Garlic Bread
I love garlic bread. It's a common side dish with dinner at my house. Usually it's a store-bought affair; something you stick in the oven and bake for a specified time. Sometimes, it's homemade. This usually works out well, when my mom is cooking. My dad has been known to 'crisp' it a bit. When we were kids, any black meant the entire loaf was unacceptable.
Last night, my mom tried to make garlic bread. I walked into the kitchen as she pulled the first burnt batch out. There were about three pieces that weren't charcoal. Of course, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. So she prepared a second batch. It doesn't take long, just mix up some crushed garlic and butter and spread it onto slices of bread. She then set a timer, in order to avoid the previous tragedy. Bread in the broiler, we resume our conversation. After a minute or two she suddenly remembers the bread and opens the oven.
It was burnt. The bread near the front was charred beyond recognition. Some of the slices further back were actually on fire. Amid a moment of disbelief, with a perfectly cruel yet apathetic sense of timing, the timer on the counter dinged.
There were about five total pieces of garlic bread left out of the 30 or 40 that were prepared.
Last night, my mom tried to make garlic bread. I walked into the kitchen as she pulled the first burnt batch out. There were about three pieces that weren't charcoal. Of course, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. So she prepared a second batch. It doesn't take long, just mix up some crushed garlic and butter and spread it onto slices of bread. She then set a timer, in order to avoid the previous tragedy. Bread in the broiler, we resume our conversation. After a minute or two she suddenly remembers the bread and opens the oven.
It was burnt. The bread near the front was charred beyond recognition. Some of the slices further back were actually on fire. Amid a moment of disbelief, with a perfectly cruel yet apathetic sense of timing, the timer on the counter dinged.
There were about five total pieces of garlic bread left out of the 30 or 40 that were prepared.
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