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1、Mywifeisanexcellenthomemakerandcook.Ifonewerenevertomeetherbutinsteadvisitwhereweliveandeatofhermeals,thatperosnwouldknowmuchabouthercharacter,herdiscipline,hercreativity,hermanyandvariedskills,andherdevotiontoherfamily.Forgoingonfortyyears,withnoformaltraining,whetheritwasapre-printedrecipeorone
2、ofherownmaking,shehasconsistentlycomeupwithhealthful,tasty,satisfyingmealsofavarietyoftypes.Asmymother’sgiftswereinareasotherthaninthekitchen,Ihavebeenwonderfullypleased,delighted,andwell-fedbymywife’sinvestmentoflaborandloveinfoodpreparation.Butshedoeshaveonelittlefoible,onelittleodditythathasdr
3、ivenmetodistractionfromtimetotime.Asgoodassheisatcooking,oncertainrareoccasions,shehashadsomethingoverwhichshehasinvestedmuchtime,effort,andlovenotturnoutthewaysheintended.Growingupinahomewithsevenveryhungrymouthstofeedandwithlimitedresourcesavailable,someslightallegedimperfectionhasneverbeenadet
4、errenttomyhavingaheartyandappreciativeappetite.Sowhatifthecakeisslightlylop-sided?Whocaresifthecookiesarealittleextrabrownonthebottom?TheyareNOTburned.Theyareextracrispy,andIhappentoLIKEthemlikethat.Wehavenevercometoblowsorgottenphysicallycombativeaboutit,butwecometheclosestwhenIamtryingtoprevent
5、whatIthinkisperfectlyediblefood–especiallyacakeordessertofanykind–frombeingdiscardedinthegarbage!Wastingisashame!Why,itisevenaSIN!She’llneverbeconvinced.Forthelongesttime,Ithoughtitwassomethingpeculiartomywife.Boy!WasIwrong!AsIhavegottenolderanddiscreetlyaskedaround,IhavelearnedthatwhatIhavejustd
6、escribedisalmostuniversalAMONGWOMEN–atleastthosewhocareabouttheirhomemakingskills.Mendon’tseemtosufferfromthismalady.Youwon’tgetaguytothrowawayaperfectlygoodpieceofburnedtoast.Tooblack?Scrapeitoffabit.It’llbejustfine.Besides,thecharcoalsweetensthestomach.Lopsidedcake?Bestexcuseweknowtomakeupthedi
7、fferencewithextrafrosting.Noonewillnotice.We’reOKwithit.Butnotsotheladies.OnlyaftermuchobservationandreflectionhaveIfinallydiscernedwhytheyhavethisneedtothrowawaysomethingoverwhichtheyhavelaboredandinvestedtimeandeffor
