Sunday dinner

Okay first of all let's get this straight, lunch is for any other day of the week but Sunday. At least in Pearl's kitchen. Really, did you ever hear her say Saturday dinner and mean the noon meal? Nope it was only Sunday dinner! Not to long ago she asked me did I not ever fix Sunday dinners. Mom was with us during the summer and we cook out on weekends, so Sunday dinner was at about 3 or 4 in the afternoon with a salad and what every we grilled. It was tough trying to explain that one. Shamed me she did. Now "Sunday dinner" looms over me, starting Saturday afternoon. I guess if she could do it for all those years I can .... maybe!!!

So there was the most delicious smelling (and tasting) roast and gravy.....ummmm, also roasted potatoes, onions and carrots. Close your eyes, put yourself in her kitchen and you can smell it. Now don't cry! Usually green beans or asparagus were there too. Now what in the world did she do to a can of veggies that made them better than any I have ever fixed? Magic can opener or magic pans? Maybe just plain old bread and butter were on a plate to finish off the meal. Every thing was always hot when we sat down. Again magic? Daddy wouldn't let us even serve our plates until Momma sat down. No matter how hungry you were don't be a pig and serve to much, Daddy always saw! "My God, girl there's plenty for another serving" or "You are not leaving this table until you finish every bite" and if you really got his goat "Leave some for someone else" You shot back with your smallest voice "Yes, daddy" You only thought the mean things, you didn't ever mutter them. When the meal was over Daddy would say " you got a good scald on that one momma, thank you" and she would say "Thank you for providing it". Then came the long drawn out process of washing the dishes, partly long and drawn out because none of the beautiful princesses ever wanted to do dishes and then there was the fact that mom used almost every pot and pan in her kitchen. Soon after the battle of the dishes was over Daddy would say "Momma can you fix me a open face sandwich with the left overs" and it all started over again.
How did she do it? How did she do it?