Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Orange Juice Snob
I LOVE Orange juice. Love love love it. I could drink probably 1/2 gallon of orange juice each and every day of the year. I could never be too full or too tired or choose a better beverage. Now here is the catch - I ONLY like fresh squeezed orange juice. And by fresh squeezed - I really mean FRESH squeezed. I don't like orange juice from concentrate. I don't like orange juice that is "fresh" but then bottled and pasteurized. I don't even like orange juice that was fresh squeezed the night before or hours and hours before served. I confess.....I am an orange juice snob. I wish it weren't true. I wish I loved Orange Juice that is sold in grocery stores. I wish that I thought all orange juice tastes alike. With the smallest of sips, I know immediately if the orange juice is really fresh squeezed or not. Whenever I go to a restaurant and read "Fresh Squeezed" Orange Juice on the menu, I have to ask if it is really truly fresh squeezed. The reply is almost always, "Why of course". Then I get SUPER EXCITED and order the largest glass possible (with no ice) and wait for my heavenly nectar. About 80% of the time, the glass I receive is not fresh squeezed. Mr. Yesteryear Acres will always say, "but it tastes good" and I sadly disagree and give him my glass to drink. He loves all orange juice and is always happy to have a second glass of juice. If I ask the waiter about the juice I usually find out that the juice has to be "Fresh Squeezed" because it says so right on the label. Or I find out something along the lines of, "well it had to be fresh squeezed sometime." *sigh* I always feel totally bummed out because every single time I get my hopes up for my favorite drink. Today I went out to lunch with my mom and do you know what? The restaurant had "Fresh Squeezed" Orange Juice on the menu. I was of course so excited and asked if it was really fresh squeezed and they said yes and then SHOWED me the oranges they were going to use. Oh I was SO happy!!!! In about 5 minutes I got a BIG glass of FRESH SQUEEZED orange juice and it was SO delicious. I savored every single sip. Just writing about the juice makes my mouth water all over again. I think it might be necessary to have lunch with my mom every week. I think I will come up with some creative excuse as to why I must drive an hour to her work and then say how the drive just made me SO parched and whatever will I do? My mom, who loves me very much, will never want me to dehydrate right before her very eyes and will definitely suggest getting a beverage of some type before I perish right on the spot. Then I will casually suggest that we could go to the little cafe next to the bookstore and perhaps get a glass of juice. OR maybe I should do a little coughing and say I think I might be coming down with the flu and I think I need some vitamin C right away! Moms can not ignore the "I am sick" thing. They have to swing into action and save the day. Yes, yes, I think my plan sounds perfect. I wonder if tomorrow is too soon? *cough cough* I am almost certain I am coming down with something. I need JUICE!
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