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Happy Thanksgiving with a Free Laugh from Me!

I started my Thanksgiving meal preparations last night.  I make a fresh cranberry waldorf salad recipe that I got from my sister Sara.  I was rinsing the cranberries with my four-year-old daughter Grace watching.

“Can I have one?” she asked.

I almost said no, but then I pictured the fun it would be to watch her taste it and changed my mind.

“Sure, here ya go,” and I watched closely trying to hide the huge smile on my face.

“Yum, it tastes like apples,” she said.

I couldn’t believe it.  I kept watching her, but she seemed to enjoy it.  Hmm.  Maybe cranberries aren’t as sour as everyone says.

“Can I have another one?” she asked.

Do you know what I did then?  I popped one in my mouth wondering if it in fact tasted like apples.  Oh.  My.  Goodness.  My mouth contorted first, then my face, my eyes watered, and then I was jumping all around until I finally made it to the sink and spit it all out.  “Ewww.”

“I like vegetables,” was Grace’s explanation!

Esther

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20 Comments Filed Under: Grace, Kids Tagged: cooking, daughters, funny, kids, menus

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  1. Carly Kaemmerling says

    November 25, 2010 at 7:44 am

    That’s funny! Definitely no unsweetened-cranberry lovers over here! Thanks for starting off the day with a laugh. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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  2. Frieda says

    November 25, 2010 at 7:46 am

    I can’t believe her–or you! What in the world is the explanation? Surely she has taste buds. Well, some kids like to suck on lemons, but that isn’t as bad as cranberries!

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  3. Charlene says

    November 25, 2010 at 8:42 am

    LOL -that’s great. My son did a similar thing with raw onion. To this day, whenever I cook with onions, he asks for a slice!

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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  4. Paula says

    November 25, 2010 at 9:24 am

    Esther, that is hilarious, but then I do love cranberries very much!Have a wonderful day.

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  5. Danna says

    November 25, 2010 at 9:32 am

    So cute! Happy Thanksgiving!

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  6. Karen says

    November 25, 2010 at 9:38 am

    Read your last several posts. Thanks for the lift of my spirit. Hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving, Esther!

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  7. liz says

    November 25, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    it’s so random the things our kids will eat sometimes. and it’s so funny when kids like things adults don’t even care for!

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  8. Deb Chitwood @ Living Montessori Now says

    November 25, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    Ooh – I can’t even think about eating a raw, unsweetened cranberry! Great Thanksgiving story – kids’ taste buds are fascinating! Have a wonderful rest of the day!

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  9. Jennifer says

    November 25, 2010 at 8:16 pm

    LOL! That’s so funny! My sister loves to eat things sour like it’s nothing! She tricked me many times when we were kids! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. chie says

    November 25, 2010 at 11:06 pm

    That’s really funny, but that’s probably something I’d do too…I haven’t tasted a raw cranberry although i don’t even like even the cooked one 🙂

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  11. RebeccaC says

    November 27, 2010 at 10:21 am

    That’s so funny! Kids are truly amazing!

    I bought some citric acid last week to make cheese and one of my boys stuck his finger in the bag (thinking it was sugar). After the initial shock, he exclaimed, “Hey! That’s the stuff they put on the outside of those sour candies! Hey, everyone – try this!!!” I think they ate half the bag! EW! ;^)

    Have a great weekend!

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  12. Annie at Maximum Chaos says

    November 27, 2010 at 11:03 am

    That is WAY too funny. I love when our children throw us for a loop. It totally sounds like something I would do. Hugs to you and your family. Happy late Thanksgiving.

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  13. Gina Alfani says

    November 27, 2010 at 11:20 am

    Children can be so funny . . .

    I’m following you from No Rules Blog Hop . . . check out my blogs when you get a chance 🙂

    Hope you and your family are having an awesome Thanksgiving holiday!

    Gina
    http://peacelovehappinesshappens.blogspot.com

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  14. Melanie says

    November 27, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    She totally turned the tables on you, didn’t she?!?

    Don’t worry…. it happens to all moms…. including me!!! 🙂

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  15. varunner7 says

    December 10, 2010 at 3:41 pm

    LOL, too cute!!

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  16. shelly ford says

    November 9, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    ha ha….that is cute! I don’t like ’em cooked or uncooked, sweetened or unsweetened!! So I find it particularly interesting that I can cook a dish I don’t even like and do a good job!? Same thing w/candied yams. I don’t like them. But I used to make them and people loved my recipe.

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  17. Fawn says

    November 18, 2011 at 2:45 pm

    That’s a funny story! Children are amazing because they can create their own experiences — right in the middle of them. There minds are much stronger than ours in that regard.

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  18. Ginny Marie says

    November 19, 2011 at 1:42 pm

    That is so cute! I love how you just gave the cranberry to her without any description, so she could make up her mind for herself!

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