HOW SHE ATE ONE FOURTH OF A CAKE, CRUMB BY CRUMB
My aunt Hilda loved to entertain and was a wonderful cook and baker. She would prepare beautiful meals that always included a lovely layer cake. One woman in the group never would join them for dessert BUT would wander over to the dessert table and start eating all the crumbs around the cake. This habit lasted for a year or two and Hilda's husband, my uncle Barney, who had a quick wit, decided to play a trick on her with Hilda's permission.
THE STORY OF THE SMASHED CAKE
AFTER THE GUESTS WERE SEATED AT THE TABLE WITH THEIR CAKE, UNCLE BARNEY
TOOK THE CAKE INTO THE KITCHEN AND CRUMBLED A FOURTH OF IT INTO TINY CRUMBS. THE 'CRUMB EATER' WAS SEATED AT THE TABLE BUT WALKED OVER TO THE LITTLE DESSERT TABLE AND ATE EVERY LAST CRUMB WITH HER FINGERS.
HOW HILDA AND LOUISE SOLVED THE MYSTERY
When I visited them, my aunt related this strange story and I asked her if the 'crumb thief ' ever spoke about dieting. She answered that the friend did not discuss dieting but her weight did fluctuate . I told her that she must have made a vow to herself that she would not to eat pieces of cakes or pies but that she would allow herself to take whatever crumbs were on the plate. It took someone like myself, who was a compulsive over eater in the past to relate to her mode of eating.
My aunt Hilda loved to entertain and was a wonderful cook and baker. She would prepare beautiful meals that always included a lovely layer cake. One woman in the group never would join them for dessert BUT would wander over to the dessert table and start eating all the crumbs around the cake. This habit lasted for a year or two and Hilda's husband, my uncle Barney, who had a quick wit, decided to play a trick on her with Hilda's permission.
THE STORY OF THE SMASHED CAKE
AFTER THE GUESTS WERE SEATED AT THE TABLE WITH THEIR CAKE, UNCLE BARNEY
TOOK THE CAKE INTO THE KITCHEN AND CRUMBLED A FOURTH OF IT INTO TINY CRUMBS. THE 'CRUMB EATER' WAS SEATED AT THE TABLE BUT WALKED OVER TO THE LITTLE DESSERT TABLE AND ATE EVERY LAST CRUMB WITH HER FINGERS.
HOW HILDA AND LOUISE SOLVED THE MYSTERY
When I visited them, my aunt related this strange story and I asked her if the 'crumb thief ' ever spoke about dieting. She answered that the friend did not discuss dieting but her weight did fluctuate . I told her that she must have made a vow to herself that she would not to eat pieces of cakes or pies but that she would allow herself to take whatever crumbs were on the plate. It took someone like myself, who was a compulsive over eater in the past to relate to her mode of eating.
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