Place: My kitchen
Time: mid afternoon
Problem: Lots of over ripe bananas, but in need of one extra egg to make bread.
Solution: Ask a neighbor for the egg with the intention of giving away half the loaf after it is baked.
Everything went as expected after the ingredients were all found. The banana bread was baked and it perfectly popped out of my stone loaf dish. While it was cooling, my 9 year old kept walking by sniffing the air and asking when she could have a piece. I wanted the bread to cool a little longer, so she (im)patiently waited.
In the meantime, I did speak about how I would give some of the banana bread to the neighbor who helped out with the egg. It would be the nice thing to do.
When the bread was cool enough, I sliced the tiniest sliver off of the end and put it on a napkin for the 9 year old. It was near to dinner time and I didn't want her appetite ruined for the dinner we were making.
Just a few minutes later, that same child asked for a slice of banana bread. When I told her I already cut her a slice, she said "Oh, I gave that piece to Mr. Charles outside" (the neighbor who lent the egg).
OMGoodness!
My daughter gave the neighbor a sliver of an end piece?
How embarrassing!
Quickly, I cut half of the loaf of bread and wrapped it up for her to give to Mr. Charles. As she handed over the bread, she told him that she accidently gave him HER piece of bread. He then said "Well, I hope you don't want it back, because I already ate it!"
Of course he was quite appreciative either way ;)
Silly girl!
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