Watching John Oliver I saw an interesing tidbit about forks. We don't
need no stinkin' forks.

https://leitesculinaria.com/1157/wri...gins-fork.html

Imagine the astonishment then when in 1004 Maria Argyropoulina, Greek
niece of Byzantine Emperor Basil II, showed up in Venice for her
marriage to Giovanni, son of the Pietro Orseolo II, the Doge of Venice,
with a case of golden forks€”and then proceeded to use them at the
wedding feast. They werent exactly a hit. She was roundly condemned by
the local clergy for her decadence, with one going so far as to say,
€œGod in his wisdom has provided man with natural forks€”his fingers.
Therefore it is an insult to him to substitute artificial metal forks
for them when eating.

On Monday, March 15, 2021 at 1:05:33 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> Watching John Oliver I saw an interesing tidbit about forks. We don't
> need no stinkin' forks.
>
> https://leitesculinaria.com/1157/wri...gins-fork.html
>
The picture in the article is interesting. The 2-prong fork looks like it would
be a great pickle or olive fork.

On Monday, March 15, 2021 at 7:34:55 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Monday, March 15, 2021 at 1:05:33 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> > Watching John Oliver I saw an interesing tidbit about forks. We don't
> > need no stinkin' forks.
> >
> > https://leitesculinaria.com/1157/wri...gins-fork.html
> >
> The picture in the article is interesting. The 2-prong fork looks like it would
> be a great pickle or olive fork.

MMMM, olives with french fries. I like those sporks that you get from KFC, Popeyes, etc...

On Monday, March 15, 2021 at 8:05:33 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Watching John Oliver I saw an interesing tidbit about forks. We don't
> need no stinkin' forks.
>
> https://leitesculinaria.com/1157/wri...gins-fork.html
>
> Imagine the astonishment then when in 1004 Maria Argyropoulina, Greek
> niece of Byzantine Emperor Basil II, showed up in Venice for her
> marriage to Giovanni, son of the Pietro Orseolo II, the Doge of Venice,
> with a case of golden forks€”and then proceeded to use them at the
> wedding feast. They werent exactly a hit. She was roundly condemned by
> the local clergy for her decadence, with one going so far as to say,
> €œGod in his wisdom has provided man with natural forks€”his fingers.
> Therefore it is an insult to him to substitute artificial metal forks
> for them when eating.

I predict that eating with your fingers will be a thing in America in the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpsinjKdHCU&t=285s

On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 4:02:50 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Monday, March 15, 2021 at 8:05:33 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > Watching John Oliver I saw an interesing tidbit about forks. We don't
> > need no stinkin' forks.
> >
> > https://leitesculinaria.com/1157/wri...gins-fork.html
> >
> > Imagine the astonishment then when in 1004 Maria Argyropoulina, Greek
> > niece of Byzantine Emperor Basil II, showed up in Venice for her
> > marriage to Giovanni, son of the Pietro Orseolo II, the Doge of Venice,
> > with a case of golden forks€”and then proceeded to use them at the
> > wedding feast. They werent exactly a hit. She was roundly condemned by
> > the local clergy for her decadence, with one going so far as to say,
> > €œGod in his wisdom has provided man with natural forks€”his fingers.
> > Therefore it is an insult to him to substitute artificial metal forks
> > for them when eating.
>
> I predict that eating with your fingers will be a thing in America in the future.

It has been for awhile? Burgers, sandwiches, pizza, hot dogs, hot pockets and most fried foods.

On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 6:08:28 AM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 4:02:50 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Monday, March 15, 2021 at 8:05:33 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > Watching John Oliver I saw an interesing tidbit about forks. We don't
> > > need no stinkin' forks.
> > >
> > > https://leitesculinaria.com/1157/wri...gins-fork.html
> > >
> > > Imagine the astonishment then when in 1004 Maria Argyropoulina, Greek
> > > niece of Byzantine Emperor Basil II, showed up in Venice for her
> > > marriage to Giovanni, son of the Pietro Orseolo II, the Doge of Venice,
> > > with a case of golden forks€”and then proceeded to use them at the
> > > wedding feast. They werent exactly a hit. She was roundly condemned by
> > > the local clergy for her decadence, with one going so far as to say,
> > > €œGod in his wisdom has provided man with natural forks€”his fingers.
> > > Therefore it is an insult to him to substitute artificial metal forks
> > > for them when eating.
> >
> > I predict that eating with your fingers will be a thing in America in the future.
> It has been for awhile? Burgers, sandwiches, pizza, hot dogs, hot pockets and most fried foods.

Hot pockets? I'm talking about food that's worth eating.

On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 6:40:28 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 6:08:28 AM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
> > On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 4:02:50 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > > On Monday, March 15, 2021 at 8:05:33 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > > Watching John Oliver I saw an interesing tidbit about forks. We don't
> > > > need no stinkin' forks.
> > > >
> > > > https://leitesculinaria.com/1157/wri...gins-fork.html
> > > >
> > > > Imagine the astonishment then when in 1004 Maria Argyropoulina, Greek
> > > > niece of Byzantine Emperor Basil II, showed up in Venice for her
> > > > marriage to Giovanni, son of the Pietro Orseolo II, the Doge of Venice,
> > > > with a case of golden forks€”and then proceeded to use them at the
> > > > wedding feast. They werent exactly a hit. She was roundly condemned by
> > > > the local clergy for her decadence, with one going so far as to say,
> > > > €œGod in his wisdom has provided man with natural forks€”his fingers.
> > > > Therefore it is an insult to him to substitute artificial metal forks
> > > > for them when eating.
> > >
> > > I predict that eating with your fingers will be a thing in America in the future.
> > It has been for awhile? Burgers, sandwiches, pizza, hot dogs, hot pockets and most fried foods.
>
> Hot pockets? I'm talking about food that's worth eating.

Buy any pizza flavored hot pockets, cut them open (the long side) open faced and put in the oven 400 F degrees for 13 minutes. Not bad, huh?

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 8:17:46 AM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 6:40:28 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 6:08:28 AM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 4:02:50 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > On Monday, March 15, 2021 at 8:05:33 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > > > Watching John Oliver I saw an interesing tidbit about forks. We don't
> > > > > need no stinkin' forks.
> > > > >
> > > > > https://leitesculinaria.com/1157/wri...gins-fork.html
> > > > >
> > > > > Imagine the astonishment then when in 1004 Maria Argyropoulina, Greek
> > > > > niece of Byzantine Emperor Basil II, showed up in Venice for her
> > > > > marriage to Giovanni, son of the Pietro Orseolo II, the Doge of Venice,
> > > > > with a case of golden forks€”and then proceeded to use them at the
> > > > > wedding feast. They werent exactly a hit. She was roundly condemned by
> > > > > the local clergy for her decadence, with one going so far as to say,
> > > > > €œGod in his wisdom has provided man with natural forks€”his fingers.
> > > > > Therefore it is an insult to him to substitute artificial metal forks
> > > > > for them when eating.
> > > >
> > > > I predict that eating with your fingers will be a thing in America in the future.
> > > It has been for awhile? Burgers, sandwiches, pizza, hot dogs, hot pockets and most fried foods.
> >
> > Hot pockets? I'm talking about food that's worth eating.
> Buy any pizza flavored hot pockets, cut them open (the long side) open faced and put in the oven 400 F degrees for 13 minutes. Not bad, huh?

I'm with dsi1 on this. I'd rather take the time to make pizza from scratch, even if it's a 24-hour
wait for the dough to ferment.

Cindy Hamilton

dsi1 wrote:
> Hot pockets? I'm talking about food that's worth eating.

I used to buy those occasionally for a quick snack.
Some varieties were pretty tasty except they were crust heavy. Not
enough filling.

Similar to getting clam strips in a restaurant. Mostly just clam
flavored breading.