A sweet keepsake from my aunt

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After my uncle Asa passed away recently, his sons asked if I wanted anything that belonged to their mama who died a few years ago. I picked out this cute little ceramic cabbage bowl and a few other things that belonged to her. Aunt Fannie grew up very poor, the youngest of about ten siblings, I think. She had to help cook for her large family and years later we'd joke that she never learned to cook for just four people. Of course, several of us reaped the delicious reward from that. Many times she would call me at work and say, "Stop by on your way home. I've got your dinner ready." And oh, what a cook she was! Chicken and pastry (dumplins), coconut pie, and fish were just a few things we enjoyed. Her sweet tea was legendary in our neighborhood. What sweet memories of a very special lady.