The Clean Plate Club

When I was in the second grade, one of the motivations our teacher used in order to get us to eat a good lunch was The Clean Plate Club. Of course, being raised as I had been, this was right down my alley. No problem at all!. I got a star every day - except one. One day we a pat of butter was included with the meal, and I had eaten everything else before I noticed it was there. I just could not bring myself to eat raw butter with nothing to put it on. I asked the teacher for an exemption, but she refused to give one, and so I got no star. But just that one time.