All those who have been admonished for sneaking a taste from another's plate, take heart.

You make the best soup, Grandma," she said, sneaking a taste. "

Don't tell me you've never sneaked a taste.

"What's it like?" a young wolf asks a young croc, who has sneaked a taste before reaching "the age of becoming."

I sneaked a taste of his John Dory, from New Zealand, with a superb sake beurre blanc.

LEAD: Anita Holmes sneaking a taste of her birthday cake yesterday before an outdoor party along the East River at 102d Street.

I tucked them in, gave them hot tea and honey, made the chicken soup and sneaked a taste of the cup of custard myself before I took it to them.

And speaking of forbidden food, there's the one about the Catholic priest who says to his pal the rabbi, 'Come on, don't kid me on, haven't you ever even sneaked a taste of ham?'

Homer, dressed in the dark hat and sunglasses Walter dons for his "Heisenberg" persona, sneaks a taste of the batter while Marge is baking and is later woken from a nap by the smell.

Although nothing quite compares with sneaking a taste of Mom's homemade gravy, restaurant chefs often try to recreate such cozy moments with dishes like mashed potatoes, chicken soup, roast turkey, macaroni and cheese and warm chocolate chip cookies.

Every time he sneaked a taste of ginger, he was filled with the urge to charge forward into the ranks of the Big Uglies, smashing them with the landcruiser's tracks while the gunner and com- mander used the weapons in the turret to work a great slaughter.