slippery slope

Wax paper.

It used to be it was an item I remember from the way-long-ago past. And its uses were many, although I cannot see a roll of waxed paper without thinking - sliding boards! We would sit on a piece of wax paper and slide down whatever slope we had - ending up with quite slippery ("slippy" as we said in those days!) surfaces. Down at our summer cabin by the creek there was a long metal sliding board that required years to build courage even to climb the huge ladder steps.

But earliest use of said wax paper was on our cellar door. We would apply enough wax paper to get a decent quick slide - all of about five feet, probably! And of course there were skirts to deal with - and consequent splinters. And in the case of the cabin's long slide, that metal could get mighty hot for bare legs on a fine summer day!

Nowadays, I tear off a sheet of wax paper and cover my items to microwave. 

How utterly boring. This is progress?