My mother died in 2012. Now, when I want to feel close to her, I bake.
Slices of Lizzie's Love Cakes, a pound-cake business celebrating the legacy of Norristown resident Elizabeth Rhodes, created by her daughter, Cassandra Burnett.Recently, my daughter came into the kitchen while I was cooking, gave me a hug, and said, “Mom, you smell like memories.”When I’m in the kitchen, I am surrounded by visceral memories. It’s a sacred space — an intimate place I shared with my mother. She cooked every day except Saturday, so the kitchen is where I got to know her.
When I see the women, and their books, stories, and beautiful photography, when I read their recipes and cook their baked goods, I see my mother’s tin. We share our stories and our wisdom at a table crammed so full of dishes you can barely make room for the next one. It’s about women putting themselves out there, and supporting one another. It’s about the sacredness of what happens when we get together, talk about our love language, and share our love language with others..
The writer L.M. Montgomery said it best: “Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.”
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