Many years ago as I stood in line for lunch at McD's, some kid ahead of me just placed his order for 2 Big Macs without the "tartar sauce." The girl behind the register said, "that's "special sauce. Not tartar sauce!" The kid said, "It's tartar sauce and I don't want it!" He got his burgers as ordered, but I had an epiphany at that moment: It was tartar sauce sans the pickles! I happen to love tartar sauce (with a lemon wedge)and liked it on my Big Macs,fish sticks, etc., but the kid was right. I know it's stupid, but it was like a revelation. I also didn't do any cooking whatsoever at the time,other than boiling water.
