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Dear SRN,

We write to inquire of your culinary preference for Zepping up common soup.

Please advise. Would be delighted if you choose to reply via your cosmic instrument.

s/ Dulled Bud(s)

reply:

via SRN

Dear DB,

You ask a serious question that we long pondered, for we often sit down to a steaming bowl of our beloved over-the-counter soup mix, Mrs. Grass's Chicken, containing the little chicken fat nugget in the box. If you want excitement with your soup, if you want to feel like you're really reaching up on tip-toe, we suggest Penzey's Very Hot Peppers.

Granted, Mrs. Grass's is a soup for commoners, which we buy at the poor man's Pick N Save, but if you go out to Penzey's on Bluemound Rd, Brookfield WI - or send for their spice catalog which is a delight unto itself - you will find these special hot ground red peppers to shake into your Mrs. Grass's, and many other things, too, crying out for zip.

As spices are known to have briefer shelf-lives, we recommend the small container of pepper, as shown. Buy often, buy fresh. Or use very often, then buy larger quantities. We thrive on pepper, but prefer to trek to Penzey's frequently. The very air in the store is a kick; flying trapeze-time.

Yours truly,

SRN Ed.

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