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30 September 2005
I am just a little bit hungry→[More:]I might eat some saltines with some peanut butter on them. Or perhaps some saltines plain with a glass of 7-UP.
I have some ketchup. That's kinda like tomato sauce. I also have fresh tomatoes from the garden. I am still hungry but I think I will go to sleep now. Someone read me a bedtime story.
I was thinking yesterday about posting a question asking what people have when they are are hungry but only want to spend, like, two minutes, working out something to eat. I usually have mushroom-flavored ramen with lots of chopped fresh cabbage added to the bowl when it's ready. That may sound kind of weirdish, but it's delish!
The only reason I was asking about the tomato sauce/ketchup is because I observed (what I'm reasonably sure) was a homeless woman sitting on a bus stop seat one day. She had a box of Saltines... just like you. She broke off a Saltine and then poured tomato sauce on it. Saltine after Saltine... all with a delicious topping of tomato sauce. Sort of like a pizza without any cheese or topping. By the time she had finished the box and bottle she looked pretty satisfied. It was the perfect meal for a bus stop repast. No utensils neccessary.
My ex-wife took some photos. We lived above the bus stop. Because of the lens she had and also because of the basic darkroom we had constructed at home the results were pretty grainy. But I loved one photo in particular. I can picture it now. Your mention of Saltines and what to eat with them brought back this memory. Thank you.