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Thanks to an online sight that allows people to connect with people from their past, a friend from elementary school and I found each other. She posted a note about how she remembered us playing together at my house and my mother making the best hamburger she had ever eaten in her life!

Why do I not recall this moment in my history? Perhaps because I ate my mother’s great cooking all of the time. But it’s interesting to note that the sense of taste brought a memory of our time together back to her.

When in your writing could the sense of taste be used? (Don’t just stick in the sense of taste – – only if it is appropriate.) Or perhaps a particular taste is so wonderful or so horrible, it will move you to write a poem about it?

Right now, the thought of my mother’s cooking, reminds me to add this in my own writing. And to hit the kitchen for a mid-morning snack!

In 1926, Trausch Bakery from Dubuque, Iowa, launched the first doughnut making machine.

What is the VERY FIRST thing you think of when you read that sentence? I thought of the scene from the children’s book, Homer Price, by Robert McCloskey. The second thing I thought of was the OTHER Homer, Homer Simpson, whose survival depends on this sugary confection.

Writing exercises to choose from: 1. Write your favorite doughnut memory. Describe it, the circumstances, the actions, your feelings, the characters surrounding it. 2. Write a short story or poem featuring a doughnut or a bakery as an important element. 3. Create a new doughnut recipe! Think of a fabulous new name. Describe it! Create an ad campaign! Give the recipe. What makes your doughnut special?

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