:DDDDD this is an amazing idea, seriously tempted to try and implement it :D the knowledge of the barrow's hue and its concomitant dependability could act as a kind of 'potion' to replenish William Carlos' Willpower so that he can not eat the plums for ~6 hours real time, until eventually it cuts to Florence coming downstairs in the morning and saying "William! What on earth are you doing staring into the ICEBOX? And pass my PLUMS over while you're there darling, I've been saving them for this exact occasion."