Have you ever used a hand crank ice cream maker? My maternal grandmother had one, and she’d sit me next to her on her porch sofa, where we’d take turns at the handle. I imagine more progress was made when it was her turn. I remember her kitchen, and the hand stitched sampler that read “Apple pie without some cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze”. I didn’t think that sounded very appealing - cheese on any kind of pie. And I was pretty sure that I’d never seen her eating pie with cheese on top. I was a quiet little girl. I liked to observe. I knew fully well my grandmother's profound love, and I had no doubts about her bountiful kiss with a squeeze. READ MORE