Tonight Garrison Keillor had a skit on The Prairie Home Companion about Congress enacting a law to make the apple fritter the national pastry. Part of the skit was a negotiation between two senators where one would support the apple fritter for the national pastry if the other would support his legislation for designating grits as the national side dish. I loved the piece! I am an apple fritter addict. My ski buddies routinely chide me about my consumption of an apple fritter every day at our morning coffee break at the ski slopes. I get the same grief from my associates at Cornell when we have our morning coffee breaks too. I claim that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. It is just that I consume my apple in the form of an apple laced pastry. Probably I should feel extremely blessed that I can have this vice since many of my companions are diabetic and not allowed such an indulgence.
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My dear wife is my enabler since she willingly shops at our local Price Chopper for my fritter supply. She buys in quantity and they are available in the freezer for my daily fix. Whenever the supply gets low she make sure to resupply during her morning coffee run. So in my house the apple fritter is the pastry du jour. Thank you apple growers and the Price Chopper bakers! I don't expect any real legislation to make the apple fritter the National Pastry but if ever a National Pastry or even a State Pastry is to be designated you know what I'll be lobbying for.
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