Subj : Int'l Pickles Week - 2
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun May 25 2025 22:27:28

Hi Dave,

 DD> They certainly do toss that "banquet" term about freely. "a large
 DD> formal meal for many people, often followed by speeches in honor of
 DD> someone:

 RH> In this case it was probably under 100 people, (IIRC) 3 individual
 RH> honorees and our group. The rally host had ordered polo shirts with the
 RH> club logo for us; orders were that they were to be worn with black
 RH> slacks. I wore mine with navy (rarely wear black) and one guy was in
 RH> blue jeans but we did get comments on the matching shirts.

 DD> Sounds aw'fly regimented to me. I tend to give occasions like that a
 DD> miss if at all possible.

No, we did it more as a fun thing. Everybody else was in suits & ties,
dresses, etc (and a few in jeans). Plus, it made us stand out so that
after the formal program was over, people could quickly identify who was
with the rv/radio group to get answers to their questions.


 DD> AFAICS "Banquet" is a brand name for frozen meals.   Bv)=

 RH> I know, I usually have the same association but knew that this was to
 RH> be a more formal dinner. Had one man not from our group at the table so
 RH> he was quite interested in the rv/radio connection.

 DD> It's a long chalk between "formal dinner" and "banquet" in my mind.
 DD> But, then I am (and used to make my living as) a journalist who
 DD> believed that "words mean things".  Bv)=

I know, I was raised in the home of a newspaper editor and a librarian.


 DD> It sometimes shows - even today. I sent my sister-in-law a copy of one
 DD> of my recipes and she questioned the capitalisation of "Cheddar" as
 DD> well as some commas in the ingredients list.

 DD> As I told her - Cheddar is an actual place so it's a "proper" noun and
 DD> thus capitalised. As to the commas - it's second nature to my editor
 DD> gene - and it costs nothing to be grammatically correct.

I understand, and probably tend to use too many commas myself. I'm
usually grammatically correct, tho with a bit of a southern accent. (G)


 DD>       Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
 DD>  Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
 DD>       Yield: 4 Servings

 DD>   * I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
 DD>   real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
 DD>   ~- UDD

They actually work better than real cheese in recipies like this.
They're tempting to save but then, usually I don't because I know I
won't be buying plastic cheese to make them.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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