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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: ZEST (10/01/15)
Early in the morning the farmer's wife picked lemons to grate and squeeze. She beat butter, sugar, eggs, adding the zest and juice. She cooked on the wood fired stove and filled up bottle after bottle. The dining table displayed the results of her work.

There was a knock at the door.

"Hello, how are you?"

Her rather too cheerful pastor was making a rare visit. The young pastor and his wife were from the city and disappointingly unfamiliar with farming life. She invited him in and made a cup of tea. What would she give him to eat? As his eyes gazed expectantly at the dining room table, she succumbed and offered him some fresh lemon butter. She spread it thickly on slices of bread and he ate it as if it were a rare treat.

As he got up to leave, she looked at the table and sighed, "Would you like some lemon butter?"

"Oh yes please, that would be very nice."

She left the room and returned with a bag of lemons.

"Your wife will be able to make you some with these."

The pastor suppressed a laugh. He knew he wouldn't be eating lemon butter anytime soon.
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Judy Sauer 
10/08/15
What a cruel joke on the pastor. Poor guy. You sure had me laughing.

There is much more you could have done with this entry. Describe the zest rather than simply say zest... didn't know it was lemon zest until later in the short story. You could have expounded on what it takes to use a zester and how one goes down to the white of the lemon to get the best juices.

You made me laugh and that's a good thing. Keep writing.
Lynn Smith
10/09/15
Cute story. Makes me want to try some lemon butter.

All the best. :)
Cheryl Harrison
10/10/15
This is a cute story. I wanted more! Loved the last line. Keep writing.
C D Swanson 
10/10/15
This made me smile...it was a fast clean read with the topic spot on.

God bless~
Maretha Retief
10/12/15
I enjoyed your story. It was sweet and to the point but I would have loved to read more of this story. :) But with what you have given us, it was a pleasure to read. Thank you!