When my sisters and I were little girls, bedtime always came with a snack. Sometimes we enjoyed graham crackers or a cookie with a glass of milk. Most often we ate ice cream which Dad bought by the half gallon from the Webster Dairy. We stirred it up in our bowls until it was soft and creamy.On nights when ice cream was scarce, and maybe because she liked it as a child, Mom would make us "sugar sandwiches." A piece of bread was spread with soft butter, sprinkled with white sugar, and folded over. Sugar sandwiches sounded sweet, but the sugar granules crunched like sand between my teeth. Maybe my sisters liked them better than I. Eventually I asked for plain bread and butter instead. I think my mom was disappointed.
Ice cream was the preferred bedtime snack. Apparently it was Mom and Dad's favorite too. In later years the freezer was never without a "half gallon" or two. (Does anyone actually sell half gallons anymore?) Dad's favorite flavors often included nuts; maple walnut, butter pecan.. and no matter how full she was after supper, Mom rarely turned down the offer of a dish of ice cream.
...and of course you brushed after?
ReplyDeletePresumably, but I really don't remember. Ha ha!
DeleteWhen I was a child.....back in the cave days my daughter told me once.........we had bread with the crusts cut off, butter, a little bit of sugar with those little coloured cake sprinkles. Mum always cut them in triangles. These were served at a birthday party. We called it Fairy Bread. I made them at my daughters party once and the kids raved about this 'lovely Fairy Bread'. Everyone loved it. Something so simple.
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Fairy Bread sounds fancy! I think perhaps the sandbox incident turned me off to anything crunching between my teeth...
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But Dad's favorite flavor of all was vanilla. We used to tease him about that because he once had 3 containers of vanilla in his freezer. Our choices were "vanilla, vanilla, or vanilla." Haha! I wasn't crazy about the butter and sugar sandwiches either. I never missed them when we stopped eating them. I preferred the bananas in milk, sprinkled with sugar... if there was no ice cream. Good childhood memories. :)
ReplyDeleteSliced bananas in milk with sugar sprinkled on top was the best. I still eat that once in a while.
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I loved the sugar sandwiches. I actually learned from my friend Yvonne that it is a Dutch thing.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised it's a Dutch tradition. They're a good memory even if I couldn't stand the crunch. Maybe I'll have to give them a second chance.
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Butter and sugar sandwiches, oh yes. Just the thing to tide one over for a bit!
ReplyDeleteMy dad and yours must have been brothers. Rarely an evening went by that mine didn't finish the day with a bowl of ice cream, usually vanilla. And of course summer meant it was time to hand crank some homemade ice cream!
They're probably sharing a bowl in Glory right now!
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