I was pulling the second pan of rolls from the oven when I heard her.Kids eat last in this family, sweetheart.”The kitchen was so hot the window over the sink had fogged up. Fourteen people in a three-bedroom ranch house in Dubois County, Indiana, on Thanksgiving Day, with the oven going since five that morning and the furnace kicking on anyway because Neil’s uncle keeps leaving the back door open to smoke.I set the rolls on the stovetop. Golden on top. Brushed with butter. My grandmother’s recipe.Then I turned around.MORE BELOW..
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