The Critter

Did you ever notice how much better something tastes when you don't have everyday access to it?  To further enhance the mystique, add extra calories, fat and a "deep fried" component and you now have the definition of HEAVEN (said in a high pitch, sing songy voice) .

Let me introduce you to a delight fondly referred to as "The Critter"

Public the Critter, The Critter, Public.

This is serious stuff.  The Critter (as it is has been named by my family) is a delicious fritter that can only be obtained in Madison Wisconsin at Greenbush Bakery. It is simply the sincerest form of telling your tummy you love it.  The Critter can be had in either apple or blueberry and is a limited run in the morning.  You can not even imagine the sadness in your belly when you walk into Greenbush and see emptyness where nirvana once was.  This is truly a case of 'you snooze, you lose' as they make only so many critters and when they sell out...well they sell out.

I only get up to Madison every other month or so but one of my favorite habits is my early morning walk on Sundays..... I pass the Catholic church with its elderly parishoners dressed in their finery to attend the earliest mass, the students stumbling home after crashing in random houses that had late night parties, early morning joggers out to fill their lungs with the crisp autumn air, and end up Greenbush Bakery in time for my pick of Critters. In an ever crazed world some of us chose to live in, the walk, the scene and The Critter gives a call to mind that life is delicious.