The following is a script for an “EMERGENCY” segment of “Connoisseur’s Corner” which usually airs on WBZ (1030 AM) on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:25 AM and 3:25 PM.
Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-Connoisseurs-Corner-28654273/.
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As we remain sheltering in place, scarcity is becoming a reality even for those for whom life has most often been filled with plenty. Fortunately, most of us are learning to make due with what we have and to appreciate it more as well.
Such are some of the themes in the latest retelling of the food-themed story Onions & Garlic. In this version, which is being retold by Rebecca Sheir of WBUR’s popular storytelling show “Circle Round” and released by PJ Library (which is another vital source of stories and family bonding, even in the best of times), a young man who has been too trusting and generous to make a living is sent to a foreign kingdom where diamonds are plentiful but onions an unknown luxury. Returning to his home with a bounty of crushed carbon stones, he learns the value of things that are scarce and also finds many ways to make delicious meals with the oft-overlooked onion.
As with so many PJ Library books, Onions & Garlicincludes cooking tips (and also provocative questions that will spice up any family conversation), but it is the life lessons and family time that come with sharing stories that make this tale truly rich and satisfying!