Walden Cabin: Observations typed on an old Underwood

Comfort and War.

War affects us all. We here in North America don't retreat to bomb shelters, but to comfort foods. I was astounded to notice last week that my local mega-grocer still sells Jiffy Pop popcorn. You know the kind, the pie-plate shaped aluminum pan with the metal wire handle. (Is it possible that someone still does not have a microwave?)

Jiffy Pop is a snap to make. Shaken over the stove element or camp fire, the corns start to pop and expand until the smoke tells you your snack is ready. Such yummy memories! -- aluminum-smoked partially-popped corn with oily black kernels at the bottom.

Another grocery discovery: You can now buy pre-packed jellied salads in snack-sized clear containers. Shades of church basement pot luck! Great Aunt Grace (who turned 90 this year) would be pleased that people still want quivering clear orange jelly with suspended bits of lemon rind and mandarin. People say she's Amazing. Watch for pork to make a big-time come-back in baked beans -- the perfect bomb-shelter stash. Just don't forget the can opener!

All this makes me wonder. If war in Iraq drags on, we may be in for even more shocking consumer retreats. I've already seen a Mr. T soap on the rope priced at $15. The edible Rubick's Cube can't be far behind!

>> Stuart@accolade.ca



	Comfort and War. War affects us all. We here in North America don't retreat to bomb shelters, but to comfort foods. I was astounded to notice last week that my local mega-grocer still sells Jiffy Pop popcorn. You know the kind, the pie-plate shaped aluminum pan with the metal wire handle. (Is it possible that someone still does not have a microwave?) Jiffy Pop is a snap to make. Shaken over the stove element or camp fire, the corns start to pop and expand until the smoke tells you your snack is ready. Such yummy memories! -- aluminum-smoked partially-popped corn with oily black kernels at the bottom. Another grocery discovery: You can now buy pre-packed jellied salads in snack-sized clear containers. Shades of church basement pot luck! Great Aunt Grace (who turned 90 this year) would be pleased that people still want quivering clear orange jelly with suspended bits of lemon rind and mandarin. People say she's Amazing. Watch for pork to make a big-time come-back in baked beans -- the perfect bomb-shelter stash. Just don't forget the can opener! All this makes me wonder. If war in Iraq drags on, we may be in for even more shocking consumer retreats. I've already seen a Mr. T soap on the rope priced at $15. The edible Rubick's Cube can't be far behind! ! >> Stuart@accolade.ca				Head for the Hills of Prince Edward Island Walden Cabin >> "I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, to front the essential facts of life and to see if I could learn what they had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Walden; Or Life in the Woods (08.21) Walden Cabin is a publishing creation of Accolade Intermedia, an Ottawa-based communications company that specializes in content-rich Web products. www.accolade.ca >>
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