Many of you may not know that Purple Cow is a refreshing sweet float made of grape juice and ice cream. As you might guess in our family we had many celebrations. Purple Cow was sort of a compromise ( 1/2 good for you and 1/2 not so good for you). So it was a favorite birthday "lunch dessert", but also often was the easy to fix celebration dish after the birth of a new baby. Therefore Purple Cow is associated with good memories and fun family times. I suppose the name originated from the poem by Gelett Burgess:
I never saw a purple cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
Sometimes I have felt like I stood out like a purple cow with the blond stairsteps of children all around us. But normally people's real or feigned shock at "those all are yours!" was good for a chuckle. There certainly were and still are lots of chuckles, tears - life. I would not want it any other way.
"I have come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly". (John 10:10)
There is a Purple Cow diner near us in Fairview! I know they serve purple ice cream too. That might be a fun place to take Mercy for a birthday celebration to keep in line with your tradition!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you have a blog! I can't wait to read all about those special times....
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