Friday 9 November 2018

How much do you love us?


There is a very good baker near here which makes a wonderful white loaf called 'Sherston'. I suppose the baker is in the village of Sherston near Badminton, but have never checked. The above photo is of a Sherston loaf, made by the Hobbs House bakery.

I bought a white Sherston loaf on my way back from dropping off the car for an MOT (oh hell, I have just reminded myself of how much money I am going to have to part with if I want to continue to drive it) and the girls in the shop downstairs asked what was in the white paper bag.

When I told them they said that if I really loved them I would make them bacon sandwiches with it and bring them downstairs still hot. I said I would think about it.

Half an hour later, I went out and bought bacon, and on my way back I waved the packet of bacon at them through the open door of the shop before going upstairs to cook it. They punched the air and shouted 'YESSS!', even though there were customers in the posh shop.

I carefully fried the bacon to perfection and put the rashers between slices of the fresh, lightly buttered, crusty bread, then wrapped the two sandwiches individually in foil and took them downstairs to the girls.

As I walked into the shop, they literally squealed with delight.

This simple act gave me a vicarious pleasure which outweighed any inconvenience or expense incurred in the making by about 10,000 percent. I have never seen anyone so excited about a bacon sandwich.

Later, one of them called me on behalf of the other who asked her to tell me that she works on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

23 comments:

  1. I really enjoyed that post and now fancy a bacon sandwich ! If only you lived near me...... would you make me a bacon sandwich ? XXXX

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  2. It's the simple things in life. You are a socialist saint and what a really nice thing to do.

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    1. Like I said, I got more out than I put in.

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    2. I have gone and bought bacon and a good loaf of bread. You inspired me.

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  3. I like a bacon sandwich with tomato ketchup and no butter on the bread. Today is Friday.

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    1. Correct. Yesterday was Thursday.

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    2. Bacon sandwiches. Perfection. First thing I fancied as I began to recover from my outbreak this week.

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    3. Said to be the last item including meat which is missed by newly converted vegetarians.

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    4. Especially if it's American bacon with that sweet and smoky flavor. English bacon is something I could never acquire a taste for, but I dreamed of English sausages for years after moving back to the US.

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    5. Funny. I don't like the American sweet bacon cured with maple syrup. Too sweet for me I suppose. I buy unsmoked too. Wiltshire is the home of English bacon.

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  4. This is a lovely story to read, early in the morning in northeast Ohio.

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  5. Bacon brings people together.

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  6. You're such a sweetheart, Tom. You probably made those girls' day.

    I love a bacon sandwich, but a pint with you would be more fun. Maybe one day!

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    1. Why not both? A pig is not just for Christmas.

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  7. One of life's great pleasures .....a bacon butty

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  8. Who doesn't like bacon? It's the simple little pleasures in life that keep us going. -Jenn

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