I have had an on-going battle with my husband Lee to try potted meat. (I don't care if he hates it but I want him to TRY it!) If anyone does not know what it is, it is like devilled ham spread--only a spicy bologna flavor. He thinks it is gross and I think of it as a nostalgic piece of childhood growing up in south Jersey. (Incidentally I mix one can of potted meat with one can of devilled ham and a spoon full of southwestern spicy sweet mustard and a dollop of Miracle Whip then chill to get the right consistency.) It might have been gross way back when but today it is made with chicken and beef--even if it is machined--and it has way less preservatives in it than bologna or other lunch meats. Anyway, I wrote this poem for him this morning--enjoy!: I Will Not Eat Potted Meat I will not eat potted meat not on bread, white or wheat not on toast or crispy crackers not for lunch or tea-time snackers I will not eat potted meat! I will not eat potted meat not Armour brand or Treet not Hormel or even Libbys not in uniform or skivvies! I will not eat potted meat! I will not eat potted meat not with added things or neat not with mayonnaise or mustard not with horseradish or custard I will not eat potted meat! What's this? Nothing in my fridge or cupboard I've less to eat than Mother Hubbard! No peanut-butter or jelly sweet But one slice of bread and POTTED MEAT! I spread it thickly on the crust I steeled myself to taste I must I closed my eyes and held my breath I took a bite--oh come quick death! But wait! the taste was not so bad T'was rather good I might add Like spicy bologna I used to eat I can't believe its potted meat! I will eat potted meat on sandwiches for meal or treat on crackers for party snacks now in my cupboard I keep stacks I will eat potted meat! Ravyn 9/1/06 "I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy!" by Louise Bogan --------------------------------- Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com