The can that LOST!

last night i was almost finished making my cabbage soup when i stumbled upon a problem. the second to the last ingredient was "1 cup canned tomatoes drained and chopped." i thought it would be simple enough. i got out our pampered chef can opener (it's the white handled one in the pics) and proceeded to open the can. after several very unsuccessful attempts i realized that the ridge of this particular can of tomatoes was too thick to fit into the grooves of the can opener.

so then i looked for our old can opener...the one we used until our pampered chef can opener arrived (thanks mom, grandma, and sarah!!=). this can opener opens the cans differently than the pampered chef one and so i thought it would work. it didn't. "you've got to be kidding," i thought to myself. so close to cabbage soup...and yet there lay a thin sheet of metal between me and my tomatoes.

i quickly came to the conclusion that there would be no nice way of getting to the tomatoes. so, i got out the tools. the screwdriver was of little use. but i realized that if i scored the edges with the old can opener i could pry the lid open with the hammer. and that's what i did. VICTORY! ...and the soup wasn't bad either!=)

here are some picutures of the can's defeat for your viewing pleasure...