As we were finishing up supper last night (at 5:00), The Teenager remembered that each boy was supposed to bring a dozen cookies to the fireside (which starts at 7:00).  Grrr!

So I jumped up and started making the dough. I scooped up 2 trays and then tasted the dough. It was salty! I looked back over the recipe and realized that with the salt and baking soda, instead of tripling the recipe, I multiplied it by 9. Nine!  Grrrrrrr! I was going to dump it and start over, but The Teenager said we could fix it. So we started gathering up ingredients and mixing.

The Teenager then made an interesting observation. He said, “It’s a good thing we’re Mormons.” I asked him why, and he said because we have a big food storage and had all the ingredients so we could multiply it all by 9. I said it’s not just because we are Mormon, but because we follow the advice of our prophet. But he was right. I had everything I needed.

Sometimes we find that our food storage saves us in the small moments, not just the big ones.  And to me, that can be even more important.

3 comments :

Tia said... Reply To This Comment

And the cookies were delicious!! Thanks for using up your food storage for us. ;)

Jessica said... Reply To This Comment

Once upon a time, my sister made a batch of homemade fudge. It looked amazing but just wouldn't set up quite right. Then some unlucky soul tasted it. Ack! It had been made with salt instead of sugar. The number 10 can of salt was the culprit. I think that is where the food storage becomes the problem and not the solution.

I'm glad you had enough stuff to make a giant batch of cookies. So where are mine? ;)

Angie said... Reply To This Comment

Glad you are prepared for such events. You made 9 batches when some people wouldn't have even been prepared to make any. Good job keeping the commandments. :)

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