When I was an elementary school child living a stone’s throw from my maternal grandparents, for a time my normal morning routine was to walk to Mom and Pop’s house, eat breakfast, and be walked to school by Pop.
The thing I remember most about breakfast was what Mom (that’s what I called my grandmother) did to the jelly on top of her buttered biscuit. She dusted it with sugar! Being so young, I never questioned why she did that even though the jelly tasted sweet enough for me.
Since then, I’ve wondered if Mom’s palate just craved a different texture. Recently I sprinkled a little sugar over the strawberry jelly on my toast to see if I have been missing a culinary treat! Somehow I just can’t appreciate that taste. So, I won’t need a second try. My jelly is sweet enough! And the texture is just fine!

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Connie Carlisle Polley, 2020-2025
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Connie …. I didn’t know that Pop Marcum walked with you to school. Was our Mother working outside the home then? Love, Jerry
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No, our mother was not working outside the home then. But as the elementary school was a fairly good distance away (by foot as we didn’t have a car) I needed someone to see that I got safely to school and in the door.
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