"Let's have a snack," said the Daddy. He sat in his Lazy-boy recliner, while my teenage self stretched out on the couch beside him. It was a summer night, with the doors and windows still wide open for the breeze. A rerun show played on the TV, at which I looked up now and then from the book I read.
Without doubt, that scene took place around nine o'clock, the usual time the Daddy called for a snack when he was in the mood. The Daddy's favorite nighttime snack were the doughnuts without the hole that I made from canned biscuits. They were quick and easy to make, about 10 minutes, if I recall correctly.
As the oil heated in the iron skillet, I opened the cardboard can of biscuits, the best part of making the doughnuts. Pow! A satisfying blow against the edge of the corner. Pop! The eight (or was it 10) small, soft, slices of dough smiled between the cardboard.
Carefully, I dropped the round slices into the heated oil in the skillet. Sizzle. Sizzle. Sizzle. I quickly stirred cinnamon and sugar on a plate. When the doughnuts were a golden brown, I transferred them to the plate and tossed them in the sweet topping. Voila! Cinnamon doughnuts.
The Daddy already sat at the table, ready to dig into his nighttime snack.
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That sounds totally delicious :)
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For me now, more so, because it was something that the Daddy and I shared.
DeleteYes, they were only crumbs of those donuts ...!
ReplyDelete:-)
Deleteyes and you are a natural Susieee, wonderful memories too
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lisa.
DeleteThose donots sounds good.
ReplyDeleteBack then, yes, they were. Don't know about whether they would be today.
DeleteWhat a beautiful and enchanting memory. They do sound good:) My dad would also have a snack but he would just pour corn syrup in a bowl and spoon it into his mouth
ReplyDeletelol!
DeleteOh yum. That sounds so good. And now I want a donut at 1am. lol
ReplyDeleteYour story is beautifully nostalgic. I enjoyed reading it.
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I'm ready to enjoy that "Midnight Snack" - right now . . a kind of Breakfast Extravaganza . . .
ReplyDeletesounds fun.
Breakfast Extravaganza, I like that.
DeleteYuuuummm. Cinnamon toast on a doughnut!!!
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