"-L." >, if that's their real name, wrote:

>Have you ever been madly cooking, on top of your game - and then BAM! -
>a "flat tire" - no pepper in the grinder, just ran out of the right
>kind of vinegar, need tomato puree and all you have is diced, etc.?
>
>What's your most frustrating "flat tire"? No pepper in the grinder or
>forgetting to buy a spice I need is mine, I think. Either that or
>dumping in too much of something (herb/spice) by accident.

I was making ginger snaps and found out when the dough was almost all mixed
that I didn't have any ginger. Called my mom and asked this highly
intelligent question. "Can you make ginger snaps without ginger?" A day
that will live in infamy.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_