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wow. put two highly creative people in a room with a toaster and - magic! took me back to my childhood in Covina, CA and a neighbors house, cant remember their names but I was friends with their kids and would go to eat there occasionally. EVERY meal, breakfast, lunch or dinner, toast was served. and I can still taste it. No toast I have ever made tasted like theirs. must have been their 1950's toaster, or the bread which was plain white, prob Wonder Bread. Or the butter? I dont know, only that is the best toast ever and I can still taste it.

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Thanks, Tabby! Other people's toast can be an amazing thing, especially when you're a kid. I had the same experience. Probably also Wonder bread. But it's impossible to recreate, somehow.

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You two are hysterical! I cracked up throughout the piece. In fact, Tonya, you might consider Toast as a topic for another Smorgasbord down the road. I started remembering toastly things as I read this. Just a delightful way to start the day ... literally and literately. Thank you both.

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I love that idea!

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Food for thought, if you'll pardon the expression.

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Thanks, Sue! Toast is a universal thing, isn't it? We speak the language of toast...

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Yes we do. Food, the essence of life and creativity. Without it, we'd have nothing to say ... right?

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I'm going to have some toast soon, after walking the hound. May slather it with some butter - maybe fake butter - and some jam from Kansas.

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Superb collaborative piece on one of my favorite childhood (& adult) staples! I learned more than I would have thought possible. My preferred mode is with butter & garlic salt & I, too, ache for the toasters of yore which did their jobs admirably. The orange wires weren't just for theater!

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The orange wires are where the magic happens!

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I love this Fun piece. Love the colorful toasters Tonya!

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Thanks, Jim!

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