Here's a conundrum based on a true story.
You want to cook a supper for a group of friends who are expected at different times over the course of an evening - something warming and simple. Chilli con carne might seem like a good idea; here's the catch, among your 8 friends are 2 veggies (chille sin carne?), one of whom doesn't eat mushrooms and of the omnivores, one doesn't like beans. So you cook a pot of meat, a pot of veggie chilli without mushrooms and a pot of veggie chilli without beans; everyone can mix as they desire. Then friend number 7 turns up and you remember she doesn't like peppers....
But thanks so much J, it was great - as was the whole weekend.
Maybe the moral of the story is that although vegetarians eat vegetables and carnivores eat meat, omnivores don't really eat everything!
It was like an algebra question: if x number of diners eat meat and y don't, z doesn't like beans but likes meat and 1 diner doesn't like meat or mushrooms .... how many pots of chilli are required ?
ReplyDeleteAnd completely forgot about S and peppers!
It was a lovely weekend, thanks for coming up. See you in a couple of weeks.
Jx