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Mayo loss

A default sandwich was an open sandwich. A canapé? Probably a little too fancy a name for a piece of sourdough bread with butter and a slice of whatever-available-that-the-kid-would-eat.

My favourite topping — in the innocent pre-vegan days — was ham and mayo. I’d delight in two such canapés everyday after kindergarten, watching Japanese cartoons on one of the three available TV channels.

Once I dropped the ham, mayo down, on the armchair’s cloth-covering. Dad’d be angry — I flipped over the cover. But, the erased mayonnaise! This dramatic loss lingers with me to this day.

Next story is about a potato.