Growing up we always ate out of the same plate/bowl combination

Most of mom’s cooking was one dish creations

We’d grab up a plate out of the sink

Jokingly say, "Does ice cream go with sausage links?"

This flat plate with sides is not that common

I had to make them cause I sure couldn’t find them

Told this story to some dinner guests

As I served out of the handmade plates that Christmas

One girl thought the shape was to pile it high

Up to the sky

The purpose of the shape was more for variety

Fried roadkill, squirrel, rabbit with potatoes, or spaghetti

Another guest asked if all the plates were spotted like these?

The irony is that mom never allowed me to wash the dishes though I was anxious to please

Ignorance was bliss----I hadn’t a clue?

How many times growing up was it really the flu?

Whether you wash these bowls (or not) it’s up to you.

by Marge Fleming