VeraBlue
Executive Chef
A time-honoured 'marianne-ism' (can you guess that is my Mom's name?!) was '"the kitchen is closed". She usually said this around 8pm or so, when one of the children or my dad would start rummaging around in there, looking for a snack. If it required a plate, a fork or spoon, a glass, (get the idea?) we couldn't have it. If you could pick it up and run with it, like a cookie or a piece of fruit, you stood a good chance of making a clean break.
But I ask you, what 10 year old would opt for an apple when there were chocolate enteman's donuts on the counter?
I digress...
Do you keep a similar rule? Were you subjected to a similar rule? If so, what time was it?
As a side note, with the way many families have an evening meal, it seems the kitchen never can close.
By the way, once, I managed to slip in real quietlike and pilfer a slice of pumpkin pie. My younger sister was disturbed that I was about to pull it off. She hid in the dining room as I made my way to the family room with my ill-gotten pie and jumped out to scare me. I'll never forget how many times the pie flipped before it finally hit the dining room carpet. It's impossible to wash pumpkin pie out of carpet silently. I kept thinking, "why, mom, what big ears you have"!!
But I ask you, what 10 year old would opt for an apple when there were chocolate enteman's donuts on the counter?
I digress...
Do you keep a similar rule? Were you subjected to a similar rule? If so, what time was it?
As a side note, with the way many families have an evening meal, it seems the kitchen never can close.
By the way, once, I managed to slip in real quietlike and pilfer a slice of pumpkin pie. My younger sister was disturbed that I was about to pull it off. She hid in the dining room as I made my way to the family room with my ill-gotten pie and jumped out to scare me. I'll never forget how many times the pie flipped before it finally hit the dining room carpet. It's impossible to wash pumpkin pie out of carpet silently. I kept thinking, "why, mom, what big ears you have"!!