Monday, April 5, 2010

Seasonal Sustenance

Ah. Spring. The flowers are coming up (we have tulips budding in the yard!), the grass is greening. The allergies are flaring.

And there are things in the grocery store that you can only find seasonally. Things like asparagus. And other spring fruits and vegetables. You know, like Peeps. And Cadbury eggs. And Russell Stover marshmallow eggs. And Reesester bunnies. And all of the other amazing foods that are only available for about a month each year.

Christmas candy is great and all, but - aside from the preponderance of peppermint - most of the candy available around Christmas is available the rest of the year. But not Easter candy.

Easter candy is only around at Easter. Once the Cadbury mini eggs and Robin Eggs disappear from the stores, they won't be back for at least 11 months. So you have to savor what shows up in the Easter basket. After a few days of chocolate-coated and sugar-filled meals, the binge-ing will have to end in a fairly "cold turkey" fashion.

Which, considering that shorts season is coming in the near future, might not be a bad thing.

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