Sewer Sandwiches

M used to make me mashed tofu sandwiches when I was growing up. Mashed tofu consisted of the following: mashed tofu (w/ a fork), mustard, some mayo, soy sauce, some nutritional yeast flakes (aka cheesy yeast if you were raised in this household). The mashed tofu was then placed on a whole grain, oat bran or nutty type of bread...sometimes red leaf lettuce was included. M made the sandwiches with love, but the truth of the matter was that who wants to be the kid on the block who eats tofu sandwiches? Everyone already knew our snacks were apples..which is why I was known for binging on other family's rocky road ice cream or really any sugar at hand. I secretly liked the sandwich, but at 10, I cared more about being the 10 year old tofu lovin' kid. So my rocky road friend came over for lunch that summer. M had left us lunch...turns out lunch was mashed tofu sandwiches. Rocky road had no interest so I came up with the most brilliant idea ever! I quickly wrapped both sandwiches in a napkin & we both took off. We ran down the street to the nearest sewer off the street...and there they went. M's homemade lunch and my willingness to eat mashed tofu sandwiches down the sewer drain. Truth be told, I didn't come up with the courage to mention that I was in love with the sandwich till maybe age 16...my excuse was that the sandwich is mushy by lunch time when I would take it to school. M didn't find out about the sewer until I was 27.