Is it a Sport, or a Sprout? Trish Cronin Weighs in.

The subject: Trish Cronin, wearing an immaculate chef’s uniform complete with a crisp white hat adorning her perfectly coiffed hair. Her setting, a rustic kitchen with all of the up-to-date cooking equipment in a Cougar-red theme.

The Freudian Slip decided to quiz her on her knowledge. Here are the foods (athletics?) in question:

Alfalfa

Cronin looked away from her task of stirring up the competition, in order to thoughtfully reply: “that seems like a sprout. Would you like to taste this tomato-based sauce? I’m making pasta.”

Brisket ball

A considering look passed over her glasses, her hands kneading bread dough, before her response: “the name is reminiscent of a sport I once knew, which took place at midnight in some madness some moons past. But, I believe this is a type of meat cut from the breast of a cow, and manipulated into a spherical form.”

Tennessee Cross Country Ham

There was a brief pause, as Cronin considered the phrase and measured out chocolate chip cookies on a baking sheet. “Why am I thinking about running? I think this is an especially delicious type of pig meat, often served in sandwiches.”

Vegetable Base Bowl

Cronin smiles over her spring succotash, before replying: "It reminds me of a wonderful and all-American pastime, but also soup. I’ll have to answer with the latter.”

Squash

This question has clearly muddled Cronin’s gourd. She stopped mid-potato peel in momentary confusion. Her face immediately brightened when the solution occurred to her: “you got me! That can be both an indoor racquet sport and a class of plants whose fruit includes butternut squash, and zucchini.”

That was all we had time for in this interview, but the insights were truly invaluable.

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