Day 356: Nasty Fruit & Carrot Drink
So what do you do for a "vegetable" on a day when ... Wind shear takes out eight large trees within a couple of blocks? One tree with a five-foot trunk falls RIGHT where your car travelled only the MINUTE before, when it was barely stormy? And traps a man and his dog who, thankfully, are both okay? And the electricity is out for nearly 24 hours? And the neighborhood takes on a festive air and impromptu block parties spring up and Home Improvement-type guys manfully man chain saws and pass out beers and kids kick balls in the blocked -off streets? Well, AFTER scrambling for the lantern and heading for the basement and AFTER you know everything's okay if pretty dark ... you move to the pantry for Plan B. THE NASTY DRINK ... This tangerine-carrot-apple juice from Bulgaria was worse than Tang. Sickly sweet. Strident in color. Flavorless. One sip and the sink was the final stop. NEXT TIME ... I'll read the label more closely. I actually love these juices in