July 13, 2012

July 13, 2012       

     There are many scents that bring me back to childhood. The smell of my Grandma’s breakfasts, which were always a huge spread of food. She would have bacon and sausage, homemade biscuits with gravy, pancakes, and sometimes homemade fried bread. Then she would cook everyone eggs to their liking. She would also have some kind of fruit and homemade jam. Her little kitchen would be so full of food that be barely had any place to sit, but we would manage. My Grandpa I can still remember he would request his eggs over easy and once on his plate, would chop them up into a yolky, sloppy mess. Then he would scoop it up and smear it all over his toast.  Another scent that also brings back memories is the smell of vinegar. My Mom and Grandma both used vinegar to clean the coffee pots. So there were lots of mornings I would wake up to the smell of it. Also, they both canned during the summer. I actually loved the smell of them canning pickles. I would always get the job of tucking the dill into the jars before they poured the vinegar mixture over. I was never allowed to pour the vinegar since it was hot. My Grandma would can tomatoes too. I can still smell the sweet smell of them. She would always save me some of the tomatoes after they were done cooking and make me some macaroni and tomatoes. That was one of my favorite lunches growing up. The last scent that comes to mind is the smell of sunscreen. Anytime I smell sunscreen I think of all of those lazy days at our nearby creek or a day at the pool. That scent screams childhood!