(Old) Getting caught off-guard n the MMP

See here for a similar story from 16(!) years ago.

The girl in question later lived with my late first wife and I for a few months and ate a bunch of my cooking during that time. Mostly without complaint. And had visited us on at least a few T-days or Christmases between then and now. But none of my gravies on those occasions included giblets. Sigh.