Ready in a jiff - food and memories

Mixing it up

Whenever I make
corn muffins
from the
Jiffy mix
in the blue
and white
and red box
with
the wax
paper lining,
I think of him.

We were having chili for dinner and
he asked there there was anything
he could help with.

Sure I said, you can
mix the cornbread.

When I
handed him
the blue
and white
and red box,
he chuckled.

I've made them
so often I've
memorized
what to add:
1/3 cup of milk and
one egg ...
but still,
I check the recipe.

He dumped the mix
into a bowl,
cracked the egg,
and questioned
whether
1/3 cup of milk
was enough.

Surely not, he said.
Keep stirring, I said.
Huh, he said,
just right.

We filled the paper cups,
and slid the
cupcake tray
onto the second shelf
of the preheated oven
and set the timer.

Ready in a jiff.

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I'm never sure if I like the Jiffy mix because the muffins are good (they are), or whether it's the simplicity of the box with the wax paper liner, and how easy it is to make them.

Is there a dish or recipe that reminds you of someone?

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