So donuts, pies, pastries, and ice cream are my nemeses...I can say no to cakes, cookies, brownies, etc., but the aforementioned items are just too stinkin' good! The donut dilemma began way back on Saturday, November 25th. I stopped at a QT out by Salina, Kansas for gas and it was then that I saw the most spectacular display and presentation of pumpkin donuts! Oh. My. Goodness. Anyone that knows me well knows that I can eat, smell, sleep and repeat pumpkin!!
I paid for my gas, a pumpkin-spiced coffee, and one of those yummy looking pumpkin donuts. I headed East past Bel Aire where I took a 3-mile side trip for fun because who wouldn’t want to hunt down the Fresh Prince, right?! Just kidding, the Fresh Prince of Bel Air was from the ritzy part of Los Angeles, California!! This Kansas town called Bel Aire appears to be full of “Fresh Prince” farmers only!! As I drive back to the highway to head towards home, I decided to say "no" to the donut. I kept hearing Kasey's voice (my husband) in my head telling me the ingredients of a donut and all the fat and empty wasted calories and sugars and yeast, etc., etc., and I tried to block it out, but it is embedded in there so I stuck the donut in the console, this way I couldn't see it or smell it on my 4-hour drive back home.
After I got home, I unloaded the car. I didn't forget about the donut, but I purposely left it in the console, hidden away in the plastic sack, deep down towards the bottom as a reminder or a token or trophy that I said "no" to a donut. It was a big deal for me, actually a huge deal!!
I took the donut out of my car on January 6th because my son wanted to borrow my car to take to Texas and I didn't want him getting in my console and throwing out the "special" donut!! I brought the donut in the house and placed it up on top of my refrigerator, still in the plastic sack it came in. It has now been 103 days since I purchased this would-have-been-wonderful-donut-had-I-eaten-it! Here it is, March 8th, and my donut still looks good enough to eat after 103 days!! I took a picture of my donut on January 6th. I took a picture of my donut today...I cannot tell which is which other than the bag is more wrinkled!! How about those preservatives?!! Yum!
The dilemma...how long do I keep this donut on top of my refrigerator?! When should I throw it away? Do I take it back to the QT store and show them how nicely it has held up?! Should I frame this unedible masterpiece? I just don’t even know what to do with this donut...What a Dilemma!
UPDATE: (from 30 seconds ago!!) I have decided to hang on to my donut a little while longer because it’s only been 103 days, which is approximately 3-1/2 months. I also feel as though my donut deserves a name. I’m thinking Mr. Belvedier the Donut is a fine name. What would you name my donut?! I’m also debating on entering Mr. Belevedier in the Guinness Book of World Records for longest-survivng donut!! I am starting to believe I have some real options here. Donut Dilemma Solved! Donuts Up, bring on the holes!
Mr. Belvedier on January 6, 2018
Mr. Belvedier on March 8, 2018
Mr. Belvedier's Refrigerator-Rooftop View from the kitchen
Hahahaha! The name is perfect! It boggles my mind (and grosses me out) how many things are "okay" to put in foods that we don't even know about.
ReplyDeleteI'm very proud you've resisted Mr. Belvederes lure for so long! My only thought about the name was Benjamin (like Benjamin Button...because he appears to be getting younger not older.)
ReplyDeleteI want to know what the underside looks like and how hardened it has become. I love the name, and I loved that show. Maybe this tale shall be called The Legend of Mr. Belvedere, like Sleepy Hollow, another fall favorite.
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