Monday, June 7, 2021

Nature, Antibodies, Eggs and Hot Sauce

 


Hubby and I drove out of town the other day. Weather was nice. Imagine that? No rain. Wanted to take a ride in the country. Commune with nature. We enjoyed our early morning escape. We decided to throw caution to the wind and have breakfast in this little small town, Mom and Pop cafĂ©. Nobody was wearing a mask, except the restaurant staff. And people were sandwiched together kind of close in the booths and tables. At first we were hesitant. But we’ve been given a stamp of approval by our doctor. Our antibody tests came back with great news. The vaccine worked. We have a high number of antibodies. Which means, drumroll please… we are IMMUNE from Covid 19, at least for now. So, we seated ourselves... as the sign said and took advantage of the chance to be normal again. Hubby ordered a breakfast bowl and I got an omelet, spinach and cheese. When the orders were delivered to the tables, a short while later, they looked delish. We couldn’t wait to dig in. But first, my hubby asked the waitress for some HOT sauce. He likes to gingerly smother it all over everything. She left to get it and we mused whether the bottle would be empty, or new.  New bottles can be a pain because the establishment usually wants you to open it. And with arthritic fingers, that can become quite a chore. And we usually b!tch about it. On the other hand, if its almost empty, the bottom of the bottle has the hottest part of the spices in there. It’ll bite your tongue right off. Hot sauce is one thing, but the heat generated at the bottom can damage your mouth permanently if you ain't careful. Seldom... in all the years we been getting the condiment to compliment our food, have we gotten a  bottle, half filled. So we waited to see what would happen here. We were NOT prepared for what did.  This teeny tiny waitress came over to the table with this HUMUNGOUS bottle filled with hot sauce. My hubby chuckled. “So this is the bottle you pass around to all your customers", he asked. She smiled and said they had one for every table. I stifled a giggle as she left. My hubby checked the label. It was 1 pint plus 8 more ounces. Quite a lot of Hot Sauce was in that bottle. It was a very impressive size, given the fact most bottles are considerably smaller. Hubby could barely lift it, to dabble some on his eggs. Sorry, I jest. He did lift it, but being as hefty as it was... he did feel out of sorts. This adds a new twist to the Hot Sauce saga in our lives. It made us smile, laugh and even cry when the sauce kicked in.Thought you’d like to see a pic.  Here it is, right below. Needless to say it made for quite a memory. Have you ever put a GIANT bottle of Hot Sauce on your table??? 
Or been someplace that has???