You guessed canned tomatoes, cabbage, or grapefruit (Canned Love)
No one suggested beans, which can make you toot
You supposed soups, sprouts, oranges or sauerkraut
I’m tickled by the guess of pickles, have no doubt.
You supposed my saucy tale came from jalapeño or peas
Cranberry sauce or stewed tomatoes, if you please.
So shocked was I when the first comment to last Friday’s post, folks
Guessed the right answer – canned ARTICHOKES.
I first wrote this story from a prompt in my creative writing class
And no one guessed the correct can from the first student to the last
So cheers to Norah Calvin of Live Love Laugh Learn
A copy of my book, you have earned!
Artichokes? Something that has yet to grace my cupboard!
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Works great for artichoke dip!
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Norah is a mind reader too!
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I think she must be!!
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If I may paraphrase an old Our Gang short: They may choke Artie, but they ain’t gonna choke Mikey!
BTW: I eagerly await your poem about meat. 😉
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Hey, you didn’t even try to guess! So that means YOU pen the meat poem.
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Maybe I will!
And , yeah, I have been having a great deal of difficulty reading blogs on a regular basis. I shall improve.
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❤
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I was sure it was fruit cocktail. Ha ha. Love your citric acid poem 🙂
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It’s not easy to write a story OR poem about citric acid, believe me. Now, fruit cocktail? That could be a fun piece of flash fiction. 🙂
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😀
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Apparently someone who knows their way around an artichoke!! … and to think I even have some in my pantry 🙂
Congratulations to Norah and what fun for the rest of us 🙂
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Thanks Joanne. Tomatoes were a great guess….and could make for a luscious saucy story, for sure. 🙂
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I love artichokes in dip!
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A great appetizer for a crowd. 🙂
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Congratulations to Norah, I’ve never had an artichoke in my house let alone in my cupboard 🙂
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Before I moved to the west coast, I didn’t even know what an artichoke LOOKED like, Andrea. But the vegetable (a weirdly pretty looking spiky thing) is grown in CA and I grew to absolutely love steaming artichokes and serving them with dinner. My kids became connoisseurs. 🙂
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It never occurred to me to guess canned artichokes because I am a snob when it comes to artichokes. They grow here and I buy fresh ones all the time. Canned artichoke hearts are easy to use, especially in a dip or pasta. I have to try them. The moral of the story is don’t be a snob .
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I laughed when you posted (I think on Instagram?) a beautiful photo of artichokes from your neighborhood farm a week or so ago. I understand artichoke snobbery… I really do. 🙂
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I love artichokes and here in Spain, they are often found in salads. I enjoy them in quiche and many other dishes. Congrats to Norah!!
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Ohhh, I bet Spanish-grown artichokes are sun-luscious, Darlene.
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I love love artichokes! Grew up earing them steamed …dipping them in lemon, butter garlic sauce. Ooh the fresh heart! Also super good for you too!
https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/other/health-benefits-of-artichokes.html
But YUM!
Great story! 🙂
Peta
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Thanks for the link to the benefits of artichokes, Peta. LOVE IT. Yes, I steam them fresh, and always wondered if they were healthy; perhaps not as much with the ‘secret’ dip my guy makes for the artichoke leaf and heart. 🙂
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Wow! Artichoke hearts! Nope , can’t say I would have ever thought of that! Clever!
Congrats to Nora! 🙂
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And here I thought it was obvious = with the male character ‘Artie’ – but most people didn’t guess. I was tricky and didn’t include the word ‘choke’ in the same sentence with Artie — not even in the bath. 🙂
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Congratulations, Norah! I’ve never even seen an Artichoke…sounds scary. 🙂
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Jill – check out this link that Peta (above) included in her comment: https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/other/health-benefits-of-artichokes.html. Maybe you’ll try one now, huh? 🙂
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What a creative way to announce the winner! Nice poem Pam 🙂
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Many thanks – I couldn’t just come out and announce the winner in the first sentence; however, at first it wasn’t easy to rhyme grapefruit…and sauerkraut… 🙂 Thanks for tweeting the Canned winner.
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LOVE artichokes. Congrats to the winner. 😀 😀 😀
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As an intrepid traveler, Tess, I was sure you’d be an artichoke lover. ❤
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Ha ha ha. I can’t recall my first taste but I’m hooked bad. 😀 😀 😀
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Never eaten an artichoke, well at least not consciously and I sure as hell wouldn’t want to sit on one, looks like they could do a lot of damage in the raw. You still look like a cranberry girl to me.
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Welll, there ARE a lot of cranberries in Cape Cod, not far from my Boston location. 🙂
https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/other/health-benefits-of-artichokes.html
Now, be adventurous and try an artichoke!!! (I have not yet met a person who sat on one, clothed, or not…)
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Well done!
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Thanks for enjoying, Anneli. I wonder if you can get fresh artichokes up in your ‘neck’ of the woods?
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I think I’ve seen them in the grocery stores but I’ve never bought them because I find their preparation quite intimidating. I love the marinated ones.
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They are not as intimidating as they look. Just cut off part of the bottom stem, put it in a pan with water, and steam for 45 minutes. Voila 🤗
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One day I’ll get braver.
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Congratulations to the winner. Love your poem 🙂
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Thanks for getting away from your writing routine (and 10-minute timer?) to read my ‘winning’ poem. Ha ha. 🙂
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Well done to Norah! Artichokes it is – what a fun challenge, Pam 🙂
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Do you get artichokes where you live, Dianne? Thanks for enjoying. ❤
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I do and they’re great (and healthy too) 😉
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I just steamed some artichokes last week. Unfortunately, they cost $2.99/per artichoke. I bet yours are priced better. When I lived in CA, and during artichoke season, I felt lucky to get one at .79 cents.
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Congratulations, Norah!
And while I’m here, I’ll share a seemingly random (but not random) musing prompted by my visit here today:
We’re all familiar with Flash Fiction, but is there such a thing as Hot Flash Fiction?
Something to ponder …
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I will attest to the fact that there is DEFINITELY hot flash fiction – metaphorically and literally. 🙂
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Congratulations to the winner for naming the artichokes in a can. Now, I must bebop on over to her blog. Smart lady. I did not try- too much effort for my currently tired mind. Love the poem, it’s really cute.
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Norah IS a smart lady, and an educator. Enjoy her blog!
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Uncanny how you chose couplets to announce your winner. Clever, Pamela!
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YOU are the clever one, Marian. xo 🙂
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I have to admit, I didn’t even think about artichokes!
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Always in my shelf for an appetizer-party, Ann, and steamed once a week when prices aren’t too high. 🙂
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Did I tell you that I still haven’t read your book because my soon-to-be future DIL took it and hasn’t returned it yet?!
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That’s great news, if your soon-to-be future DIL is enjoying and savoring the book. It’s bad news if she doesn’t intend to give it back!!! :-0
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Ha! What fun. Thank you, Pam. I am soooo excited to have guessed the contents of your can, and to have received notification of my prize in such a lovely rhyming way! I really can’t believe it and am much amused. I don’t like artichokes, but Hub is rather fond of them. I’ve never had a can of artichokes in the house, just a couple of jars. I thought you gave fabulous clues – Artie, choke, and heart. It just spelled artichoke to me, but I didn’t expect to be correct. The rest of your story was quite intriguing.
I very much appreciate the comments and congratulations of so many of your readers, and look forward to adding your book to my collection. Thank you for a fun competition. 🙂
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Perhaps, besides winning a copy of a fun, page-turning romantic suspense, you’ll gain an appreciation for the artichoke! A win/win. Please e-mail me at pam.wight@colettawight.net and give me your address so I can send your book. ❤
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Maybe. Now there’s a thought. 🙂
Shall do. Thanks Pam. 🙂
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Hi Pam, I have just finished reading The Right Wrong Man and thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s a page-turning romantic thriller. What a fun story – so many complications and twists. I never knew what was going to happen next. A delightful read. Thank you so much. xo
I’m popping over to Amazon now to leave a review.
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You are a WINNER, inside and out. No, not just for answering the ‘Canned’ question correctly, but for following through and reading one of my prized possessions 🙂 and enjoying it. And then reviewing it. W O W. I guess I’m the winner of this contest. ❤
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I was the winner – getting you read your lovely book. Thank you. 🙂
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I suddenly thought about Artie. My heart choked up. Haha, what a great clue!
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Clues are fun in prose and poems. 🙂 So glad you enjoyed.
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This was a fun way to get participation and amuse us all, Pam! I would have guessed this since I like a hot cheesy artichoke-spinach dip which usually you serve tortilla chips but I like pretzel sticks instead! I usually have olives, green and black, a jar of medium hot salsa and spinach souffle in the freezer.
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Yum! I’ve served my artichoke dip with crackers usually, and sometimes tortilla chips. I like your idea of the pretzel sticks. Will try next time. You are a great party planner, with olives, salsa, and spinach souffle waiting for a fun time in the freezer. 🙂
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Thank you for the compliment, Pam! Shredded cheese is another ingredient, since my grandkids like it melted on tortilla chips. 🙂
I try to meet the savory taste buds of my guy that I am dating. I do have cookies, ice cream (pralines and cream) and always candy. . . Now, if someone wants a meal, let me run across the street to the Greek (Opa’s) restaurant or down the street for Mexican (Los Cerritos or El Vacquero). . .
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🙂 Who needs a meal after melted cheese on tortilla chips plus pralines and cream ice cream??
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Exactly what I tried to explain to my guy friend, Pam! He still insisted on our going out to eat. Some men with their meat and potatoes mentality but his is more eclectic so we ate at a Turkish restaurant.
I ended up eating the (above) combination, adding a salad almost five evening meals in a row! Tasted fine to me! 😉
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🙂
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