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TheTime COIN
Camille Anding
The calendar shouts 2020 and with
the New Year I have great intentions
- bordering on resolutions.
The first is collecting material for a book entitled:
From Mysteries to Meals. It will be a simple task
because all the collectibles are presently frozen stiff
in our freezer stationed nearby in our carport.
The upright freezer isn’t oversized, but it is a bit
larger than average and keeper of unnamed containers
and bags that hold items I deemed worth saving. Just
what kind of items, you wonder. That’s the mystery of
my book. A few containers are labeled; the majority
are not, and I’m well aware that it’s a job that’s months
past due. Every freezer shelf is crowded, and every
drawer is spilling over. Even the icemaker is screaming,
“Too tight!!”
There’s no better time than the present, the beginning
of a new year, to give me that initial push to begin.
My first step is where and how to begin – a shelf at
a time or a random selection of three or four items
per meal. I’m certain that the largest number
of mystery containers hold small portions
Our freezer testifies that soup day hasn’t been on my
calendar for months. That day WILL be on my calendar
this week.
The meat and remaining-casserole containers will
know their destiny once they are thawed. I will be a
chef-extraordinaire if I can concoct edible dishes from
taco meat and sweet potato casserole!
Within two, maybe three weeks, I’ll have a clean,
spacious, organized freezer with breathing room for
the icemaker. I’ll have created a variety of new dishes
for my recipe book, and we’ll eat so much “mystery”
soup that choosing to dine out will be an opportunity
with unparalleled gratitude.
There’ll be spiritual lessons, too. 1) I’m blessed to live
in a land that has leftovers and modern conveniences
designed to store them. 2) A large pot of soup (if not too
mysterious) should be shared so there won’t be any
leftovers recycled to the freezer. 3) It’s a wise person
who labels things and NOT people. ●
of vegetables that I saved for soup day.
58 • JANUARY 2020