Squeeze ((exclusive)): Lemomnade Family

My grandmother had a glass juicer shaped like a lighthouse. Every July 4th, we would sit on her vinyl porch swing. She would cut the lemons in half with a knife so dull it was basically a butter knife. I would squeeze until my palms ached. She would add sugar from a tin can that used to hold Danish butter cookies.

Prep time: 10 minutes | Arguments: 2-3 | Memories: Infinite lemomnade family squeeze

Last summer, my own daughter—age four—found that same glass lighthouse juicer in a box in my garage. Without a word, she grabbed a lemon from the bowl, waddled over to me, and said, "Daddy, squeeze?" My grandmother had a glass juicer shaped like a lighthouse

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She died twelve years ago.