
And to Carolyn Hunt a huge big thank you
from all at Mash Direct.
Some of you may be interested to know that the quotation Carolyn
refers to is taken from ‘Heartburn’, Norah Ephron’s
first novel. Ephron - acclaimed screenwriter, director, film producer
and novelist, garnered much press over "Heartburn" (about
the break-up of her second marriage to journalist Carl Bernstein).
(‘Sleepless in Seattle’, ‘When Harry met Sally’
and ‘Silkwood’ are some of her most famous films.)
We also love the quote at the end of the
book:
“In the end, I always want potatoes. Mashed
potatoes. Nothing like mashed potatoes when you’re feeling
blue. Nothing like getting into bed with a bowl of hot mashed potatoes
already loaded with butter, and methodically adding a thin cold
slice of butter to every forkful. The problem with mashed potatoes,
though, is that they require almost as much hard work as crisp potatoes,
and when you’re feeling blue the last thing you feel like
is hard work. Of course, you can always get someone to make the
mashed potatoes for you, but let’s face it: the reason you’re
blue is that there isn’t anyone to make them for you. As a
result, most people do not have nearly enough mashed potatoes in
their lives, and when they do, it’s almost always at the wrong
time.”