I looked through the docs and saw this example on drop downs.

Now how do I tie that into my form and make everything work?

dvancouver,

You’ll first need to create a custom field in the Freeform CP called “foods” (or whatever you wish)
Then, place that code you have, into your template

That’s all!

Have a look at these tutorials here: http://www.solspace.com/forums/viewthread/996/

thanks pie man!  I did that but it does not come through in the email. Any idea why not?

What does your notification template look like?

It’s pretty basic.

I would try specifying all the fields seperately
It’s neater that way anyway