horrible diet, and their
government is often launching new campaigns to improve diet.

On 10/04/2016 3:17 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-04-10 11:49 AM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:22:24 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>>> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>>
>>> They aren't real stuff we eat, I hope you know! The only one even
>>> remotely reasonable was the strawberry dipped in chocolate and then a
>>> swirl of chocolate over the dougnut with the fresh fruit in the center.
>>
>> anyone should be able to figure out that those items have nothing to
>> do with reality. It's a wonderful article prepared for those folks
>> who like to think they are so much better than those in the US.
>> Didn't the deep-fried Mars bar originate in Scotland?
>
> The Scottish are among the last people to be mocking the American diet.
> They have a reputation of deep frying just about everything. There is no
> shortage of news articles about their horrible diet, and their
> government is often launching new campaigns to improve diet.

"All Scottish cooking is based on a dare"
Mike Meyers

"graham" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/04/2016 3:17 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-04-10 11:49 AM, Janet B wrote:
>>> On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:22:24 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>>>
>>>> They aren't real stuff we eat, I hope you know! The only one even
>>>> remotely reasonable was the strawberry dipped in chocolate and then a
>>>> swirl of chocolate over the dougnut with the fresh fruit in the center.
>>>
>>> anyone should be able to figure out that those items have nothing to
>>> do with reality. It's a wonderful article prepared for those folks
>>> who like to think they are so much better than those in the US.
>>> Didn't the deep-fried Mars bar originate in Scotland?
>>
>> The Scottish are among the last people to be mocking the American diet.
>> They have a reputation of deep frying just about everything. There is no
>> shortage of news articles about their horrible diet, and their
>> government is often launching new campaigns to improve diet.
>
> "All Scottish cooking is based on a dare"
> Mike Meyers

The newspaper is English and I assume the companies that wrote that stuff
was American and Canadian.

Where does Scottish come into it.



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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "graham" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 10/04/2016 3:17 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2016-04-10 11:49 AM, Janet B wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:22:24 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> They aren't real stuff we eat, I hope you know! The only one even
>>>>> remotely reasonable was the strawberry dipped in chocolate and then a
>>>>> swirl of chocolate over the dougnut with the fresh fruit in the
>>>>> center.
>>>>
>>>> anyone should be able to figure out that those items have nothing to
>>>> do with reality. It's a wonderful article prepared for those folks
>>>> who like to think they are so much better than those in the US.
>>>> Didn't the deep-fried Mars bar originate in Scotland?
>>>
>>> The Scottish are among the last people to be mocking the American diet.
>>> They have a reputation of deep frying just about everything. There is no
>>> shortage of news articles about their horrible diet, and their
>>> government is often launching new campaigns to improve diet.
>>
>> "All Scottish cooking is based on a dare"
>> Mike Meyers
>
> The newspaper is English and I assume the companies that wrote that stuff
> was American and Canadian.
>
> Where does Scottish come into it.

Oh boy.