Use the whole can

So one day I am at my grandmothers house and she is baking a cake.

Nothing fancy or from scratch, though she could do it if she wanted to. Just a box mix with the can of frosting. We are talking as she is frosting the cake and I notice that she is capable of covering the cake with only half the can of frosting.

It is at this point that she does the unimaginable. She puts the lid back on the can of frosting. I snapped my fingers in front of her eyes. She was conscious. I felt her forehead. No fever. I checked her pulse. Steady regular beats. So I asked her, “What is my name?” (You know, in case she was losing her mind.) She answered correctly.

I finally figured out that she intended to only use half the can. I confronted her about this ridiculous choice and she told me that the entire can not not necessary to cover the cake.

It may not be necessary, but it is most certainly the only option of a sane human.

A few weeks ago, Shannon was making a cake for Winston’s birthday. I mosey into the kitchen to see how it is coming and discover that she has just finished. In an effort to help, I pick up the frosting can to throw it away, but it isn’t empty. She tells me that she was able to frost the cake without using the whole can.

But that’s not the point, is it?

Just because you can skimp on the frosting doesn’t mean you should. The Bible teaches that we should “eat the fat and drink the sweet.” Not only is it inadvisable to fail to use the whole can, it is a sin to do so.

Bakers of the world, lend me your ears. Do not make the mistake of under-frosting your cakes.

You have the whole can. By jove, use the whole can.