Un-lucky Charms

When I start jonesing for something sweet, one of my first lines of defense is raiding the cereal cabinet. A handful of Honeycombs or Corn Pops (which is the extent of our sugary cereals) usually does the trick and I am not above picking out the sugared raisins from Raisin Bran (which, really, is the entire point of Raisin Bran anyway), but occasionally I have to bring out the big guns and pull out the emergency Lucky Charms.

I have been known to "mine" the marshmallows from Lucky Charms (actually, they are usually "Marshmallow Mateys" "Hidden Treasures" or some other generic brand). Although I hate regular marshmallow, I like the crunchy, sugary cardboard bits in Lucky Charms (on a side note....putting miniature marshmallows in the food dehydrator does not create the same crunchy, sugary cardboard bits). Typically when a craving hits, I pour out a bowl of the cereal and pick out the majority of the marshmallows, putting the "mined" portion back in the box, shaking the box to evenly distribute the mine trailings, and put away the box for another day.

Marty has occasionally expressed puzzlement about the lack of marshmallows nowadays in Lucky Charms. When I pulled this stunt at my parrents' house, my sister's kids noticed immediately (but I think they have forgiven me by now).

The other day Lucky Charms were on sale, so I got a box and decided to have a bowl of un-mined cereal with milk....just like a normal person would eat it.

It was disgusting. I found myself trying to navigate my spoon around the marshmallows because there were so many. The milk tuned some shade of chartreuse puce. I had to dispose of the contents of the bowl.

I am mildly concerned I took another step on the road to Geriatria, because I would much prefer a bowl of Grapenuts. Unsweetened. But I won't worry until I add prune juice to the menu.