by Kathleen Flinn
I don’t usually read a lot of non-fiction, especially
memoirs and biographies, but this one was recommended to me so I thought I
would give it a try. Burnt Toast Makes
You Sing Good is the story of the author’s childhood, family and the food
they shared, the two often inextricably linked.
The book’s title is itself a memory of Flinn’s grandmother, who raised
her own young family during the Depression.
Food wastage was not an option then so you had to eat that burnt toast
which fortunately, according to Mom, made you sing good!
Kathleen Flinn grew up in the Midwestern US, and uses family
members’ stories and her own memories to recount the life of the Flinns. From
the pizza parlor her parents owned and operated, Grandpa Charles’ army recipe
chili and Grandma Inez’s fluffy pancakes she ties family anecdotes to family history.
Food was central to the household as new challenges and
cross country adventures took place. Each stage of their lives was represented
by the food in the fridge and the pantry. During the busy pizza parlor days, the
restaurant menu which included large pizza pies made on metal garbage can lids
fed everyone. Later on, life on the farm consisted of whatever they grew,
hunted and canned. Finding 100’s of canning jars in the cellar, they set to
work filling them with the farm’s bounty. In the later years, Flinn’s parents
moved the family to the suburbs and a life of relative luxury away from the
hard work of the farm. Being more financially secure, her parents began living
a different life than that the kids had been used to, they threw parties, they
went out, they stocked the shelves with store bought food! This in itself was
an adjustment, having longed for these treats while on the farm, the kids now
found themselves wishing for mom’s homemade fried chicken.
Throughout each move, the kids never once doubted that
they were loved. Not always the best communicators, the family spoke through
food. In the words of Grandma Inez “I don’t have to tell you I love you. I fed
you pancakes.”
Flinn’s tasty memories will pique your interest, and you
can make most of them yourself from the recipes included amongst the chapters.
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ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a heartwarming and delicious memoir! The connection between family, food, and memories is beautifully described. I love the idea of the recipes being included – I'll definitely check out story for kids to see if I can get a copy. Thanks for sharing this lovely review!
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