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Is it okay to ask? (S/O I didn't realize you wanted that to go.)
Bibliophile:
Not rude to ask for something that is about to be thrown away.
Bijou:
Not rude at all. She was going to toss it! The bone and drippings from the pan are the best part of a ham dinner! The split pea soup sounds divine. One of my most memorable meals was the time my husband a big pot of split pea soup made from a ham bone, pan drippings, and I'm not even a fan of split pea soup!
Outdoor Girl:
--- Quote from: kakack on May 15, 2012, 10:10:08 AM ---In fact, one of my Mom's charity groups had some sort of fund raiser and served a ham on the bone. They had a fund raising raffle for the ham bone!
--- End quote ---
That is awesome.
OP, you're in the clear. Especially considering the relationship you have with BF#1Mom. If this were the first time you'd been invited to dinner, maybe I wouldn't ask, just for propriety's sake, more than anything. And you didn't need to give her so much of the soup, either, IMO. A generous serving of soup for her and whomever lives in the household would have been plenty. If she lives alone, I'd have given her a couple of servings.
guihong:
No more rude than I was the other day. I ran into my neighbor taking an old lamp out to the dumpster, and I asked for it. It worked fine, but upon closer examination I found a worn wire, so it's not worth the risk of fire :(. Point being, if you knew she was obviously throwing out the bone, you're fine in asking (and generous to give her some soup).
Lynnv:
I think you were perfectly fine to ask for it when she want to throw it away.
I always make big batches of split pea or ham and bean soup with the bone and freeze it up in portions. Oddly enough, DH and I had the last of the ham and bean soup last night, along with some cornbread and a salad. Yumm. I may have to break the hambone out of the freezer and make up a new batch in the next couple of weeks.
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