Alchemy sought to turn lead into gold.
The real alchemy is taking a nasty-ass avocado and turning it into the culinary masterpiece that is a really good guacamole.
@aspecurian I have not yet met an avocado I didn't like.
I like to think that guacamole is for everyone else, so they can enjoy an avocado when they don't like avocados.
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@AskTheDevil I have a meatloaf formula that is apparently irresistible to people who don't like meatloaf, so... Understood. 😁
Meanwhile, you can eat as many mudfruit as you like without a peep from me.
@aspecurian Are you willing to share this recipe, or is it a secret?
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@AskTheDevil I generally don't use recipes, but could probably whack one up quick.
Let's see... 2 lbs ground beef, 1 large chopped onion, a tablespoon or so of minced garlic, 3-4 beef bouillon cubes crushed into powder (or a heaping tablespoon of Better Than Bouillon), about a tablespoon of Italian seasoning, a cup of grated Parmesan, probably a 1 to 1.5 cups of quick oats, a few splashes of Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes to taste, and 2 large eggs. Oh, and fresh black pepper.
@aspecurian My specialty is a vegetarian lasagna that all the hardcore meat-a-tarians I know scarf down like it's bacon.
@AskTheDevil Sounds like good eats to me!
@aspecurian Yes, this is 100% true. Also, lead is the base physical body, gold is the refined spiritual being, and the alchemists ripped off kings who took shit too literally to fund their metaphysical explorations that led to the discovery of chemistry. Your metaphor still holds, but elevated.