Our family used to have bagels on a weekly basis – Sunday morning. I had half a bagel in the freezer and looked forward to eating it after it thawed. I toasted it perfectly for me, lightly browned and slightly crisp. I spread a little butter on it and used up the last of the cream cheese. I spotted the Everything Bagel label in the spice rack, knowing the Everything word was much smaller than Bagel. The “B” was BIG. I shook it vigorously over the bagel. Luckily the bottle was almost empty, because what came out was decidedly green. I had a lovely bagel, now green with ground BASIL! Ugh! I shook off as much as I could and sprinkled Everything Bagel liberally. It was probably the worst bagel I’ve ever had, but it was edible. From now on I’ll wear glasses and turn on a light before retrieving a bottle from that dark cabinet. As proved today, getting old can be quite amusing.
An Amusing Bagel
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Mehrling Muse 
It could have been worse. Not sure how but it could have been! 🙂
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Red pepper flakes would have been worse on my bagel.
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At least that doesn’t start with a B!
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True!
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I once sprinkled cumin on my oatmeal instead of cinnamon. Yuk!
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Yes! Yuk! I wouldn’t want powdered garlic on oatmeal, either.
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Double yuck!!!!!
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Anne, I’ve committed many of the same tricks against myself and others in my kitchen. Funny! Aren’t bagels with cream cheese delicious?
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I miss bagel shops here. We have one on Main Street. It’s excellent, but finding a parking space is impossible.
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Are ya sure it was basil, and not just something âformerly freshâ?
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It smelled like basil and tasted like basil. Its faded greenness was legitimate.
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The image of basil on the bagel made me giggle
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I had to laugh at the scene, too.
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Hahahaha! I never heard of “Everything Bagel!” Now I’ll have to buy some.I’ll make sure the scene is brightly lit before I use it!!
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Yes, do be careful.
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Thanks for the laugh, Anne. I could imagine myself doing that. LOL!
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That’s funny and yes, reaching in the dark while your mouth was watering to eat that delicious bagel did give you a surprise. Good thing you could scrape that offensive basil off and still enjoy it. We had a store about a mile from here called “Big Apple Bagel” which has since gone out of business. For about a year, weather permitting, my Sunday routine was to go there and buy three bagels, one each for Marge, Mom and me. They made their own cream cheese too, so another indulgent treat. My favorite was the asiago cheese bagel, dripping with cheese – yum.
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That sounds delicious.
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