confession ::
I love pickled beets.
Maybe it’s because they remind me of holidays or Grandma Fluff, but I’m slightly obsessed.
I nearly jumped for joy when I found them at Super Spar in Qwa Qwa today. [I assume they are at the not-so-super Harrismith Spar too, I just haven't looked].
When you love something, especially food, you generally want everyone else’s taste buds to experience the goodness. So, I tried to share. My friend Shannon thought they tasted like dirt and Katie couldn’t decide whether she couldn’t stand them or could merely tolerate them. Jace wouldn’t even try them, not even for R10 from Marc.
None of this can take way my excitement.
[i have no idea who this woman is, but this is what came up when I searched google images for "pickled beets". It made me laugh out loud, hopefully it brings you the same joy!--It kind of makes me wonder if this is what I'll look like someday as I show off my expert beet pickling skills...]
Tags: pickled beets
August 7th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
O Katie, I absolutely love your new obsession, well not the actual pickled beets, but how wonderfully random it is! And the picture, just puts the icing on the cake!
August 7th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
dude, i’m surprised you didn’t hear me laugh out loud through the wall when i found it…i guess maybe i’m not that sad no one else likes them, at least I won’t have to share…
August 7th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Still cant believe that you like those things. But hey w/e.
August 7th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
that picture is amazingly funny.
and you fit into SA well… south africans love all things beet. share a jar of pickled beets with niel sometime; he’ll be your new best friend.
August 7th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
I’ll make sure your pantry is stocked when you get back!
August 8th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Nasty!!! I cannot stand beets… and I remember when Rebecca and Niel were taking me to the airport, we stopped at the grocery store in J’burg. He did get some beets…hehehe. GROSS!!!