The other day Bella was at my house and had a bagel with cream cheese. Way, way too much cream cheese I must say. We just ordered a bagel with cream cheese. Not a schmear. (Schmear: another Yiddish word, actually meaning the amount of cream cheese on a bagel. Oh the things you can learn living in New York!) But we didn't ask for extra, just said bagel and cream cheese. This bagel had enough cream cheese to put on at least 4 more bagels. What a waste!
But Bella only ate half the bagel. No surprise since she also had a chocolate frosted donut with chocolate chips on top waiting for her, of which she only ate the chips and the icing, but she asked me to wrap up the other half of her bagel for later.
I still use wax paper. Wrap bread in it and throw it in the fridge or freezer. Wrap the extra half of my breakfast muffin when I don't finish it and save it for later and a bunch of other things. My mom used wax paper, there was always a roll in the house and I guess it's just something I'm used to using.
Bella had no idea what it was. I couldn't believe it. She's smart, notices everything, so I know she's never seen it used. I told her what it was and what you can use it for, including candy making, art, sewing patterns. I also use it to bread my chicken cutlets, instead of having one more dish to clean I just put the bread crumbs on the wax paper. My mom probably did that too.
I also learned that there is wax paper you can use in the microwave. Never used it while microwaving anything, kinda thought the wax would melt into the food, but I read it's actually safer than the plastic wrap. I've also seen certain wax paper that says "made for microwaves" so I would check the label before trying that.
I lunched at home in grammar school as you could in the days when I went to grammar school but high school we had to stay on campus and I brought my lunch pretty much everyday, wrapped in wax paper and in a paper bag. I wasn't the only one, swapped lunches on quite a few occasions and my friends had their sandwiches wrapped in wax paper too. Again, how things change, everything! Now they have little plastic boxes made for a sandwich so it doesn't get squished, stays fresher. I guess that's better, but I'll stick to my wax paper and keep wrapping my muffins and sandwiches with that until wax paper, like so many other things, becomes a thing of the past.
3 comments:
iceberg lettuce sandwiches on white bread with mayo in waxed paper....did anything ever taste better??? I don't think so!! Keepin' it real! I love it!
my lettuce sandwiches! how could I ever forget that! I turned you on to a good sandwich right!
I love waxed paper for craft projects. Just saw a Martha Stewart project for V-Day. She made hearts out of two layers of waxed paper w/ crayon shavings in-between the layers -- ironed in so the shavings melted (use butcher paper on either side of the waxed paper so the was doesn't melt onto the iron!), and then cut into heart shapes and hung in a window, where the light shines through. Strikingly pretty.
Also, loved to iron beautiful Fall leaves in-between layers of waxed paper to preserve them. I sent a bunch of Fall leaves to a friend in Texas once (no seasons there, so no beautiful Fall leaves). Such fun. You brought back some memories with this one, Tricia!
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