The Fall of General Custard: Or the Overthrow of a Leftover
The Fall of General Custard or The Overthrow of a Leftover brings to life a playful, and seemingly peaceful, world inside of a refrigerator. However, when a jar of maraschino cherries is food-napped by greedy General Custard and his brigade of meats and desserts, a full-on food fight breaks out. The food groups, full fear and anger, quickly find themselves pitted against one other.
Salamis and sausages, made in New York,
Tossed the fresh salad with help from the pork.
The sweet bubbly wine shot her dangerous cork.
And chocolate bonbons were launched from a fork.
Queen Honeydew rallies troops of fruits and vegetables in defense of the cherries...
Once Custard's food army began its attack
The Queen's cuisine was then forced to fight back.
The mustard yelled, "Custard's a big brainless snack!"
And a cabbage rolled over the liverwurst's back.
Meanwhile, a brave cherry named Rosaline, and her faithful friend, an olive named Romeo, are both trying to find a way to restore peace in the Fridge. The battle rages on, with Romeo being "almost fudged and then nearly oatmealed". Finally the foods, with some help from Rosaline, are able to see that "stopping a war is the best way to win". Despite Custard's "us against them" fear mongering, Rosaline is able to help the foods understand that despite their different shapes, colors and tastes, "mashing each other is simply a waste." The final images of the book are of shelves no longer segregated by food group, but rather shelves full of a diverse mix of foods celebrating one another and the peace they were able to create together.
Though given a chance, Custard is not willing to "join in the peace plan, the wise switcheroo." He is taken to the freezer, where he is guarded by popsicles (copsicles?) and where the frozen peas encourage him to "Make peas, not war". Only time (and a sequel) will tell if Custard is "willing to give up his rough warlike ways".
This tasty tale for young and old, pits all that is wholesome and good against foods gone bad!
Salamis and sausages, made in New York,
Tossed the fresh salad with help from the pork.
The sweet bubbly wine shot her dangerous cork.
And chocolate bonbons were launched from a fork.
Queen Honeydew rallies troops of fruits and vegetables in defense of the cherries...
Once Custard's food army began its attack
The Queen's cuisine was then forced to fight back.
The mustard yelled, "Custard's a big brainless snack!"
And a cabbage rolled over the liverwurst's back.
Meanwhile, a brave cherry named Rosaline, and her faithful friend, an olive named Romeo, are both trying to find a way to restore peace in the Fridge. The battle rages on, with Romeo being "almost fudged and then nearly oatmealed". Finally the foods, with some help from Rosaline, are able to see that "stopping a war is the best way to win". Despite Custard's "us against them" fear mongering, Rosaline is able to help the foods understand that despite their different shapes, colors and tastes, "mashing each other is simply a waste." The final images of the book are of shelves no longer segregated by food group, but rather shelves full of a diverse mix of foods celebrating one another and the peace they were able to create together.
Though given a chance, Custard is not willing to "join in the peace plan, the wise switcheroo." He is taken to the freezer, where he is guarded by popsicles (copsicles?) and where the frozen peas encourage him to "Make peas, not war". Only time (and a sequel) will tell if Custard is "willing to give up his rough warlike ways".
This tasty tale for young and old, pits all that is wholesome and good against foods gone bad!