Happy Thanksgiving!!! originally published on Food and Fond Memories on November 22, 2016 by sandyaxelrod Leave a Comment (Edit)
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
First I want to wish all of my reader, friends and family a very happy and delicious Thanksgiving. Steve and I will be spending the entire week with our son and daughter in law and I am most thankful for that. Though I will be on vacation for a week I want to leave you with this very delightful post that an old friend from high school, and former student of my mother in law’s, wrote on my Facebook Page:
The Star of the Show!
FOR THE LOVE OF A SPATULA
I was mourning the loss of my beloved spatula that I accidently killed while using it as a fly swatter. It was a very old spatula and had served me well for nearly 4 decades. Then, it was gone and it was my fault.
After a proper grieving period and a few meetings at S.U. (Spatulas Unanimous) I began living the life of a “spatula-less” person. My closest friends noticed that something was troubling me but I was not forthcoming. I was too ashamed to admit I killed my pancake, omelet and burger flipper.
In truth I did have one other spatula but it was metal and I dared not use it on my coated pans for fear of scratching their delicate surfaces. After a few spatula free days I decided to bite the bullet and procure a new spatula.
I could have gone to the dollar store and gotten a cheapie but that would be an insult to my dearly departed spatula of yesteryear. I decided to get a new spatula that I could be proud of so I went to the market and marveled at the vast assortment of spatulas dangling from the rack before me. I was hard pressed to find that “special” spatula as there were so many choices.
Suddenly I heard the siren’s call from a true beauty of a spatula with metal handle gracefully molded to fit in my hand as if it was made just for me. With a flexible hard rubber business end that would gently “kiss” the surface of my coated pans while sliding under the food I wished to flip.
I believe it is sturdy enough to withstand the fly swatter test but I will not subject this marvelous implement to abuse because I love it so dearly.
I am at a loss at finding a suitable name for my new spatula. I have already used up: Mark, David, Tommy, Sylvia, Rachel, Harry and Robert on pots, pans and other implements so for now I am just calling it “Count Spatula”
It’s so difficult to imagine life without a decent spatula at hand.
Thank you Preston for always making me smile with your posts!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!
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