Politeness?

May 20, 2008

I have been following the " Polite " thread with great interest and

would like to expand on this a bit further.

I belong to a card playing group which meets every Sunday for

several hours at a different member's house each week. This week is my

turn and I don't know what would be considered polite.

I am the only vegetarian in the group of meat eaters but each one

has made sure to accomodate me with something I would eat while the

others are eating meat. Since each member has given consideration to

my diet, does that mean I need to serve some kind of meat for them this

week?

Thanks

Lynda

May 20, 2008

i think if you don't ever cook meat in your house, no. make something yummy

vegetarian. You might be willing to consider something from a deli with meat

that you just warm up? let us know what you do!

Beth

clothnneedle <clothnneedle wrote:

I have been following the " Polite " thread with great interest and

would like to expand on this a bit further.

I belong to a card playing group which meets every Sunday for

several hours at a different member's house each week. This week is my

turn and I don't know what would be considered polite.

I am the only vegetarian in the group of meat eaters but each one

has made sure to accomodate me with something I would eat while the

others are eating meat. Since each member has given consideration to

my diet, does that mean I need to serve some kind of meat for them this

week?

Thanks

Lynda

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May 20, 2008

I would try to serve something yummy with a meat substitute. That way if they

ask, you could tell them what it is and how simple it was to make. Try to get

something from the regular grocery store, and I bet you will have people asking

for the recipe. I LOVE when people do that!

Cassie

Beth Renzetti <elmothree2000 wrote: i

think if you don't ever cook meat in your house, no. make something yummy

vegetarian. You might be willing to consider something from a deli with meat

that you just warm up? let us know what you do!

Beth

clothnneedle <clothnneedle wrote:

I have been following the " Polite " thread with great interest and

would like to expand on this a bit further.

I belong to a card playing group which meets every Sunday for

several hours at a different member's house each week. This week is my

turn and I don't know what would be considered polite.

I am the only vegetarian in the group of meat eaters but each one

has made sure to accomodate me with something I would eat while the

others are eating meat. Since each member has given consideration to

my diet, does that mean I need to serve some kind of meat for them this

week?

Thanks

Lynda

Beth Creative Memories - for all your memory preservations needs!

“The right adult at the right time can make an enormous difference. Many kids

have a history of difficult, disappointing relationships and one good

relationship--one person who is there for them--can make a huge difference.”

May 20, 2008

I think you should serve something vegetarian and I don't think it

would be rude to do so. However, I would NOT serve them a meat

substitute. Some carnivores are freaked out by meat substitutes and

feel weird if they are served them. I would cook something that was

really " normal " (ie - not something exotic or something non-vegs think

is weird). I think the suggestions of enchiladas, mac and cheese, or

spaghetti are all great. You can make all of those with out using any

meat, and they will still seem like " normal " food to everyone else.

, " clothnneedle "

<clothnneedle wrote:

>

> I have been following the " Polite " thread with great interest and

> would like to expand on this a bit further.

>

> I belong to a card playing group which meets every Sunday for

> several hours at a different member's house each week. This week is my

> turn and I don't know what would be considered polite.

>

> I am the only vegetarian in the group of meat eaters but each one

> has made sure to accomodate me with something I would eat while the

> others are eating meat. Since each member has given consideration to

> my diet, does that mean I need to serve some kind of meat for them this

> week?

>

> Thanks

>

> Lynda

>

May 20, 2008

I have been a vegetarian since 1976. When I entertain omnivores [they

are not carnevores like the feline family], I do several things

depending on who is coming:

1. With my family [my father was a meat cutter] and my husband's

family, I primarily serve vegetarian while I usually have a very simple

meat dish, like a pork roast, that they can use to make sandwiches. To

do otherwise would be considered very impolite. I hate being

prostheletized by wandering religious people at my front door so I

don't try to convert family.

2. With friends, I always serve vegetarian. They know what I am and

expect nothing different.

3. My husband is an omnivore and I cook meat for him occasionally--

again nothing complicated. We primarily eat vegetarian, but, I have

noticed, he is learning to cook his own meat.

Kathleen

Eureka

I have been following the " Polite " thread with great interest and

would like to expand on this a bit further. I belong to a card playing

group which meets every Sunday for several hours at a different

member's house each week. This week is my turn and I don't know what

would be considered polite. I am the only vegetarian in the group of

meat eaters but each one has made sure to accomodate me with something

I would eat while the others are eating meat. Since each member has

given consideration to my diet, does that mean I need to serve some

kind of meat for them this week

May 20, 2008

I agree completely. I don't even try with the meat substitutes. Combination

dishes are the best bet for satisfying them, so spaghetti or enchilladas are

excellent suggestions. I have brough portabella mushrooms to an outdoor

barbecue. Many people wante a mushroom on their burgery, but some people ate

them with just the mushroom, like I did, and enjoyed them.

Katie

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