Hogwarts Prof Makes a Mean Miso

Hogwarts Prof Makes a Mean Miso August 8, 2007

Back in my days in the Russian Church,where the length of the Saturday Vigil dictates perseverance, quality knees, and comfy shoes (or, as a friend calls it: 3 hours of back breaking, ankle swelling, Russian religion) … Our Mission had a visitor one night — a man who was in the area to interview with some sort of eye of newt, wing of bat Natural Foods / Macrobiotic type company.

After Vigil, I was tired and grumpy. Naturally, that was when there came a knock at the door. There stood the visitor rubbing his tummy and talking about being hungry and how he’d really like some Miso Soup.

Is this normal?

As if under a spell, I let him in. He asked if we had any Miso … y’all, this was Western North Carolina — of course we did!

Then, though I can’t remember the potion directions, he brewed up some of the best Miso Soup I have ever, ever tasted.

Better yet, before ladling it out, he told me: “Fr Joseph, this will cure your grumpy mood this soup will open up the pores of your body — revitalizing every cell; you will get the best night’s sleep … my words, not his: “It’ll cure what ails ya.”

It did.

It. Was. Amazing.

I thought of that guy, John Granger, yesterday when I finished the final installment of the Harry Potter series.

I thought of him the day before, too — on the Feast of the Transfiguration — when my family went for Miso Soup & Sushi following Liturgy.

Actually, I think of him every time I eat Miso Soup, which has never tasted so good as when Granger enchanted opened my pores.

Even as I was writing this blog post, while I was confirming events with my wife, my 13 year old (who has read all the HPs) exclaimed: “Y’all know John Granger?!!”

We said, “Yeah, why?”

“Because he’s like the Harry Potter guy of the universe!”

We laughed — “Huh?”

She said, “No … I mean he’s like the Harry-Potter-Christian-Symbolism Guy!”

That he is.

Still not sure about Harry Potter and Christianity?

Check out his Site, read his books — and, trust me, if he ever knocks at your door rubbing his tummy and wanting to pull out the ol’ cauldron …

… you’d better have some Miso or prepare for a good hexing.

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