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I Know What You’re Thinking
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Topic #65: “If you could read minds for a day, would you?” Hell yes! I would LOVE to read minds. Can I have more than one day? What a wonderful opportunity to check out how other people think about stuff, what thoughts pop into their heads, and most importantly, are they as nutty as I am?
Finding out how people really feel about me would be scary, but worth all the other things I would find out. I am a very curious nosy gal. I inherited this trait from mom, along with weak teeth and shapely legs. (All three traits have gotten me into trouble now and then.)
Knowing which co-workers I annoyed would be useful information. So would being able to keep 2 steps ahead of my boss. My sister would love me to stop asking her questions all the time. Getting info from her is like prying the remote control away from mom. Speaking of which, reading mom’s thoughts would save her a lot of breath and effort now.
Being able to know what my hubby is thinking would be so helpful. Every time I ask him, “whatcha thinkin’?”. He answers with “Nothing”. According to him, he never thinks. I know this is not true. He just doesn’t want to tell me what he is thinking about. Drives me crazy!
Reading minds would keep me out of trouble. Did you know that some forms of nosiness are actually felonies? Trust me on this one.
Cookbook Interruptus
Sigh. Almost to the desert section, and I discover errors in a recipe given to me. By my mother!
On my recipe card she wrote: “1 can salmon, not drained”. On her card I find the original recipe says: “1 can salmon (1 pound), drained”. So, which is it? I ask her. She replies that you have to tip the can and drain off the top, but don’t dump salmon into a strainer.
Oh. She took the card from my hand and crossed out “not” and wrote above it “lightly” and handed it back to me. No wonder mine always came out too runny.
I suspect the salmon cakes is not the only recipe with discrepancies. I make a note to refer to mom’s file box while proofreading the cookbook. For now, I want to finish adding the pile of recipe cards, magazine clippings, and sticky notes to my manuscript.
What I should be doing is taking a nap because I could be up all night again. What I am doing is trying to keep up with my post-a-day challenge in the midst of chaos 😉 Since it has already interrupted things, I will pass along the correct Salmon Cakes recipe. Y’all should feel honored.
Salmon Cakes
1 pound can Salmon , lightly drained [tip can to drain off most liquid, but don’t use a strainer]
1 Tbls. Lemon Juice
1 Egg
3 Tbls. Onion , diced
¼ tea. Pepper
¼ cup corn meal (or crushed crackers)
Mix Salmon with other ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix well. Shape into 10 to 12 ‘patties’ and fry in oil on medium heat, until brown on each side. Mom always said using a heavy iron skillet was the proper way to fry stuff.
Serve with Cole Slaw & French fries. And plenty of salt!!
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