It
began several years ago. Edgar had decided to make a meatloaf for
dinner. He gathered his ingredients together, washed his hands and began
to blend everything.
In one large bowl he placed the ground sirloin. In a separate bowl he mixed one egg, salt, pepper, ketchup, bar-b-q sauce, and meat tenderizer. He mixed those ingredients together before adding it to the sirloin.
Once everything had been poured over the meat he again washed his hands and then, with his hands, blended the mixture into the beef.
Over and over he worked his fingers into the meat, making sure it was all blended completely. Once that part was complete, he rinsed his hands and then added the Italian bread crumbs. Then he mixed it all again.
Placing his creation onto his meatloaf pan he slid it into the 350 degree oven and left it there for one hour. When the loaf showed 160 degrees inside temp, he took it out to cool.
That week Edgar enjoyed wonderful meatloaf for dinner. What he had not realized was while mixing the meatloaf with his hands, the meat tenderizer had softened his hands to the extreme. Edgar suddenly had the softest touch in town. So much so that people began to notice.
Soon he found himself the center of attention. His name and picture appeared in the local paper, he was getting phone calls night and day, until one day he received a call from the government.
Uncle Sam wanted Edgar to train in their bomb squad. They wanted the man with the gentle touch to become their expert at disarming bombs.
Edgar was beside himself. That, as you can well imagine, caused great confusion. Fortunately, or unfortunately- depending on how you look at it, the government snatched up the wrong Edgar, leaving the real, soft touch, meatloaf eating Edgar behind.
In one large bowl he placed the ground sirloin. In a separate bowl he mixed one egg, salt, pepper, ketchup, bar-b-q sauce, and meat tenderizer. He mixed those ingredients together before adding it to the sirloin.
Once everything had been poured over the meat he again washed his hands and then, with his hands, blended the mixture into the beef.
Over and over he worked his fingers into the meat, making sure it was all blended completely. Once that part was complete, he rinsed his hands and then added the Italian bread crumbs. Then he mixed it all again.
Placing his creation onto his meatloaf pan he slid it into the 350 degree oven and left it there for one hour. When the loaf showed 160 degrees inside temp, he took it out to cool.
That week Edgar enjoyed wonderful meatloaf for dinner. What he had not realized was while mixing the meatloaf with his hands, the meat tenderizer had softened his hands to the extreme. Edgar suddenly had the softest touch in town. So much so that people began to notice.
Soon he found himself the center of attention. His name and picture appeared in the local paper, he was getting phone calls night and day, until one day he received a call from the government.
Uncle Sam wanted Edgar to train in their bomb squad. They wanted the man with the gentle touch to become their expert at disarming bombs.
Edgar was beside himself. That, as you can well imagine, caused great confusion. Fortunately, or unfortunately- depending on how you look at it, the government snatched up the wrong Edgar, leaving the real, soft touch, meatloaf eating Edgar behind.
