@veteran1950, Your post triggered a fond memory. I was a real "daddy's girl"; he would let me tag along for Sat morning grocery shopping...dble bonus for my mom...both his help with groceries and getting the little firecracker out of the house...smiles. When we'd get back home, it became our tradition to sit at the table and share a can of sardines with saltine crackers...Mom didn't participate and would leave the room because sardines were just not her "thing". She made up for that quirk though by being a wonderful dessert provider, Yay! P.S. I still buy and enjoy sardines, too.