Saturday, November 14, 2015

There Is an Unlimited Supply of Gumbo File Powder at McMurdo

Unexpected Items I’ve Come Across In This Kitchen:

- three different brands of tamarind paste
- pizza-flavored croutons (*homemade*)
- vegetarian taco filling with surprise potato filler
- Leanies,™ a soy-based weenie substitute
- aphid-infested celery
- 240th Navy (Marines? some kind of uniform type people) birthday cake
- frozen, boxed, every item pre-made sushi kit (*this was a special treat for our own company party which I unfortunately did not attend*)
- unlimited supply of mint chips


Unexpected Items I’ve Come Across In Antarctica:

- crazy/silly/robot facial expression stickers
- a main pipeline inexplicably labeled “PANCAKE” (see photo)
- stylish like-new pillow cases
- a set of smooth, dark stones perfect for replacing ice cubes
- 3-in-1 foot soaker/massager/scrubber that no longer heats water
- programmable embroidery machine


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