When we were sick my mom used to make us buttered toast with cinnamon and sugar topping. It was a special treat. I remember on typical breakfast days we’d have toast with butter and jam, but when we felt terrible? The most delicious treat of cinnamon sugar toast. It smelled heavenly, even through the worst gross feeling, and tasted like goodness. I’m sure part of that was mom taking care of me when I felt like death but either way…heavenly toast.
She’d also give us a mixture of orange juice and ginger ale but that one feels like a harder sell as a sign of warm, motherly love. C’est la vie.
Good talk.
Linda hosts Stream of Consciousness Saturday. This week’s prompt is “toast.” Use it as a noun, use it as a verb, use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

cinnamon toast is so good, don’t see it much around here
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It feels like a distinctly childhood thing here. I don’t see it around much now that I’m grown.
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My mom repurposed a glass baby bottle filling with sugar and cinnamon. She fashioned a topper out of aluminum foil. She kept it with all the other spices. Anytime we had a craving for cinnamon toast, the perfect mixture of sugar and cinnamon was at the ready. Such a fond memory. Thank you for sharing your story. It’s bringing all the feels.
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What a lovely thing to say. 🙂 I had no idea that not everyone had a shaker like this in their cabinet. It’s been a staple in mine for years.
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Yep. You took us there. Cinnamon toast was special. My mom usually made hot tea with it.
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Honestly, hot tea would have made so much more sense. My only guess is ginger ale for upset tummies plus OJ for vitamin C?
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Hot tea with OJ might be good.
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ooh, I loved cinnamon toast and ginger ale for sure anytime we were sick
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It was a special treat that made feeling puny just a little bit better.
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I remember the toast , too. Cut into strips served with “tea.” Which was hot water, milk and sugar.
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Oh, the tea is a new one for me. Interesting.
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😊
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Cinnamon toast is oneof my fave comfort foods!
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There’s just something about it…
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Yep, yummy!
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How sweet. Love this anecdote
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Thank you, Sadje. 🙂
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You’re most welcome dear friend
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