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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2010-12-26 12:17 am

No time to spare

Three hundred and sixtyfour days until Christmas. I hope you've all started your preparations...
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[personal profile] soon_lee 2010-12-26 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Reminds me of when a new flatmate arrived (of British heritage) & offered to cook as a 'thank you'. She started by putting the peas on...
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[personal profile] soon_lee 2010-12-26 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
We took her to one side and gently explained that greens were called that for a reason.

It wasn't her fault, having been raised on grey, mushy vegetables, her conditioning for vegetables well-cooked (as opposed to 'cooked-well').