The first day I worked in the Bakery Candy Kitchen at Harry & David, we were making the Traditional Fruitcakes. I wondered who on earth was still eating these things. We made thousands, in an assembly line, and it moved fast. I could barely keep up. I felt like Lucille Ball on the chocolate line, only … Continue reading The Fruitcake that Brought me to Tears
Lucille Ball
Lucy, Ethel, Conveyors of Chocolate and Family Mechanics
We started with Dessert First, because Bean won a Gift Certificate to Dairy Queen from our local Credit Union. He had answered the kid's quiz about which Presidents were on which bills. He was very proud to be able to take his brother and I out for ice cream on his very own little credit card. … Continue reading Lucy, Ethel, Conveyors of Chocolate and Family Mechanics
