You know you're flying back from St. Louis when...

[muckefuck]

...waiting in line at the gate, I had no choice but to overhear an impromptu reunion of Incarnate Word Academy graduates cum Lincoln Park Trixies. ("I live at Broadway and Grace. What about you?" "I'm at Broadway and Surf." "Surf...where's that? Is that one of the side streets, one of those short little streets?"...."It's near that mall--what's it called? The Century?" "Oh, I've always meant to go there!") First it was one each from the A and B lines, then they spotted a third near the back of the waiting area. ("We were just talking about you and your sister!!!")

...sitting on the plane, someone carries gooey-butter past you. I thought I recognised it, so I asked and the woman said, "My friends up in Chicago don't believe me so I brought one back to prove it to them."

[Note: In searching for hits on "gooey butter", I found that--of all people--Emeril has a recipe for it. Needless to say, I barely recognise it. For instance, I've never heard of anyone anywhere using leftover bakery goods rather than store-bought cake mix to make the crust, though he assures us they "[i]t almost always starts" this way.]

Comments

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

That sounds delicious!

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

It is. his_regard named it "sugar lasagne", even though I could not bring myself to follow the recipe as dictated by my mother. I reduced the sugar by at least a quarter and used Neufchâtel.

[bunj.livejournal.com]

It was actually welcomerain who called it "sugar lasagna". I must admit I cut down the sugar when I make it too.

Mmmmmm.... Gooey Butter

[bunj.livejournal.com]

For instance, I've never heard of anyone anywhere using leftover bakery goods rather than store-bought cake mix to make the crust, though he assures us they "[i]t almost always starts" this way.

I have heard of using leftovers for the crust, but I can't figure out why he adds salt. It doesn't rise any, and why put it in for taste? I think the corn syrup and vanilla are just him fancying it up for television.