Hello Michael!
Monday June 24 1996 22:26, you wrote to say :
 ML> - don't have your Internet address, so here is the response -
 ML> Blah, blah. I was rather disappointed, because the woman reacted as
 ML> though you had personally attacked her, which as far as I could see
 ML> you didn't.
I didn't think so, though I did attack both her logic and her ideas.
 ML>  My way of dealing with such situations, as you may have
 ML> seen from my posts to her,
[...snip..]
 ML> (in person, however, I'm apt to be more abrasive than you were). None
 ML> of this worked.
No I noticed that. I have to say that I found her position wholely untenable, 
and in fact very silly.
 ML> If you should choose to return to that echo, I'm sure you'd be
 ML> welcomed.
Having just received a post from Gail and a comment (as you'll have noticed) 
from Dale, assuring me that I'll be welcomed back, I will.
 ML>  Being moderated (and I don't imagine Dale and Gail were harsh on
 ML> you, maybe a little straight-faced)
I do sympathise with Dale's position, as his Netmails just don't get through 
here, goodness only knows why. So he is obliged to moderate publicly where he 
would obviously prefer to do so privately. However, his comments about trying 
to have the last word, irritated me as I felt them to be inaccurate. As 
you'll have seen, I don't normally react badly to being moderated. Anyway, 
nuff said on all this which is WAY off topic. I suppose I had better find you 
another ontopicizer (I DO like the expression).
 ML>  Feijoada
 ML> (No exact translation - something like 'a mixture of beans')
Thanks very much. Have you tried this? I have seen similar recipes, but felt 
uninspired - however, if you recommend it, I'll have a go. (What confidence I 
have in your taste!)
 ML> olive oil and garlic) and orange (peeled and sliced). [M's note:
 ML> I've had it only with farofa - toasted manioc root - on top.]
 ML> (You may serve hot pepper sauce to be added to the dish, if
 ML> someone wants.)
 ML>    Before serving the main dish, you 'must' serve 'caipirinha'!!
I can live with that...
 ML> [M's note: this is an alcoholic beverage with a mule's kick -
 ML> basically cheap raw rum mixed with lime juice and some sugar to
 ML> kill the burn.]
Sounds like what the Antillais call "Ti-punch". Very popular in all the 
French West Indies. From the look of it I'd say Feijoada came from one of the 
Spanish Islands. If I were still feeling energetic I'd go look in one of my 
Caribbean cook books to see if I can find it...
All the Best
Ian
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