"Four out of Four"

Monday

The word of the day is 'scarpetta'. I don't know if I spelled it right, but I think it is Italian. The word captures and codifies the idea of Maxwell house coffee's "Good to the last drop" into one word. 'Scarpetta' refers to the act of taking a piece of bread and using it to clean out the remainder of the container that the food was cooked in, so that none will be wasted, and as a compliment to the chef. Mary (Jason's girlfriend who helps out on occasion, and is around somewhat) cooked us a chicken with sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots in and around it, and we scarpettaed that pot like crazy. We had four fully loaded pieces of bread, and we decided that was the basis for the scale.