Hidden Treasures

When I was growing up, I loved going to my Memaw and Pawpaw's house. Pawpaw would work in the garden in the mornings, then he would come in and watch Price is Right until Memaw had his lunch ready.

Pawpaw didn't do sandwiches -- he expected a full course meal for lunch every day. I loved going to visit them right around lunch time so I could cash in on one of these home-cooked meals. A typical meal would be some sort of meat - usually fried chicken, lima beans, okra and tomatoes, and homemade rolls. I LOVED Memaw's rolls. I always checked her bread basket the minute I would walk in the door. If there were a dozen rolls in that basket, or only one, she would insist that I have one -- even if it was the last one in the basket. It didn't matter if the roll was a day or two old, it was still fantastic. I watched her make them several times, but sadly, never asked her for the recipe. Out of 3 daughters and 7 grand-daughters, none of us ever got her recipe. I can picture how she made them, but I have no idea on exact measurements. This past weekend, I was at Mama's house and she gave me 2 cookbooks that she had received when Memaw died. Flipping through them, I could see that they had been well loved and used often. There were stained pages with handwritten recipes stuck in between pages here and there. I happened to find a recipe for Light Rolls and, as I read over it, thought how it sounded like it may be THE recipe. Memaw's rolls were not very sweet, and this recipe only has 3 teaspoons of sugar in the whole batch. Could I possibly have found THE recipe? I can hardly wait to give it a try.

Another little treasure we have stumbled upon is this seatbelt violation ticket that my Daddy received several years ago. It looks like the date on it was 5/4/93, which would have been 8 days after Squirt was born. Papa Bear found it tucked away in the glove department of the little Ranger. We all got a kick out of this. I can't wait to ask Mama if she ever knew anything about it.