How one fine-dining veteran formed his own tastes, and what salt water taffy had to do with it.
, and things like mayonnaise. I remember trying anchovies for the first time, bone marrow, brains, and being enthralled, riveted even. My own tastes had started to mature, and I was excited, though I was a long way from being conscious of it and —- it was apparent to me — my own family would be getting in the way of this maturing.I am admittedly a bit of a curmudgeon.
Mind you, they didn’t just purchase "some" for themselves, no. They had to take home bags of the stuff so they could proselytize to the poor saps back home in Indiana who were suffering from lack of sun. See here, what we found? This little bit of heaven right on the beach? The victims of this largesse would be picking the taffy out of their teeth for weeks and wondering when they could toss the rest of it in the bin.
Over the years as I grew and learned, I blamed salt water taffy for other misfortunes such as failing calculus, missing CD’s, an unfavorable outcome of a sporting event, all the fault of salt water taffy. But, after all this time away from the stuff and not having given a thought to salt water taffy in ages, and having reconciled those feelings within, a new challenge has emerged in a friend who is convinced I can grow to love salt water taffy.
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