Today I have done two things I have never done before. I had maple syrup on my lovely vanilla ice cream! I’ve always refused to put anything on it, in case it spoilt the ice creaminess of it - what else have I missed? Maple syrup is yummy!
Oh yes, the other thing: I dropped the dish cloth down the waste disposal thingy while it was running (I blame my shaky hands!) and there was a big growling noise and then a hot smell, and then I reached the switch in a hurry and turned it off. I wonder whether Ro will notice . . .
Maple syrup is also excellent with home made yoghurt. Take a tall dessert glass and drizzle maple syrup down one inner side, then fill with soft yoghurt. Yumm!
I’m not sure maple syrup would be quite as efficacious in a waste disposal unit, however.
You are so far behind the times Ro. I like pure vanilla ice cream too but a dash of syrup, honey, tang, or cranberry salad are all a nice touch.
When I worked in the dorm in college, we used to like slipping a wooden ice cream stick into the industrial sink disposal. It made a whistle sound above all the other sounds in the basement.
You may be ready to start playing with fire and accelerants.
On a large bowl of vanilla ice cream, try 1 fl oz/30 ml of a rich, dark rum, or, if you prefer something sweeter, try 1 fl oz/30 ml of creme de menthe.
An unblended, straight, Bourbon whisky is also excellent, but that might be harder to find in the UK.
Guilt has taken over! I have owned up! I’m not good at secrets!! And the wonderful Ro has fixed it! It has been disembowelled, greased or something, new something else, put back together and it works beautifully. That nasty smell has completely gone!
However, since then I have broken 2 mugs, 2 plates, 2 bowls - and made a horrible soupy mess. I was trying to carry a lunch tray - and failed. I suppose one day I will learn!
Has anyone invented a see-through tray? Then I could see my feet! The trouble is that even when I watch them VERY closely, they still get away, veering off to the left and causing terrible destruction! Combine that with fingers which are not always aware of whether they belong to the right hand or the left, or indeed to someone else’s hand entirely, and perhaps even the see-through tray will not save me. And, of course, one hand has the stick-soon-to-be-a-whistle in it, too! There is no hope! Back to the willing slave!!
Note, I am very careful not to carry anything I am particularly fond of! Ro hands me my guitar! Whistles can be safely secreted about my person!
My wife & I have saved all our broken china so that we can turn the pieces into a tiled concrete walkway at some point. It almost makes us glad when we break a piece. Almost. I want to do something special with all the coffee mug handles.
