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Kokomo Kootsie
7/01/2002
Nibbles- Bits & Pieces
The Party Cake
Uncle Pete and Aunt Mary belonged to a card club for a while when they first married. They all met at each other's houses once a week.
The first time it was Aunt Mary's turn, she baked a devil's food cake with white frosting to serve with coffee.
That night, I came home late from a dance, and I saw that big white frosted cake in the center of the kitchen table!
Sweets being my favorite of all foods, I immediately got a plate and sliced a nice generous piece of that cake!
The next morning, while I
was still in bed asleep, Aunt Mary came in, pulled the covers back, and said in a voice I'd never heard her use; "Why did you cut my cake I made for my party tonight?" I didn't know it was for a party!
I answered, "I was starved for a piece of cake and it was just there. I didn't know!"
She said, "I made you a whole layer, all your own, and put in the bottom of the cabinet, because I know how you like cake so much!"
I felt so small, so upset. I said, "I didn't know about the cake for me, you didn't say, didn't tell me."
She replied, "I didn't know you would come in at midnight and want to eat-I was going to give it to you tomorrow, when I had my card club here!"
That's the second time I was made feel like a selfish person, for eating something that wasn't for me, and not asking first!! It was rare I wanted the food the rest ate; I only wanted sweets!!
I'll just never forget Aunt Mary's voice; had steel in it. I never heard it before or never again!
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