One of Iris’s favorite Spongebob cartoons involves Spongebob adopting a seahorse named Mystery. Spongebob’s boss Mr. Krabs, overhearing Mystery’s whinny in the kitchen of the Krusty Krab, bursts in and finds the horse draped over Spongebob’s knee, upon which he says, “Mystery got a bellyache from eating too many Krabby Patties, so I made her a bicarbonate of soda.”
This has given Iris the idea that “bicarbonate of soda” is some sort of delicious beverage. Today we were out doing sidewalk chalk (her second biggest obsession of the moment, after Spongebob), and I was drawing various pictures on request. The mother of Iris’s friend Sam walked by, and Iris pointed and said:
> That’s frowny face and that’s smiley face and that’s Iris drinking Iris’s bicarbonate of soda!
Why don’t you give her some bicarb to disabuse her of her misconception?
Nit: Haven’t you replaced the sodium atom for an extra hydrogen?
I discovered your blog a few days ago and was excited to find a recipe for Larb on it. I’ve tried to make Larb in the past, but something was always amiss. Tonight I prepared your version – success! Thank you for sharing it. I look forward to experimenting with more of your recipes.