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20th Century Food Crimes, Friday 6/9, First Period
"One of the things I truly love about these old ass recipes," said Summer, which was always a good way for a class to begin now, wasn't it, "was how inventive they were in finding things to put into other things that you might not normally have thought of. Is it a crime to put something into another thing and pass it off as food you'd want to eat or have someone else eat? Let's find out."
“I think,” Stark said, eyeing her a little nervously, “that it could be a crime. Yes.”
"This week, we're going to have a look at how bologna can be a boat for, what else? Creamed corn, and how apples are a great place for your prawns.
“Apples are great for pies,” Stark countered. “Not prawns. Why would you do that?” He didn’t actually expect an answer to that question besides, perhaps, ‘why not?’ He shook his head. “Although maybe it’s…fine?” He didn’t think so but he’d been wrong before. “Have you tried these, Summer?”
"I've made them before," said Summer, deftly not answering the question. "And, of course, if we're talking food inside of food, we'd be remiss not to at least mention the turducken, which is, of course, a chicken in a duck in a turkey. We don't have time to make one of those, but I did bring one, and also I made it Wellington, because people went nuts for Wellingtoning things in the mid-century, and it's another example of putting one food in another!"
"That just seems…excessive." Stark shook his head. "I should be used to that. Right. We should get on with it."
“I think,” Stark said, eyeing her a little nervously, “that it could be a crime. Yes.”
"This week, we're going to have a look at how bologna can be a boat for, what else? Creamed corn, and how apples are a great place for your prawns.
“Apples are great for pies,” Stark countered. “Not prawns. Why would you do that?” He didn’t actually expect an answer to that question besides, perhaps, ‘why not?’ He shook his head. “Although maybe it’s…fine?” He didn’t think so but he’d been wrong before. “Have you tried these, Summer?”
"I've made them before," said Summer, deftly not answering the question. "And, of course, if we're talking food inside of food, we'd be remiss not to at least mention the turducken, which is, of course, a chicken in a duck in a turkey. We don't have time to make one of those, but I did bring one, and also I made it Wellington, because people went nuts for Wellingtoning things in the mid-century, and it's another example of putting one food in another!"
"That just seems…excessive." Stark shook his head. "I should be used to that. Right. We should get on with it."
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"I don't see why anyone would put all those birds inside each other."
Except maybe for Raiden who could probably eat a whole turducken.
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These were truly the hard-hitting questions this class was meant to inspire.
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"I suppose it could just be that someone looked at 3 birds and said 'what if.' Or perhaps there were drugs involved."
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And there had definitely been all sorts of choices made like that when Summer herself was high, that, thankfully, were only vaguely remembered the next day to spare everyone from additions food tyranny.
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"If there is a next time."
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It probably wouldn't be that hard, actually, if she was high; who wanted to put in that kind of effort?
"If," she added, because, hey, if he was going to put it out there.... "there is a next time."
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Speaking of distractions.
"You're going to take the day off for your birthday, right?"
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"I am, yes," she said. "I have a feeling I should, just in case there might be any surprises or whatever coming my way. Who even knows? Gotta be ready for anything."
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Nothing, really.
Surprise!
Well, he did get an answer to his question, and a smirk.
"It is still a surprise if you already know that there will be a surprise, because you don't know--"
Summer stopped, blinked.
"Okay, it is hard to not say surprise a billion times when explaining that, isn't it?"
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He paused.
"It's...surprisingly difficult."
He wasn't even sorry. At all.
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"Oooh, actually, you know what?" she said. "I think I do actually have to work on my birthday after all." She sucked a breath through her teeth. "Mmmm. Sorry. Bummerrrrr."
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Stark's face fell for a moment before it dawned on him that she was teasing.
"That would be a terrible sort of surprise. I promise that's not what it is. You'll like this one."
He hoped.
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Really, now she had to ask.
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He was going to make sure there was cheese involved now.
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And did she try to figure it out further? To attempt to root around for more hints? Or just lesve it be, to avoid the risk of ruining the surprise?
"Does that also mean potential wine, maybe?"
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Probably even something bubbly!
"Maybe even fruit. But not sangria, I don't think."
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"So....potential cheese, potential wine, potential fruit, but not sangria, you don't think..."
She had a few ideas bubbling up, now, too.
"Ug!" She said, eloquently. "I want to guess, but I also don't want to spoil the surprise!"
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