Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:09:55 -0500
From: nabooko
Subject: Fast, Free Food: On a Roll . . .
“Perfect blood pressure” “Perfect cholesterol”- That is what my doctor said – “You never have to worry about cholesterol as long as you live”- As long as I live? One could lose their life tomorrow just in the pursuit of food!
A couple of years ago, I encountered fast free food, but with a different twist. I was on a roll: It was on a roll.
I waited at the Pittsboro traffic circle to go round- a truck circled and I noticed something fall off the back- Round, about the size of a softball- It looked like a sweet potato. I proceeded to my destination- but as we all know, we come back to the traffic circle several times per visit- when in Pittsboro.
The next trip around the circle, I had the whole thing to myself- no rush- There in the shoulder of circle, next to courthouse lawn, was the object I had seen fall off the truck. Looked like a big sweet potato- I could see it clearly.
I kept thinking what a treat it would be for someone to pick it up, take it home and bake it! Three days went by before I circircled again. There it was- still there- I circled again, just to make sure. Yep, a big sweet potato. I waited for a break in the traffic- ran over, swooped up the treasure- Took it home, baked it. Worst sweet potato I ever risked my life for.
Then there was Fast Free Food on a roll at Foodlion. You may not have noticed, but from the entrance of Foodlion out to hyway 64 it is sloped slightly downhill. As I pulled out of my parking space and headed out, I noticed a large white onion slowly rolling downhill. The smart thing to have done would stop the car and run after the onion. But no, I didn’t want to make some kind of a fool of myself. So, I decided the best thing to do was drive slow and let my van straddle the onion to keep anyone from running over it.
The onion, not being completely round, wibble-wobbled and I in turn had to do likewise driving. This put me right in the middle of the driveway. Honking horns and waving arms did not stop my pursuit of “my” free onion.
Yes, I finally got it- A beauty. Raw, it was wonderfully tart, pungent and moist. To eat a slice of big sweet white onion is like having access to one of nature’s greatest inventions. I deeply believe that sweet white onions possess magical and healthy properties. The icy pungent crunch as you bite into one is an exhilarating experience.,
unequaled by anything else. The same is not true with yellow onions that can burn the crapola out of your mouth and innards.
If you put a big slice of sweet white onion on a saucer and place it in a microware on high, watch very closely – frequently you can see sparks arise. Sparks that resemble those of kid’s Fourth of July sparklers. Not as showy, but they are there.
Disclaimer: Don’t be a fool. Get your potatoes, onions out of your garden, from your local Farmer’s Market or favorite food-store. Stay out of the highway- Road kill is not pretty.
N.A. Booko
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