Monday, February 11, 2008

This Tastes Like Fridge

Tonight Rachel and I decided to watch the KU game. So naturally I popped some popcorn. It was Rachel's last bag and for some bad reason (i don't know, health or nutrition or something...) Rachel had light and healthy popcorn. Well that is not going to work to eat during the KU game. So I jazzed it up. I melted some extra butter to add to it--usually a great idea. So Rachel and I stuff a bite of popcorn into our mouths and then look at each other and begin to laugh/cry in disbelief...our beloved popcorn tasted like fridge.
Here in 204C we have a fridge problem. This problem started sometime over Christmas break when no one was occupying the premise. A few items, perishable in nature, were left innocently in the fridge for nearly 6 weeks. Well, we get back from break and Rachel and I (do you see a common theme of who is in the kitchen?) go on a throwing away everything in sight rampage. We accidentally threw away some new good cheese in the process. (I tend to do this. overthrow. I threw away Rachel's washcloth when I cleaned the bathroom. It didn’t need to be tossed. I don't know why I did it. I just can't control myself once I start throwing stuff away!) The throwing and scrubbing and reapplication of baking soda in the fridge didn't solve the problem. Our fridge smells and tastes like bad produce. How can we put this taste into words? Impossible. So come over, we will feed you something and you will remember this taste forever.

Because our popcorn became inedible, we made some cookie dough. You know, everything accept the eggs and baking. What is the key ingredient in cookie dough, you ask? Butter...the dough tastes like fridge too.

2 comments:

Rachel said...

This perfectly describes life in 204C. Nicely done. Unfortunately, we will now never have any visitors, due to fear of "the fridge." :)

Mom said...

I know the fridge taste, have had it in my house before! It is quite nasty! And yes, Kayla, you do tend to go on throwing away rampages, that comes from your dad, your mom is a bit more conservative about what goes into the trash, except when it comes to old stuff in the fridge, I learned about those germs in school! Perhpas your butter has grown some new kind of antibiotic that is just waiting to be discovered.