Grandma’s Hands
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Today is Grandparents Day, (September 9), and in honor of my grandmother, Ruth, I am writing this post. She is 85 years old now and has Alzheimer’s. She no longer knows who I am.
I spent a lot of time with her growing up and then some. I’m always comparing dishes I make or eat to hers. Nothing ever seems to compare, maybe that’s because she didn’t make with her own two hands.
She had all these little sayings too. I catch myself repeating them, for example, if I didn’t clean my plate (as a child…not any more), she would say “you’re eyes were bigger than your stomach”.
My grandmother loved coconut, specifically Coconut Cake. I never was a big coconut cake eater, but she did have this one recipe that I really liked and make quite often. Some of you may already be familiar with this recipe, but if you will accommodate me I would like to post this in her honor.
Coconut Cake
1 Box White or Yellow Cake Mix
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 Large Container Cool Whip (12 ounce)
2 Packages Frozen Coconut, thawed
Mix and bake Cake according to directions on box in a 13”x9” cake pan (I prefer a glass pan). Allow to cool. Generously poke holes in top of cake with a fork or straw. Gradually pour milk over cake and spread evenly allowing to absorb into the cake. Top with cool whip and then coconut. Refrigerate for one hour before serving. Keep refrigerated. This recipe makes a great refreshing summer time dessert.
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Hey Angela!!
What a great blog! When I saw the title “Grandma’s Hands” it made me think of sitting in church, holding my Grandmother’s hands, and just looking at the back of them, so gentle, white, slender, and freckled.
They were beautiful, loving hands. She has been gone for a long time now, but every now and then, when I look at the back of my hands…now of course they have a long way to go (haha), I see hints of her hands in them.
Have a super day, hey, your Blarties..did I spell that right? Sound fun!
Claudia of http://happynutritionist.com fame & a NEW BBDiva thanks to Bev…gotta get my intro on the group
Comment by Claudia L. Meydrech, CN — September 12, 2007 @ 12:30 am
Hey Claudia! So glad to see you here! How ya been? How’s DH? I hope his health is on the up-and-up since your scare a couple of months ago.
Don’t cha just LOVE what all is transpiring with the BB Diva Web of Fame?
This post about Grandma’s hands was actually written by Hope, my Foodie Gal Pal you see beneath my pic on the sidebar, about her Grandmother. My bad for not making sure her siggy was at the end of the post when I published it for her. Sorry Hope!
I cherish the memory of my Grandmother’s hands, too. They were always at the end of outstretched arms reaching out to hug family and friends. God, I miss her and the love she gave us!
Comment by angela — September 12, 2007 @ 2:59 am
Hi Claudia. Thanks for sharing your memories. This post was a little touchy for me to write, so I kept it short and sweet.
Comment by Hope — September 12, 2007 @ 8:20 am