Homespun by Anne Farnum

My mom is a baker and has always been a baker…homemade only. Scratch-made, homemade, homespun…call it what you would like but a box mix has never graced the shelves of my mother’s pantry or cabinets.

I know that time and memories can play tricks on you but I recall coming home every day from school and there being a fresh baked good waiting for me and my six siblings to enjoy. The only prerequisite that my mom had was that we had to eat a bowl of cereal or a piece of fruit first. I am now 47 years old, have four children of my own and my mom continues to bake almost daily. In fact, my children walked to my parent’s house after school today and a pan of brownies were in the oven.

When there is a family occasion, my mom is our go-to baker. Whether it be a holiday, birthday, Big Game party or just a regular family dinner, it is her baked goods that are always the dessert and it’s usually not just one dessert. There is an “appetizer” dessert and a main dessert.

My children always put in their birthday cake requests to my mom, (their Mimi), prior to the birthday celebration. My son Luke loves Miss Bebe’s Spice Cake, my daughters Lucy and Tess ask for the checkerboard Oreo Ice Cream Cake and my 10 year-old son, Hugh, always puts in his request for Delicious Poundcake. Poundcake isn’t the typical birthday cake a 10 year-old boy would request but without fail, it’s ALWAYS the one — and it is delicious!

So, thank you Mom, for always baking for me over the years and for continuing the tradition for the next generation’s enjoyment.