Mixed nuts
Nuts! Cashews, actually, and they are so tasty, it’s nuts! Hey, maybe I can get a job in advertising.
How times have changed. Used to be, a tin of mixed nuts was mainly peanuts. The cashews were rare, akin to the red cherries in a tin of fruit salad. And then, either somebody had an allergic moment, or the people in charge did some research in Wiki. Turns out that the peanut is a legume, related to the pea. Forget the nutty part. Now I’m unsure if you can put a peanut in a tin without facing possible homicide charges.
Doesn’t matter. I’ve adopted the cashew as a symbol for flavour. Ditto for Brazil nuts and walnuts. Forget the filberts.
Which brings us to the potato chip. Yes, the potato is “main ingredient”, right up there with fats and salt crystals. The chip part is a misnomer. Upon careful examination, I have deduced that slices are the shape in hand. Twisted by pyroclastic shock, but a slice nevertheless. The flavours are fake. I guess they couldn’t figure out how to keep the vinegar or the ketchup in the bag.
Why don’t the stores mix chips and nuts into one big bag of fun? I could ask the same question about ice cream flavours, but I found a barrel of Neapolitan in the freezer section, so it appears they’ve adopted my suggestion without even hearing about it. Clearly insightful.
I’m ignoring the advice of the resident nutritionist at the other end of the table. These are NOT junk foods!
