Scarcity—the mother of invention.
What is that?!? I bet everyone who sees this post will ask this question. Then they (maybe even you?) will zoom in and try to figure it out. And if you do, you will think, No way. Who would ever do that? And then you will wonder Was it any good?
Before I tell (or confirm) what it is, I must tell you that I come from a long line of creative dessert makers on my Mom’s side. Back when my Grandpa was my age now (yikes) and he wanted a midnight snack, he was able to make the perfect thing for him out of what was already in the house - bread, milk, salt, and pepper. He would fill a water glass with torn up pieces of bread, pour milk on it, and then salt and pepper to taste. Seems weird - it is - but don’t knock it until you try it. Pretty dang good.
While Grandpa’s bread and milk snack was pretty good, my Grandma (his wife) went to a new level. She still used the bread, but exchanged the glass for a bowl. Then exchanged the milk, salt, and pepper for syrup. And not that gross all natural kind, but the real syrup made from corn. Ha! She called it a “syrup sandwich,” and passed on her recipe to my mom who passed it onto me. Delicious!
Now back to the picture. Scarcity is the mother of invention. (It is really necessity, but scarcity fits better here). I wanted a little dessert tonight, but did not have any and did not want to go out. I really like chocolate and peanut butter. What to have? Then I remembered that one of my adult kids left a bunch of ice cream sandwiches in the freezer. While not really worth it as a stand alone, with peanut butter it might be something. So, what you see is a Neapolitan ice cream sandwich covered with Jiff peanut butter. It was too messy to pick up so I cut it into bite sized pieces. It was worth the effort, although next time I wish my kids would by straight vanilla. (Does anyone really like Neapolitan?)
My grandparents would be so proud!