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It was just a platter !

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    There was a platter in some of my grandmothers things that my father had brought home years ago. There is a picture of a turkey on the face of the platter. It is still in fair condition considering that I am sure grandma used it a lot. We celebrated every holiday and lots of Sundays eating at her house. And since she didn't have a lot of "stuff" stored around in her small house, I'm sure I have seen it setting on the table with hams, turkeys or meat loafs to be served.
     It wasn't until I turned it over that the true value of this platter was revealed to me! No it wasn't a makers mark from a fine china company in Japan or Germany. Nothing to convince me that this was valuable fine china. It was a piece of adhesive tape right in the middle of the back. Written in grandma's hand writing was a note. It read, From Mary Kathryn and Robert Lee, 1953. It was a gift to her from my parents in the year that I was born. Priceless!
    The first thing I decided to serve on the platter was donuts. At Christmas time my cousin Myra shared a gift that her children had gotten for her. A cutting board with grandma's handwritten recipe for donuts copied on it.  I remember grandpa and grandma giving out cider and homemade donuts for Halloween. This of course was a simpler time when only the local children would go out "Trick or Treating". You couldn't do that today.
     Since I have been anxious to try the donut recipe. I decided to marry the two memories together. Grandma's donut recipe served on her platter. Now I haven't made donuts before and when I make them again I'll do some things a little different. But for a first try I was pleased. A lot of memories came flooding back as I was trying to make these donuts. Yes, what a priceless find!


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  1. UnknownApril 23, 2020 at 11:50 AM

    That's such a heart warming story. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Tasha EizingerOctober 1, 2021 at 5:17 PM

    Priceless indeed! It just goes to show there’s always more than meets the eye. Another post that makes me smile. Thank you for sharing!

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