COMFORT FOOD

 

Okay, let’s be honest. We all have those special snack foods we’ve been eating during these times. In my house I am known by many things, Snack Master is one of them. To add some balance here, I have a small appetite and my meal portions are small (except for pizza). Truth be told, that leaves room for snacks later. You just can’t watch a movie without a snack! I used to snack on my fingernails but they are gone now.

My great-grandfather used to carry a snack in his backpack. It was called “hardtack."

I would call it “survival food.” He was in the American Civil War. Sometimes the supply lines would be interrupted so they had to live off of hardtack. It was made of baked flour and salt. It was too had to bite, so they would often dunk it into coffee to soften it up and sometimes let the weevils out so they could be scraped out of the coffee. I suppose if you did drink a weevil it would add protein.

I have some of this hardtack at home but I don’t touch it. Instead, I go for cookies, ice cream, cheese crackers, Dr. Pepper, and other fine examples of healthy food.

So, what is your comfort food? Send it in a reply and we’ll come up with a list of “Comfort Survival Snacks.” Bon appetite.

"There are two kinds of people in this world, those who like Dr. Pepper and those who don't"

(c) 2020 Wally Johnston