Fall arrived today.
The rain, the gray clouds, and the glorious leaves against dark skies made me yearn for one thing… Split Pea Soup!
There’s a big pot of it simmering in the kitchen as I type. It will take days to eat it all. If I were smart, I’d freeze some for another gray day.
While I was at the grocery store I found myself in the side dish aisle. This is the aisle with the brightly colored boxes designed to appeal to the under 20 demographic. As I looked at all the different offerings of Macaroni and Cheese all I could think was, “it’s official, I’m getting old.”
I remember when Kraft Macaroni and Cheese was less than 20¢ per box. Now it’s 93¢ per box. Heck, I can remember it going on sale, and you could get an obscene number of boxes for $1.00. The only noodle shape was elbow. Do spiral noodles taste different than shell noodles, or SpongeBob noodles, or elbow shaped noodles? They’re all flour, eggs, and water.
Sheesh, SpongeBob shaped macaroni noodles. Whodda thunk it?
At least I can be secure in the knowledge that split peas will always be little, round, and green… and just the best thing on a cold, damp autumn night. They are still green, right?
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