"I have often wondered about the US aversion to eating offal." What's to wonder?

No, seriously, we all like to eat what's familiar. Consider the Australian aborigines, who eat (or used to eat) giant earthworms. How many of us could do that?

I do wonder how many cocktails that senior California banker had had before the luncheon. Walking out on someone's hospitality is inexcusable. Anyway, everybody knows that vegetables are there to hid pieces of liver under.

I am still waiting to hear how to make Pan Haggelty from Cornwall.