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Christiana White's avatar

Wow. You’re a great writer. I enjoyed this rollicking, irreverent ride. And yes, I’ve known the anchovy secret for a long time. You speak truth.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

I'm glad you rollicked Christiana, and that you know the secret and have known it for a long time. It's nice to be in the know, ain't it?

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Martin Mc Carthy's avatar

I agree. He's a terrific writer and getting better all the time.

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Martin Mc Carthy's avatar

I'm going to take one line from your post, Tommy. I'm going to change the last three words in it and use it as my new philosophy for living: "If you can't get with the primordial, oceanic, salt-joys of existence you are not fully alive." You could patent that and sell it to one of the companies selling sea-food ... or spirituality ... or both.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Rewrite me, my boy, enhance me. You're gas MM, you really are.

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Eleanor Anstruther's avatar

Laughing laughing I love anchovies xx

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

I'll be you do. That was never in doubt

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Reflections's avatar

I did not know that and I do not cook

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Raymond Johnson's avatar

Great post, T.S. BTW: if you're ever feeling lazy, a couple drops of Red Boat Fish Sauce (made of anchovies and nothing else) can stunt-double for the Scalia.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

I'm getting a bottle Ray Ray. I'm interested. Good to know you're out there, reading under the covers with a flashlight.

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Nina S Hiken's avatar

TOMMY! YOU are the umami.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Well, its nice to have those who's known you several decades think you got some flavor!

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Geraldine A. V. Hughes's avatar

ONE LITTLE FISHY

PRECIOUS little fishy

I have to sit with this one for a bit.

Hot as Hades Sir Swerdlow.

21st. Century

Vaudeville

Vau de Vire

More in a hot minute, babe G

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Sit with it Geraldine, I know it'll turn into something interesting.

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Renee Missel's avatar

lol. Love anchovies on anything but have not used them to cook. Will follow your recipes. Do you put them in soup , ever?

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Not soup, but I don't make much soup. But give em shot Renne and let me know what you think.

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