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I'm not big on strawberry shortcake because I don't like the juice but I will eat it on rare (really, really rare) occasions. But whether it's strawberry shortcake, peach cobbler or apple pie ala mode, once it starts getting soggy, I'm done with it. That's why I prefer the first bite.
How about you? Do you like the first bite when it's still fresh and chewy? Or do you like the last bite when the shortcake has had a chance to soak up all the juice?
I like the first bite of anything - whatever it is! I've usually been thinking about it awhile, so it's like Mmmmmmmmm.
After that - it's just food, LOL.
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To me, each bite is unique in its own way. I don't do much of either of those, but on occasion.
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Every bite is my favorite! LOL
I don't like the strawberries themselves, only the juice, but I put the Cool Whip (which I prefer to 'real' whipped cream) on first so the cake part (and it must be one of the little cake cups, not a biscuit or any other kind of cake) never gets soggy. I don't like peach cobbler at all, and I would rather have ice cream in a separate bowl, so I don't have a problem with the others, either.
"If life gives you a lemon, make lemonade. However — if life gives you a pickle, you might as well give up, because pickle-ade is disgusting." — Clifton J. Gray.
I cracked someone up recently, in a formal business setting, by mentioning "The icecream law of diminishing returns." It's something I learned in an Economics class, but really it applies to just about everything. Icecream is the usual example, because nearly everyone like icecream, but strawberry shortcake works too.
It's a hot summer day, and you're hungry. Someone hands you an icecream.That first bite is just about the most wonderful thing you've ever eaten.The second bite might be even more wonderful, now that you've cooled down enough to properly appreciate it.The third bite's pretty darned good too.You eat it all.Someone hands you a second icecream. By now, you're fairly full and your mouth is cold. It's not as good. But you eat it anyway, and you are so very full.Someone tries to hand you a third icecream, and you decline. By now, the mere thought of eating more makes you a bit queasy.
This example is used in economics classes to show why, as people's salaries get higher, they start caring more about benefits and leave, and less about 25 cents an hour more pay.But of course, it's literally true too. The first bite of strawberry shortcake is heaven. The last bite is "enough already."
A lot of this is folk memories and cultural hangovers.
Lady Fingers I cracked someone up recently, in a formal business setting, by mentioning "The icecream law of diminishing returns." It's something I learned in an Economics class, but really it applies to just about everything. Icecream is the usual example, because nearly everyone like icecream, but strawberry shortcake works too. It's a hot summer day, and you're hungry. Someone hands you an icecream.That first bite is just about the most wonderful thing you've ever eaten.The second bite might be even more wonderful, now that you've cooled down enough to properly appreciate it.The third bite's pretty darned good too.You eat it all.Someone hands you a second icecream. By now, you're fairly full and your mouth is cold. It's not as good. But you eat it anyway, and you are so very full.Someone tries to hand you a third icecream, and you decline. By now, the mere thought of eating more makes you a bit queasy. This example is used in economics classes to show why, as people's salaries get higher, they start caring more about benefits and leave, and less about 25 cents an hour more pay.But of course, it's literally true too. The first bite of strawberry shortcake is heaven. The last bite is "enough already."
You couldn't just say the first bite? LOL!
Lady FingersThis example is used in economics classes to show why, as people's salaries get higher, they start caring more about benefits and leave, and less about 25 cents an hour more pay.
I don't get it
Footsie, have I ever given a short answer?Sue, I know it's hard to imagine, but rumor has it that some people have enough money that a little less work is worth more to them than another few dollars. I guess that's why my doctor is at the golf course every Friday. Allegedly, that's why people retire.
Lady Fingers Footsie, have I ever given a short answer?Sue, I know it's hard to imagine, but rumor has it that some people have enough money that a little less work is worth more to them than another few dollars. I guess that's why my doctor is at the golf course every Friday. Allegedly, that's why people retire.
But what has that to do with whether you like the first bite best or the last bite best?
Lady Fingersless work is worth more to them than another few dollars.
That's not a bad theory. Life is too short to not enjoy some time.
_FOOTSIE But what has that to do with whether you like the first bite best or the last bite best?
Gotcha
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Hard to decide...first bite because it is anticipation satisfied...last bite because the memory of the taste needs to linger till the next time this favorite is enjoyed.
I love all the bites, too! And I love strawberry shortcake with lots of juice and Bisquik biscuits split in half and buttered. The first bite is with a warm biscuit and it is a little crunchy. Then the juice starts to soak into the bottom part of the biscuit and it gets full of that lusciousness while the top half of the biscuit is still a little crunchy on the edges.