Today, another mother (thanks, Sharyn) repeated a brief conversation with her daughter, who was questioning whether the blueberries in the pancakes were chocolate chips, and Sharyn said they were. Sharyn knew her daughter didn't like blueberries, and her daughter probably figured out these were NOT chocolate chips before the pancakes were eaten!
It made me grin, because I remembered a similar conversation with my young daughter.
My young daughter did not like liver. To be fair, she had tried it once. Heck, I can remember that I didn't like it as a child either! Although it wasn't my favorite, I could eat it; my husband loved it -- browned, smother in onions and gravy, simmered til done, and served over mashed potatoes (if I remember correctly). So, I'm in the kitchen, working at the stove, with my back to my daugher:
Daughter: What are you doing?
Me: Making supper. [thinking: uh oh, she doesn't like liver and probably won't eat it]
Daughter: What are we having for supper?
Me: Food [if i don't tell her it's liver, will she try it again? maybe she'll like it this time]
Daughter: What kind of food?
Me: Meat and Potatoes [if I call it something else, will she try it again?]
Daughter: What kind of meat?
AND THEN THE LIE!
Me: Steak.
Daughter: Steak?
Me: Yep.
Daughter: Smells like liver!
Me: [crap!]
My attempt to sneak liver under the radar didn't work; she still didn't like it. My recommendation now? Keep staples like peanut butter and jelly in the house for situations like this. Oh, and it doesn't look any more appetizing if you bring it out the next morning for breakfast!
Foods I didn't like as a child but like now:
Chili
Acorn Squash
Sweet Potatoes and Yams
Steak
Cucumbers
Asparagus
Peas
and probably more
Foods I didn't like as a child and still don't:
Beets
Pickles
Eggplant
and probably more
