“Who’s Julia Child?” was written for Friday Fictioneers (early this time…well, early-ish). Thank you, Rochelle!
I thought we might be in need of something a little more light-hearted this week.
Who’s Julia Child? (99 words)
“What in the hell’s she doing? Is that cocaine?” Connor asks, watching my Gran.
I giggle. My grandmother and cocaine? “It’s a sifter.”
“Sifter? What the hell’s a sifter?”
Gran stops, eyes him over her glasses. “Does your mother bake, son?”
He laughs. “Are you kidding? I think she has boxes of shoes in the oven.”
Gran shakes her head. “No birthday cake?”
“Sure. From the bakery.”
“Thanksgiving dinner?”
“We go to the grand’s.”
“Home cooked meals?”
“Nothing says home cooking like the Olive Garden.”
Gran glances at me. “Please tell me he’s kidding.”
“He’s kidding.”
“But I’m not!”
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Sascha Darlington
I don’t want to be hard on his mum or dad – who has the time in this modern world to do proper baking? That’s what grandparents are for 🙂
Thanks, Iain! 🙂
I didn’t understand what it was that Gran wasn’t kidding about
It’s the boy’s last line. I thought it could stand on it’s own, but I may have needed that extra word. 🙂 Thanks, Neil!
Ah. I didn’t get that
Refreshingly different, thank you!
Here’s my story.
Thank you, Keith! 🙂
Sounds like my inlaws. Hubby says one of the reasons he married me was that I knew how to cook more than mac&cheese from a box. Love it!
I am amazed by the number of people who don’t know how to cook. Or maybe that should be: who don’t want to cook. Thanks for reading! 🙂
I have a sifter. 🙂 Funny and refreshingly different.
Thanks, Maggie. I don’t have a sifter. I use a colander because I just don’t bake from scratch enough to warrant a sifter…or have enough room in my kitchen. 🙁
Dear Sascha,
I remember getting to sift the flour when my mother bakes. I can see why Connor wouldn’t know what a sifter is nowadays. 😉 From the mouths of babes. Loved this story. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks, Rochelle. 🙂
You probably can use the sifter for cocaine… and a kitchen for meth, I think Connor needs to take up cooking soon.
lol (Probably I shouldn’t laugh as that is the thing with people these days, blowing up their houses and sheds as they cook meth…or whatever they do with it.) Who knows, Connor may be the next Jacques Pepin! 🙂 Thanks, Bjorn.
In single-parent households, or household in which both parents work full-time, cooking and baking can often become lost arts. Too bad, but understandable.
It may be why the population is becoming unhealthier as well. Thanks, Linda! 🙂
This was a fun one, Sascha.
And so glad it was different!
Thanks, Dale! 🙂
Lovely story, Sascha! I don’t think Connor will last too long as a boyfriend!
And thank you for introducing me to Julia Child – she sounds like a most striking individual.
Oh, if you’ve never heard of Julia Child you have to try to watch the movie Julia & Julia. It’s a wonderful movie with Meryl Streep and Amy Adams.
Thanks for reading, Penny! 🙂
Good story, Sascha. I loved the humor. I had a friend who used to complain about the food her daughter-in-law fed her four children. My friend was a great cook and hated fast food. 😀 — Suzanne
Home cooking seems to be a very unique thing these days. Thanks, Suzanne! 🙂