Sugar and Spice and...

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                       By Christopher Willmore

       Technical Advisors: Andrew D. Willmore and Betty Crocker
    Based on characters and situations created by Rumiko Takahashi

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<HUGE SNIP>

(Wyrm reads the entire fic. His mouth is hanging open.)

Wyrm-chan: (waving hand in front of face) Oi! You okay?

(Wyrm looks at her with F&L on his face.) By Rasillon... This is...an
affrontory to the cullinary arts...

Wyrm-chan: (reads fic, does a "Home Alone") EEEYYAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

       That seemed so LITTLE! She looked at the gooey egg mixture and
the large pile of powder in front of her.  There was NO WAY that a
measly two teaspoons was going to make THAT rise.

Wyrm-chan: Akane, who's the person who _doesn't_ know what they're doing?

"Cut shortening into the dry mixture until it resembles fine crumbs."

<snip-chan>

       <Too slow...>
       "AAAA.... TATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA!"
       The block of lard dissolved under her blade and the wood
chips only helped to mix it with the powders.  Watching Kunou all
this time had finally paid off.

Kunou, you're no good as a Samurai. Be a chef instead.

       Piece of cake.
       Literally.

<groans>

       She hummed to herself as she reached for a large plate
and put it on the counter. For once, her recipe had gone RIGHT! Well,
not PERFECT, but it wasn't a DISASTER, either...

Just a near disaster.

       'In the kitchen?!? Akane, don't tell me you're...'

(Look on Ranma: F&L)

       She had to admit, thought Akane to herself, as she put away
her mallet.  Chopped nuts came a lot more naturally to her than
whipped cream.

<G>

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Author's notes: This is just a light, silly thing I wrote after a
night of insomnia. Unlike my usual things, it was written entirely
on the computer, with no first draft or plot outline, and in one
burst... Hope you enjoyed it!  [I was feeling a bit guilty about
'Within the Candle-Flame', and just HAD to post something humorous...]

Wyrm-chan: Ah, from psychological thriller to phagological thriller.

Good fic, but I've just lost my appitite for my midnight snack.

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-wyrm(AKA Tom Jefferys; Time Lord for Hire, "Have TARDIS; Will Travel.")
wyrm@mail.utexas.edu                           JEFFERYSTR@rascal.guilford.edu
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