Salad for an Ill-Humour

One day, when I was about sixteen years old, I returned home in a bad mood and with a complete lack of appetite. Grandma Lyalya was cooking something in the kitchen.

"Would you like some salad?" she asked instead of greeting, hearing the door slam and looking out into the hall.

"No, thank you, I'm not hungry," I answered.

I tried to pull off my jacket but got stuck in the sleeve, and this was about to be the last straw in my patience.

"But this isn't food, just the salad," Grandma objected, carefully studying the situation without commenting on my facial expression. Then she silently disappeared into the kitchen, although we knew the questions wouldn't keep us waiting long.

"You haven't eaten anything all day," Grandma didn't stop. She was always persistent, and the last word had to remain with her usually, "Eat some salad. It's tasty. From fresh vegetables."

"God! Granny! I don't want it!" I finally finished fighting with my outerwear and retreated into the room to avoid further discussion.

At first glance, it looked like she agreed, but don't forget about the "last word." So I wasn't surprised when, ten minutes later, Grandma squeezed through the door. The smile shone on her face. Of course, she held a bowl.

"I've brought you a salad," Grandma Lyalya never gave up without a fight.

I wanted to say something harsh, typical of that age. But I smelled vegetables mixed with sour cream and suddenly realized how hungry I was. So I gratefully took the salad and began to eat it with pleasure. And then the hard day had receded.

This trick still works today.

Ingredients

one fresh tomato

one fresh cucumber

2 tbsp sour cream

salt to taste

Method

STEP 1

Cut the cucumber and tomato into beautiful slices.

STEP 2

Mix chopped vegetables with 2 tbsp sour cream and add salt. Stir and make sure that the tomato releases a little juice.

STEP 3

Eat with pleasure. Do you hear somebody stride? It's your ill-humour going out.