I wanted so much to cook with my mother, but she had no patience for "kids in the kitchen". She didn't bake bread or pies, but made fabulous waffles and cinnamon rolls. She died when I was just 19. As a young mother, I was determined that my girls would know how to cook, and today, when I talked to my 12 year old granddaughter, she was making a cake and fondant that she had made herself! When I see her in two weeks, we are going to bake bread together. I can't wait!

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