Lunchtime. I know there is celery in this soup, lurking at the bottom; despite being a tomato soup, there are unmistakable signs that celery has infiltrated the broth. I dislike celery almost as passionately as I loathe pineapple. And blue cheese. And anchovies. And those ghastly chocolates with orange or strawberry cream centres.
But I digress.
My point was that I know there is celery in this soup. However, I am choosing to ignore it because I am hungry, skint and idle* – all factors conspiring to make it highly unlikely that I will get up, throw this away then go out and buy something else to eat.
The trick is to sup my soup with extreme caution. If I just continue to skim the liquid from the top without disturbing the dodgy lower layers, then I may be able to evade the celery ‘floater’ which haunts my imagination…
* I am also disapproving of unnecessary waste, of course.
June 12, 2009 at 4:36 am |
Life’s too short to worry about celery floaters. Next time ditch the tainted soup and get something you really want.
June 12, 2009 at 2:25 pm |
I’ve had lunches like that. And life like that, too.
June 12, 2009 at 6:24 pm |
Azahar – excellent advice. I shall do that next time.
David – yes, but you are bravely stirring the soup, seeking out the celery floaters in order to remove them with a careful spoon.
June 12, 2009 at 11:17 pm |
Celery belongs in the cellar not in the soup! However blue cheese and pineapple are delectable. Pineapple with ham in toasted sandwiches and blue cheese with port – - -
June 14, 2009 at 5:11 am |
You do make me feel better about my own compulsions.
We who make our living in publishing earn our wages due to them!
June 15, 2009 at 5:08 pm |
Archie – euuuuwwwwwww.
Ombudsben – I am providing a valuable community service, making everyone else look a little less odd.