{"id":3130,"date":"2015-06-15T14:57:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T21:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alteritas.net\/GXL\/?p=3130"},"modified":"2015-06-15T22:18:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T05:18:25","slug":"bloomsday-potluck-bbq-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alteritas.net\/GXL\/?p=3130","title":{"rendered":"Bloomsday Potluck BBQ 1998"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In honour of Bloom, the house will supply<\/strong>
\ngrillade of kidney & offal.<\/strong>
\nTimid of tongue & vegans so shy<\/strong>
\nbest bear ersatz treats not so awful.<\/strong><\/p>\n

R.S.V.P. \u00a0& \u00a0B.Y.O.B.<\/strong>
\nplus palatable portable fare.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nSignificant O\u2019s have\u00a0carte b<\/em>.<\/strong>
\nBeware beasties that swarm in the air!<\/strong><\/p>\n

***
\nMemories often are made of food. I ran across this relic from\u00a0one of the festive meals we used to share\u00a0in Edmonton with friends and colleagues from the University of Alberta. This one in particular sticks in my memory, since the arch-literary date in question, June 16, that of\u00a0the classically unified action of Joyce’s Ulysses, comes around every year.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Historically interesting to note that vegans were already not unknown in that time and place, and had to be accommodated. Also, it was understood that a pair of Significant Others would not necessarily resemble Ozzie and Harriet — and let the Lord so be praised!<\/em><\/p>\n

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  In honour of Bloom, the house will supply grillade of kidney & offal. Timid of tongue & vegans so shy best bear ersatz treats not so awful. R.S.V.P. \u00a0& \u00a0B.Y.O.B. plus palatable portable fare.\u00a0 Significant O\u2019s have\u00a0carte b. Beware beasties that swarm in the air! *** Memories often are made of food. I ran … <\/p>\n

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