My Year of 36: jam to-morrow and jam yesterday

Friday, August 10, 2012

jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day

One of my favorite movies when I was young was a TV series that originated from Lewis Carroll's 1871 book, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. In the book The White Queen offers Alice "jam every other day" as an inducement to work for her:

"I'm sure I'll take you with pleasure!" the Queen said. "Two pence a week, and jam every other day."

Alice couldn't help laughing, as she said, "I don't want you to hire ME – and I don't care for jam."

"It's very good jam," said the Queen.

"Well, I don't want any TO-DAY, at any rate."

"You couldn't have it if you DID want it," the Queen said. "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day."

"It MUST come sometimes to 'jam to-day'," Alice objected.

"No, it can't," said the Queen. "It's jam every OTHER day: to-day isn't any OTHER day, you know."

"I don't understand you," said Alice. "It's dreadfully confusing!"

And then...(my favorite part)...The White Queen (Carol Channing) breaks out into a song, which to this day I still sing.

Isn't this a great song. Who couldn't smile after hearing this catchy tune. This song is what I think about whenever I see or eat jelly. So it wouldn't be right to make freezer jelly without a proper induction of its origins.

Today, my sister and I made our favorite Strawberry Freezer Jelly our Mom use to make for us. IT IS THE BEST!!!