Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Frantic Life of a Young Mom

How To Bake a Cake

Preheat Oven. Grease pan. Crack nuts... Get out bowl, spoons, and ingredients. Remove 18 blocks and 7 toy cars from kitchen table. Measure out 2 C flour onto piece of waxed paper. Get Sifter out of cabinet. Remove Johnny's(insert your own toddlers name) hands from flour. Wash flour off him.

Measure out 1 C flour to replace that which is now on the floor. Put flour, 2 1/2 tsp baking power, and 1/2 tsp salt in sifter. Get dustpan and brush off pieces of bowl which Johnny has accidentally knocked off the table. Get another bowl. Sift ingredients. With spoon, work 1/4 C shortening against sides of bowl.

Answer doorbell. Return to kitchen. Remove Johnny's hands from bowl. Wash shortening off him. Get an egg from fridge. Answer telephone. Return to kitchen. Mop up floor. Change Johnny's shoes which are eggy. Get another egg from fridge. Beat. Remove toy car from bowl. Add flour mixture alternately with egg, 3/4 C milk, and 1 tsp vanilla.

Answer knock at back door. Remove Johnny's hand from bowl. Take up greased pan, find it has 1/4 inch layer of salt in bottom. Look for Johnny who has now disappeared. Get another pan and grease it. Answer telephone. Return to kitchen and find Johnny...of all people...face and hand in the bowl. Head for Johnny, who flees, knocking bowl off table. Wash kitchen floor. Wash kitchen walls. Wash dishes. Call up Baker.

Lie Down.

(written by Jody Paul)

I received this from my mom. I remember it being displayed proudly in her recipe book. She stumbled across it and thought that it was time for it to be displayed in my cookbook as well. Thanks, Mom.

Posted by ABQ Mom :: 8/02/2005 09:51:00 PM :: 0 Comments:

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