Congee - was: Cheers


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Posted by Ed Kiser on March 09, 2006 at 23:09:03 from 152.163.101.7 user Kisered.

In Reply to: Re: Cheers posted by John Nichols on March 09, 2006 at 18:36:16:

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MLCH13.doc
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The old amah came in with a man bringing them their supper, big bowls of rice with pigeon's eggs and bowls of congee soup. The old amah, who had nursed Miss Lee when she was a little girl, stayed and watched them.
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MLCH17.doc
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"Chopsticks and congee," said Nancy, grinning. "If we've all got to sweat at lessons you must too. She thought you were awful this morning."

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They had fed pretty well during their stay with Miss Lee but had never sat down to such a feast as this. Even Chang's supper to his captains on the evening when they had been taken prisoners was a mere snack beside it. Congee, birds' nest soup with floating lumps of jelly in it... "like frog spawn", Roger whispered...

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No mention of the word "congee" in any of the other eleven books, but then, none were expected.

Ed Kiser, South Florida



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