Watching Jimmy (2009)
“Where they will go has been decided. Uncle Ted has an investment property in Mimico. They’ll live above a hardware shop. And as much as it galls Aunt Jean to take charity from the likes of Ted, the price is right. Free. She’ll have none of moving in with us. After we make the bread for the week, Mom and I are going to visit the apartment to see what needs to be done. After we do our chores.
My mother bakes the most heavenly bread. I help her assemble all the ingredients. The flour. The butter. ...The cake of yeast. The sugar. The salt. A clean tea towel. A big bowl for mixing. And then I stay out of her way. My favorite part is the kneading. I pretend to read a book, but mostly I sneak peeks at my mother. There’s a sheen of perspiration on her upper lip. Her arms quiver like junket. I know not to disturb her until the minute-minder dings to say that ten minutes is up. Mom is a stickler for kneading bread ten minutes precisely. She’s experimented and this seems to work best.
The bread is elastic but firm when she’s done.MoreLess
My mother bakes the most heavenly bread. I help her assemble all the ingredients. The flour. The butter. ...The cake of yeast. The sugar. The salt. A clean tea towel. A big bowl for mixing. And then I stay out of her way. My favorite part is the kneading. I pretend to read a book, but mostly I sneak peeks at my mother. There’s a sheen of perspiration on her upper lip. Her arms quiver like junket. I know not to disturb her until the minute-minder dings to say that ten minutes is up. Mom is a stickler for kneading bread ten minutes precisely. She’s experimented and this seems to work best.
The bread is elastic but firm when she’s done.MoreLess
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