YOUR LARDER = THE WORLD

IT'S A SMALL WORLD

Remember the other day when we talked about the world being gathered in certain cities with which we are all more or less familiar?  Well, we went to the market and here are the countries that we visited in the last few days and have the souvenirs to prove it.

We have Rice                                 Thailand
We have Rice                                 Philippines
We have Grapes                               Chile
We have Leeks                                Mexico
We have Nectarines                           Chile
We have Coffee                               Colombia
We have Bananas                              Ecuador
We have Wine                                 Australia
We have Olive Oil                            Italy
We have Horseradish (Wasabi)                 Japan
We have Rice Vinegar                         China
We have Mustard                              France
We have Salmon                               Norway
We have Salmon Heads                         Canada
We have Mussels                              New Zealand
We have Tea (Black)                          India
We have Tabasco Sauce (Red)                  Louisiana, U.S.A.
We have Thai Hot Sauce (Red)                 Los Angeles, U.S.A.
We have Tarot Root                           Guatemala
We used to have Olive Oil from Israel, but we just ran out
We do have Apples (Fuji, of course)          Japan
We have Lemons                               Quinn Court, S.D. CA
We have Acorn Squash                         Quinn Court, S.D. CA
We have Crab Apples                          Quinn Court, S.D. CA


Now that is only what we encountered for our needs in the really near past few days.  We still have to get our favorite Viet Nam Soup and fish sauce (Noq Mam)and our mouth watering Afghan bread, not to mention the Olive oil from Israel that I mentioned had run out.
Don't get funny and ask why we bought wild salmon from Norway and farmed salmon fish heads from Canada.  The Norwegian salmon still had heads.  The salmon heads from Canada had no bodies.  So there!  You know the answer, so just laugh about the pictures that pop up in your mind and move on.
In my short lifetime, friends and family, I have gone from "butter beans and potatoes" that were kept in our cellar over the Winter, to living in a world that has no seasons, no weather, no time and in many, many ways, no boundaries.  It is a world in which humans have found a way to corral fish and take the seeds out of watermelon.  It is my sincerest prayer that people could be as universally accepted by each other, one and all, with as much taste and appetite that we bring to the food that we produce by the grace of God.  Help me pray to God about this one.