Oooo thank you Sky.
Now do you peel yours like an orange? or cut it in half and use a spoon? no sugar on top for me. =)
Is there a point to go past 90 cooking, excluding the makers mark? Doesnt the basket of herb give a +10?
In cooking, as far as I know, once you can make something, additional skill doesn't really seem to help you make it with less failure chance (perhaps someone can confirm that - I have been GM cook too long to really remember). I find a talisman helps more than anything with success chance and exceptional chance, especially with the higher failure rate items such as the sushi platters. Cooking was a big part of my RP when I started UO and the maker's mark was critical so I wanted the GM rating. I try to always have a talisman with at least 15% exceptional bonus equipped when I make cakes for players, because generally when they want a cake, they want my maker's mark on it, and I hate ending up with a pack full of normal cakes that will just be tossed in the trash (plus honey costs 3X more on Siege).
And yes, the spring decor gives you a temporary +10 skill bonus when you are in the house with it, and double click it. I never had a use for mine other than deco because I was already GM when they were released.
Oh, and on the grapefruit, I like it both ways. Peeled, sectioned and put in a glass jar in the fridge for easy eating or cut in half with salt on top, eaten with a spoon. Sometimes I put sugar on, but usually if it is a good grapefruit, just salt.
-Skylark
and yet strangely remaining on topic in a grandfathered off topic breakfast discussion, I'll share this recipe I made up that works great for a party or breakfast event. For the Europeans, UK, and all other metric embracing folks, warning, these are in evil English system measurements & temperature and I r too lazy to convert to metric. 
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