Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Leave. Them. Alone. (please)

Mathew seems to have misunderstood the idea of the Easter holidays. He thinks today is the last day he ever has to go to school... That could cause a few issues when he has to go back in April, but we'll deal with that when we get to it.

I hate to be all negative, but my God there are some abominations available in the Easter aisle of our local supermarket. I used to work in that industry and I understand the thinking behind all this, and I'm not in the least bit religious, but even I am feeling a bit unsettled by 'White Chocolate and Raspberry Cheesecake style Hot Cross Buns'. For a start, there's nothing natural in them, they're just pumped full of artificial flavourings and additives, and for another thing - why mess about with hot cross buns at all? Why do you feel the need to ADD anything to a product that is already as close to perfection as is possible? I'm sure there must have been a time, in the long and tortured history of this blogsite, where I have listed my favourite items of food, and I'm pretty sure that hot cross buns would have been featured on the list. A perfectly-halved, lightly-toasted, fruit-packed hot cross bun with a generous dollop of butter on top is one of the greatest treats a man like myself can enjoy. Why would you bollocks that up by adding chocolate chips and fake jam to the recipe?
As you can probably tell, I still have a bit of a headache and I'm still feeling stressed about our busy weekend ahead...

RC 27-3-24

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