Sometimes GPSs are more trouble than they are worth!!
On Tuesday Shirley and I was trying to find a little country store about 15 miles from my apartment and I've never seen so many twists and turns on this little bitty narrow country road. There's no way I could ever find it on my own and the GPS wasn't too much help.
This place is well-known, lots of people go there. It's small, crowded, not a lot of space but crammed full of all sorts of things to eat. I don't or won't cook much just for myself. So, I am always on the lookout for ready-to-eat stuff I can warm up.
I bought some home-grown sausage. Can't wait to try that. I sure hope it is good.
I bought a home-made frozen chicken pot pie. Way too big for me but I have company coming!!
I got some chicken salad which was pretty darn good.
And, a dozen deviled eggs. Gee, it's nice to be able to just open the fridge and get one out when I want it. I didn't have to peel one single egg!! Yippee!
And, I got Hoop Cheese.
For those of you who don't know what hoop cheese is... Hoop cheese is farmer made, not produced manufacturally and can be difficult to find because it has a short shelf life. It used to be a common cheese product in the Southern United States in the early to mid 1900s. It's dark yellow, a bit chewy, stringy when heated. I was thrilled to see it and got 1/4 lb. should have gotten more. Had me some Hoop Cheese Toast this morning. Yummy.
Now, there is a story behind my excitement in finding it. When I was a teenager, my mom and stepdad owned a dry cleaning establishment. When I would go with them for a day my stepdad would drive up to a nearby store and buy hoop cheese and crackers plus stuff for us to make a sandwich for our lunch. I don't think I've had hoop cheese since that time.
Seeing it in Darden's store was like walking back into my youth.