and he raised geese on his farm at chartwell. at one dinner as the roasted goose was laid in front of him at the table, he said, quote: you carve, clemy. this goose was a friend of mine. [laughter] in all my research into churchill's life, i never found a mention of a vegetable, and he made fun of vegetarians whom he called nut eaters. at a meeting he quipped to lord chirwell and sir stafford -- [inaudible] both nut eaters, well, gentlemen, if you have finished toying with your beetroot, we will get on to more important matters. and another thing, all the nut eaters i have known died early after a long period of senile decay. anotherture chill favorite food was irish stew with plenty of onions and, surprisingly, sometimes pineapple. this was a dinner that churchill served to eisenhower when they planned the invasion of europe. and, of course, caviar. churchill loved caviar. he was thrilled when stalin sent him vats of caviar or when harry hopkins brought caviar back as a gift from the soviet union. churchill ate small portions. w