Mom is missed; pumpkin pies persist.
Backstory
My mother made pumpkin chiffon (think marshmallows in the filling) pie for several years before she died at age 52. My sister and I continued the tradition, getting together nearly every Thanksgiving for the past 27 years to make mom’s recipe. This year, my sister is away visiting friends.Wanting company and knowing she’s the perfect age to help out in the kitchen, I asked my 5-year old niece to come over to make grandma Tina’s pie with me. We had a lot of fun--carefully adding the spices, stirring the ingredients and eating the occasional marshmallow. And the pies turned out just right!
My niece never met her grandmother, but today, my mom was a part of her life. I was so happy…and so sad.
by favepeep in Six-Word Memoirs on Nov 21, 2012 | 
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Comments
jl333 says,
Great backstory. Thanks for sharing. Happy Thanksgiving to you.canadafreeze says,
That's how it should be in the kitchen:-)notjustagirlintheworld says,
Lovely. Thanks for sharing.TeaTopper says,
You've really brought home the feelings Thanksgiving can bring, fp. (I feel the same way about my mom's sweet potato pie.) Thank you.L2L3 says,
I love this. My son is now 12 and both Grandmas passed away before he was born. I make sure to tell him when I make things that are my mother's recipes, tuck him in with the quilts that she made and to point out and talk about all the art that my husband's mother painted.Mourningdove says,
Lovely story, sorry for the loss of your young mother.DynamicDbytheC says,
Beautiful.JAD says,
Passing the tradition to your neice and others is the way you do it. Your mom lives on.Believe says,
Quite lovely.Believe says,
Quite lovely.three-monkeys says,
I love this.L2L3 says,
Congrats on the well-deserved feature!favepeep says,
Your kind words mean more than I can say. Thank you.Bevvie says,
Kudos to you!oopsalittle says,
A really beautiful story - thank you for sharing.Pumpkin pies are not traditional here in Australia but I'd really love to try your mums ( and now yours) pie recipe!
Kudos on feature
wackjob says,
this is why we have words