The fact that it’s a completely unnecessary and optional part of a meal, a dessert, does nothing to mitigate its powerful hidden meanings in each of our lives. The preparation and presentation of no other food conjures up such deep–welled memories of mother–love and being taken care of, of being considered special enough to be treated to such a laboriously created confection. An unexpected perfect piece of pie presented by someone you didn’t know felt that way about you is the perfect ending of any evening (and the perfect beginning of something possibly more…)
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