Mr. Senator. Yes, I like to putter around. I enjoy puttering around in kitchens. I done this for a long time.
Mr. Griffin. But you worked in a number of restaurants?
Mr. Senator. But not in that capacity. Of course, I was broken in, you know. When I say broken in, I worked for my brother you know, years ago, but I wasn’t classified as any cook or any thing of that nature.
Mr. Griffin. Are there any sort of specialty foods you like to cook?
Mr. Senator. I like to mess around with different concoctions, I mean because anybody can throw a hamburger on, you know, in the home, or anybody can throw a steak on, whether it comes out good or bad, that is not a challenge. But to try to make some concoctions where you mix things——
Mr. Griffin. Salads?
Mr. Senator. They can be salads or any hot dishes, something like that, or see how good you can make spareribs come out, which a lot of people can’t make good, and then all the lawyers in Dallas think I am the greatest when it comes to making spareribs, because I have been invited many times, and I do put on a good rib plate.
Mr. Griffin. And were you in the habit of inviting people to your place for dinner?
Mr. Senator. Yes, I have many a time. Nobody particular, but I have. I mean this—I relished, I have been invited over to people’s homes. Jim Martin has invited me to his place to cook. There is another lawyer invited me over to his home to cook. They thought I did a good job in the kitchen. While they sat down I was sweating in the kitchen, but it was fun.
Mr. Griffin. But Jack didn’t appreciate your cooking?