Had a wonderful belated Seder last night. The friend who invited us made homemade mazto ball soups, with matzos so light you expect them float away into the sky, homemade gefilte fish served hot. Also on offer, green beans almondine, homemade chopped liver (even though our friend hates chopped liver), made from scratch cheese cake, two varieties of charsoh from two different recipes. The horseradish was fresh grated. plus Manichevize macaroons.

The hostess also followed a few of her own special traditions, including the one where - when Elijah did not make it by midnight, she drank his glass on the grounds that "he had his chance".

If a recipe calls for bay leaves, and I don't have any, is there something I can use as a substitute?

Perkins, first do a search to see if the same items have sold recently (you can do a search on an item and choose to only see ended auctions). If they are selling, then list them all seperately. If not, then in groupings with some desirable ones with less desirable ones.

Thanks, msbelle.

(that made a lot more sense once I realized you aren't talking about bay leaves.)

I don't think bay leaves are a big whoop and you can leave them out, Perkins.

Speaking of not a big whoop, I had gefilte fish for the first time the other night, and I don't get why people think it's so nasty.

And I have Crash sitting on the DVR and doubt I'll ever actually watch it, either.

note to self, Jesse also not deep.

You knew that already.

PS: My father just used the word "frisson" in conversation.

Can I be not deep too?

I don't want to have to watch Crash.

Can I be not deep too?

I don't want to have to watch Crash.

Me three? I really don't want to watch it. Which is why I have Cat's Meow and Four Brothers instead. Just watched Rounders last night. Pretty boys gambling is a weakness of mine.

This would be the wrong time to say I do want to watch Crash, huh? If it helps, I think SG-1 S2 is ahead of it in my queue.