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Gandalf_theGrey · 10-19-2002, 02:55 PM

Below I present my foray into a bold new realm induced by reading "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings." [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Please note that this was originally posted December 6, 2001. It has been edited to remove the name of the forum which I used to frequent before I became a denizen of the Barrow Downs.

MUSHROOMS AND BACON, OR THERE AND NEVER AGAIN

Free to Good Hobbit Hole: A Lifetime Supply of Mushrooms, Because If I Ever See That Awful Fungus on My Plate Again in My Lifetime, It Will Be Too Soon!

Permit me to explain: * clears throat, wets throat with ale, begins true story *

Having heard much high praise about the delights of mushrooms and bacon, but never having eaten any myself, I made some for dinner last night.

So I went out and bought the finest mushrooms I could find, thick slabs of bacon, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, a good hearty cheese, tater bread and butter, sweet red grapes, and ale flavored with honey and ginger.

Fried up the mushrooms and bacon until the house was filled with the pungent aroma. The whole meal when finished being a delight to the eye and nose, and at the time, taste ... I wolfed it all down right quick, understanding for a moment the greediness of the Hobbits for such a dish.

All was well until several hours later, when it felt like a great brick had settled down in the pit my stomach, taken root, and decided not to leave. Night passed without the need for a bedtime snack, morning came, and I was not hungry. Afternoon came, and I was not hungry. (Made myself eat some soup though.) Took a walk in the woods hoping to work up an appetite for supper ... was not hungry. It was as if someone had placed an enchantment on those mushrooms such that the eater would never feel the need to eat again!

Am just now starting to recover (or at least that's what I'm telling myself) * slight grin *, well after twenty-four hours has passed.

AAAUUUGGGHHH !!!!

Gandalf the Grey

P.S. I still shudder at the thought of mushrooms and bacon .....

10-19-2002, 02:55 PM	#29
Gandalf_theGrey Visionary Spirit Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 633	Below I present my foray into a bold new realm induced by reading "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings." [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Please note that this was originally posted December 6, 2001. It has been edited to remove the name of the forum which I used to frequent before I became a denizen of the Barrow Downs. MUSHROOMS AND BACON, OR THERE AND NEVER AGAIN Free to Good Hobbit Hole: A Lifetime Supply of Mushrooms, Because If I Ever See That Awful Fungus on My Plate Again in My Lifetime, It Will Be Too Soon! Permit me to explain: * clears throat, wets throat with ale, begins true story * Having heard much high praise about the delights of mushrooms and bacon, but never having eaten any myself, I made some for dinner last night. So I went out and bought the finest mushrooms I could find, thick slabs of bacon, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, a good hearty cheese, tater bread and butter, sweet red grapes, and ale flavored with honey and ginger. Fried up the mushrooms and bacon until the house was filled with the pungent aroma. The whole meal when finished being a delight to the eye and nose, and at the time, taste ... I wolfed it all down right quick, understanding for a moment the greediness of the Hobbits for such a dish. All was well until several hours later, when it felt like a great brick had settled down in the pit my stomach, taken root, and decided not to leave. Night passed without the need for a bedtime snack, morning came, and I was not hungry. Afternoon came, and I was not hungry. (Made myself eat some soup though.) Took a walk in the woods hoping to work up an appetite for supper ... was not hungry. It was as if someone had placed an enchantment on those mushrooms such that the eater would never feel the need to eat again! Am just now starting to recover (or at least that's what I'm telling myself) * slight grin *, well after twenty-four hours has passed. AAAUUUGGGHHH !!!! Gandalf the Grey P.S. I still shudder at the thought of mushrooms and bacon .....