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Lesson 18 of 20 · Stories
The Family Recipe
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My grandmother taught me her recipe for apple pie. It was a family tradition. She had learned it from her mother. I was determined to get it right. We worked together in the kitchen. We peeled apples. We made the crust. The challenge was to roll the dough thin enough. I learned to appreciate how much care goes into cooking. I had a responsibility to write the recipe down. I did not want it to be lost. My grandmother's influence had shaped our family. We had pie every Thanksgiving. Our community was our family. We had achieved a delicious result. I had discovered that traditions connect us to the past. I would never forget that day. The recipe had been passed down. I would pass it down too.