Reading sirhiss's entry below reminded me
of the god awful California fish the missus attempted from a Delia recipe. The kids took one mouthful of this seemingly delicious encrusted seafood, both turned to me with faces that betrayed their desperate search for the appropriate etiquette for such a situation and waited. I briefly contemplated berating them for being so rude when Mrs 5 had slaved over dinner but then popped the fork in my mouth. I nearly cried it was that bad. To her credit Mrs 5 silently placed her cutlery on the plate and asked whether ribs and rice would be enough from the Chinese.
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Thu 26 May 2011, 14:52, Reply)