I decided to clean up the apartment when I got home today. As I vacuumed, I decided what I really needed was another cup of hot apple cider. I put the tea kettle on (Thanks, Emily, for leaving it!) and continued vacuuming. Suddenly, I head what sounded like a shot. I glanced up at the kitchen where it had come from only to discover that a plate of sugar cookies near the burner had overheated and shattered and all the little snowmen and Santas and holly and bells were on fire. I had immediate flashbacks to my last kitchen fire (Believe me, I haven't had one in at least a decade!). Of course, I had been very ill-prepared the last time, so I thought about the special FHE I had inspired afterward.
Baking soda....Baking soda....I rushed to the cupboard. No baking soda. Other cupboard. Hmm...Baking powder. Was that a flame extinguisher too? I decided not to risk it. Finally! I found it, that beautiful orange box. I dumped it on the plate of burning cookies. Nothing....
Of course. Of course, it would be the box with less that a teaspoon left. Fridge! I knew there were two boxes of baking soda in the fridge. Oh....why didn't we clean out the fridge???? The flames were getting bigger and in desperation I thought, "Well, it's not technically a grease fire..." and dumped a mixing bowl full of water on the flames.
And we all lived happily, ever after.
Poor little cookies!!! I'm glad it didn't spread! way to be a good firewoman!!
ReplyDeleteoh hahah you make me laugh! glad nothing too bad happened!
ReplyDeleteOh dear! I thought by the time we both left on our missions I had trained you to not set on fire, not explode and not mold things in the kitchen :P Well, if it makes you feel better I had a slight mishap in the the kitchen about a month before I left provo... Someone left a greasy mess under the burner on the stove and I didn't notice when i started cooking potstickers. About halfway through cooking, flames shot out all around the pan and I didn't have any materials other than the fire extinguisher to put it out. remember me and baking don't mix well. I tried the lid but it was under the burner so oxygen still got in :( I put it out and then decided to continue making my dinner on a different burner and to my surprise it erupted in flames again. yes. I lit the stove on fire twice in one night. (hangs head) but my dinner was delicious.
ReplyDeleteShannon!!!! I just saw your comment. How funny. Okay, not really that funny for you, but wow. Twice in one night? I mean, we have talent! I can have things set themselves on fire and you can have multiple fires. We SHOULDN'T be a baking team. :) Hope you're doing well. We should talk soon.
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