a fish tale

once upon a time,
way back in the last century,
this happened:

www.pepperidgefarm.com/History.aspx

Pepperidge Farm

Campbell Soup Company, one of the largest and most highly respected food companies in North America, acquires Pepperidge Farm in 1961. America gets its first taste of Goldfish crackers in 1962. Margaret Rudkin discovers the snack cracker on a trip to Switzerland and returns with the recipe.

Goldfish madness began

have you looked at the flavors available?

it is CRAZY!

Deborah and I were at Target picking up a few snacks for the ride home

and ended up with 5 (five) bags of Goldfish

why 5?

because buying five got us a "free" tote

very cute, available in yellow and pink

we chose

chocolate mint & pretzel

Princess (cheddar flavor but pink)

extra cheddar and pretzel

honey mustard & pretzel

and s'more

that last flavor spawned this post

I innocently stuck my hand in the bag

pulled out a handful of s'more mix

and began matching and eating

one chocolate fish

one fish marshmallow

one white fish

not bad

fun actually

until I got to the end

it's all fun and games... 

until you end up with

four extra marshmallows

one and a half white fish left

and tears leave a salty trail on your face

I had a flashback: 

Bill eating ice cream 

with my homemade fudge sauce

it never came out even so he'd get more

it was a vicious cycle

Deborah asked if I wanted s'more

I told her I couldn't chance it

with my face still leaking I told her why

who knew Goldfish crackers

could/would cause a reaction 

with the potential to scare the children

it serves as a reminder:

grief is not something I will "get over"

it is something I am learning to live with 

PS just to be safe, 

next time I will choose plain Goldfish

or maybe switch to Cheez Its