“Would you care to have the mutton curried to-day, m’m, as a change from the haricot?”
“Oh, yes, Ruth, that would be delightful. What a good idea.”
But it takes years to learn.
New dishes are acquired in the same way. This is what the novice does:
“Ruth, I want you to try this beef à la Soudanese, it is quite simple.”
“Beef what, m’m?”
“Beef à la Soudanese. You see it is done in this way.”
I read the recipe, while Ruth turns away in silence and begins sweeping up the hearth.
“Well, Ruth, what do you think of it?”
“Oh, just as you please’m, of course.”