new SGU fic: Four purple sweet potato recipes that were a disaster, and one that was a winner
Title: Four purple sweet potato recipes that were a disaster, and one that was a winner
Author: Shenandoah Risu
Rating: G
Content Flags: none
Spoilers: SGU Season 1 "Sabotage"
Characters: Darren Becker, Ronald Greer, Eli Wallace, Camille Wray, Nicholas Rush, Lisa Park, Dale Volker, Adam Brody, Chloe Armstrong, Vanessa James
Author's Notes: Written for prompt set #113 at sg1_five_things. I actually wrote this story over a year ago, right after "Justice" aired. Imagine my surprise at what Brody built in "Sabotage". Talk about canon imitating fanon. ;-).
Disclaimer: I don't own SGU. I wouldn't know what to do with it. Now, Young... Young I'd know what to do with. ;-)
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Four purple sweet potato recipes that were a disaster, and one that was a winner
1. The first thing Airman Becker tried with the purple tubers was to steam them. Greer ate his, of course, tough guy that he was, but everyone else gagged and retched and coughed.
“It’s food, people, it will keep us alive,” said Greer and helped himself to more.
2. He tried mashing them next. People made little sculptures on their plates, and Eli did a very credible reenactment of that scene from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, sobbing “That’s not right,” while carving away at it with his fork.
“Come on, you wussies,” Camile said and forced down her share of it. It earned her the respect of many who thought she had no backbone to speak of. But Camile had simply heard that lecture about the starving children in Africa from her mother one time too many.
3. Then he formed them into little patties and fried them on a hot plate. Several of them showed up as pucks in an impromptu game of hallway hockey a few days later. Still, Dr. Rush grabbed a few, bit into one, chewed with relish, and when he noticed everyone was staring at him he mumbled “What? You’ve obviously never had to eat bad haggis.”
4. Next he added some protein powder and water and whipped them into smoothies. Everybody stared at their cups as if he’d served them used motor oil. Then Dr. Park took a deep breath, clamped her nose shut with two fingers and downed her portion in one go, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand afterwards. “Whoa… don’t mess with that girl,” Dale Volker muttered with deep respect.
5. Finally he boiled them, and the steam collected in purple drops above the cooking plate. He dipped his finger into it and sniffed. And then he smiled. That night he called Brody over who was ecstatic, and after pilfering some of the unused hydroponics supplies they had a workable still.
Purple Sweet Potato Hooch turned out to be a roaring success. Literally. The hangover lasted for days, with severe nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach and diarrhea, but there were no complaints.
To everyone’s surprise, it was Chloe and Vanessa who could drink anybody under the table.