Her Celestial Farm on the Scrapyard Planet (by Kay Lucas) novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56 A Taste of Hope

She poured him a cup of cooled boiled water. Drink up.”

“Ms. Elizabeth, this water must be really expensive, right?”

It was so clean. Cleaner than any water he’d ever seen.

Elizabeth smiled. “Drink up. It’s free.”

Timothy took it carefully, then sipped.

The moment the warm water hit his throat, his eyes went wide. “Ms. Elizabeth, this water is

So sweet.”

It wasn’t that the water was sweet. It was the dirty water they usually drank that was bitter.

Elizabeth didn’t peel the potatoes–just rubbed the dirt off by hand.

Keeping the skin locked in more nutrients and made them crispier when roasted.

Once clean, she cut them into bite–sized chunks with a knife.

No cutting board. She held them in her hand

The chunks went into a large stainless steel bowl.

Two stellar coins each, sturdy and shatterproof She’d bought 10.

She sprinkled in salt and chili powder, then tossed everything by hand until each piece was evenly coated.

“Ms. Elizabeth, what’s the red stuff?” Timothy pointed at the chili powder, curious.

“Chili powder. The seeds you brought me this morning included chili seeds. It’s spicy–can you handle spicy food?”

Timothy shook his head, then immediately nodded. “I can eat anything“”

Elizabeth laughed. Her hands didn’t stop.

She boiled water first, steaming the seasoned chunks until tender.

Then she switched to a flat pan, spread them out evenly, and slow–roasted them over low heat.

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Chapter 56 A Taste of Hope

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