Some people are just strange and then there are those others.. I still have most of your recipes archived and thought (still do) you were adventurous - personally I like it! How the heck are ya gonna learn if you don't try? As far as I am concerned post away - sure as heck beats a dead list serve! How about the Colonel, don't suppose either he or his wife ever cooked something that someone didn't like - boy for the days of old - oops! Hang in there kido cheers Chet RisaG wrote: > I'm thankful to Mary Anne Durkee for persuading me to stay. > > He was just awful to me. Made me feel sad and depressed and like I > wasn't worth anything. He said that he didn't want to be a guinea pig > for me or anyone else, that I should only post Tried & True recipes - > ones I've made, that way he knew they were good. I told him that > "didn't he ever make a recipe from a book or magazine and it turned > out awful??" I have! Just because one person likes it and has tried it > doesn't mean you will! > > I listened to MA and I'm still here, and growing chiles, drying them, > cooking with them, talking about them, and enjoying them and the folks > here at C-H! > > I'm glad I didn't listen too. My mother always said I never listened! > > RisaG