DESSERT

When I was a kid, Sunday dessert was a staple. After my dad ran away from home, Mother bought a 29¢ six pack of #FifthAvenue #candybars every six weeks. Dinners varied from rice and butter, lunch meat sandwich, beans and rice. One year, Earl and Ruby Green gave us a bushel of white beans. We ate beans every day, sometimes with rice, mostly just beans.

After each Sunday meal, Mother cut one of the candy bars in four pieces. She, my brothers and I, took one quarter and were happy for the delicious treat.