On Jul 3, 1:14 pm, Janet Baraclough <janet.and.j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Climb every mountain, search high and low
> > Follow every by way, every path you know
> > Climb every mountain, ford every stream
> > Follow every rainbow, till you find your dream
> > A dream that will need, all the love you can give
> > Everyday of your life, for as long as you live
> > Climb every mountain, ford every stream
> > Follow every rainbow, till you find your dream
> > A dream that will need, all the love you can give
> > Everyday of your life, for as long as you live
> > Climb every mountain, ford every stream
> > Follow every rainbow, till you find your... dream...
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> Get back on topic.
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> Did anyone ever notice, in Sound of Music, that nanny Maria never fed
> the children a sit-down meal? And none of her favourite things included
> food ?
Actually, they do - and there are possibly enough of them to cobble
together a sit-down meal, too! Let's see what we can make of her list.
Well the raindrops on roses can be used to boil things in, and you can
drink water too, so that's as good a start as any. Rose petals are
edible, I believe, as are kittens in some cultures. The copper kettles
will come in useful, as will the 'crisp apple strudels', which always
make for a hearty pudding course. She mentions cream-coloured ponies,
too, and horseflesh can be really tasty if cooked well. Her 'schnitzel
with noodles' would probably be the entree, followed by 'wild geese
that fly with the moon on their wings'. (One could stuff the geese
with rose petals and pony meat, perhaps?). The snowflakes 'that stay
on my nose and eyelashes' could be turned into a nice rose-petal
sorbet, while the dog - 'when the dog bites' - would be ideal if the
Von Trapp kids felt particularly adventurous and wished to try Korean
food. Bees are mentioned too, so presumably there would be honey for
tea. And all of this served by the 'girls in white dresses with blue
satin sashes'.
I agree with you re: the sit-down meals, though. In retrospect, Maria
was a crap nanny who spent all her time singing and hardly any time
seeing to the children's culinary needs.
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