We bought pear butter and seasoning to make Italian sausage (which we can't get in the UK) and these tiny pig sprinkles. I feel overwhelmingly compelled to make a farm-themed birthday cake now.
Yesterday we stopped at a far less exciting grocery store in Maine. As we were standing in the dairy department, an elderly woman approached us. She looked very well put together and friendly, like a grandma. She turned to Steve and asked him, "Do you know how to keep a goober in suspense?" When he said that he didn't, she replied, "I'll tell you tomorrow!" Then she chuckled and patted me on the arm and confided, "Oh, I got him!"
I've never heard an adult use the word goober before.
6 comments:
At least she didn't call him a booger.
That rural Pennsylvania grocery store sounds just like Stringtown Grocery in Kalona, Iowa. Come see me and I'll take you there for cow sprinkles--black, brown AND white--to go with your pigs.
I'm old enough to know what a goober is (it's not an insult). And by now Steve has figured out how to keep one in suspense. The candy aisle looks too hard to resist. I'm glad I wasn't there.
KWB
Ha ha! What a great joke--from an older woman, too! Fantastic. I LOVE the pig sprinkles!
I think you should grease your pig sprinkles before putting them on the cake.
I am in love with the pig sprinkles. We got duck shaped licorice once and it was a little too fun to eat.
CSIowa--Oooh, I would like some cows!
KWB--The Urban Dictionary says a goober is a "kindhearted, rather oblivious goofball." He IS kindhearted.
ldsjaneite--It was very funny!
E--An excellent suggestion. They might not grease up as well as the plastic ones.
Eliana--Everything tastes better when it's a fun shape.
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