Nobody's Fool, by Richard Russo

I have let most of the meals here get away from me. I get so caught up in the behavior and words of the characters that I flat out forget. So I'll take it up with what I remember.

* A thanksgiving dinner prepared by Sully's ex-wife, standard Thanksgiving food, on a paper plate, wrapped in foil. Sully brings it into a bar, has the bartender heat it up in the microwave, and offers it to a friend.

At different times Sully has a hamburger at the local bar ("the Horse"). He doesn't have much appetite, can hardly look at food much of the time.

At one point Sully makes a foolish bet and ends up eating a pickled egg that had landed on the floor. He hates even the sight of pickled eggs and it surprised me that he didn't throw it up.