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Gravy. A Remembrance of Things Past. [1]

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Date: 2023-01-11  

Blue and White Willow Porcelain English Gravy Boat and Under Plate Set. Made by Allertons in England..

Every first sentence I've imagined leads me off to a hundred untold stories. As a young boy I was, now and then, given over to the care of my father's parents. This is where I take a breath and skip memories that beg to speak. My grandmother was a Wisconsin farm girl, I really can't tell all the stories now, and she was a very accomplished cook.

To just the one point, gravy. I'll digress briefly to say, dumplings.

When I'd be the grandson houseguest, I always needed to be handy by in the kitchen. Helping bake bread, four loaves at a time. So many little ways she'd have me not just helping, but really contributing.

I was tasked with buttering the warm bread, slice by slice. I learned there's an art to that. But what my memory woefully lacks is how she made gravy, and to my grief, how she made dumplings -- and I can almost remember being right there helping.

I'll never forget, family gathered at the table, my delicious portion.

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