Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Gentlemen, start your carving knives

"There are a lot of impossible, unspoken rules on Thanksgiving. We´re supposed to be thankful and eat a lot and drink a lot and be nice to each other. Teenagers are supposed to stop being sullen. Matriarchs are supposed to make a perfect turkey and some man is supposed to know how to carve it."JOANN LOULAN, a family therapist.

"For thousands of years communal meals have been a key to building cultures. So relax and take the long view, he advises. Thanksgiving is just one more meal, and a bad one isn’t going to make or break civilization. Gregory McNamee, “Moveable Feasts: The History, Science and Lore of Food” (Praeger Publishers, 2006).

1 comment:

EB said...

Sounds about right.
BI