“May the Forks Be with You.”
Neologisms
A neologism is a created word. The following are cooking terms developed from writing while cooking, generally not a meal worth repeating.
speeel-over: a spill in the oven caught by the smoke alarm. The number of e’s is contingent upon the size of the spill and the amount of time it takes to get the smoke out of the kitchen.
eggsplodor: eggs boiled until all water is evaporated and they explode, generally onto the ceiling and walls. The name is suggested by both sound and scent.
charcolate chip cookies: This one could be self-explanatory. Degrees range from ridge-only-dark to even-the-dog-won’t-sniff-it.
unrestirable sauce/gravy: any liquid kept on a stove long enough that a black, sticky residue develops on the bottom. If it takes longer than a week of soaking and more than two steel wool pads to clean the pot, it becomes compaste because of its similarity to compost and its amazing glue-like capabilities.
nuke-a-tray: a frozen microwave dinner, the only alternative if all five scenarios occur on the same day.
terrypetersen 
Thank you so much for the inventive glossary — one that we also need here at Crowell Manor of Southern Living. This reminds me of how mom would visit Mrs. Poe, where she would witness an immaculate kitchen counter. Great memories that I plan to share on 315Glenroy. Stay tuned for future developments, favorite oldest sister. 🙂 . I just related a memory from Renshaw; the one where we crawled into the neighbor’s car with the intent of seeing what would happen were we to shift its gear into neutral. Haha!!
Much love to all in the Northern Realms from Crowell Manor of Southern Living!
Bill
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Bill, I think Mom should not have let us alone as often as she did. We were creative, not necessarily in a constructive way.
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