The "Un-fancy" Gift

  Every now and again a visitor stops in at the Little Bayou House.  This evening, it was Mark's sister and her husband.  They were here for only a few moments when they spied one of my Christmas gifts from Mark. There in the middle of the kitchen table was my pride and joy!  Most folks would not deem the thing much of a gift but to me, it is grand!  As matter of fact, it is exactly what I had asked Mark to get for me!  Smack dab in the middle of the table sat my brand new grinder!  Susie and Larry both were remarking about the "antique" grinder.  Nope, it is all shiny and new.  I have an antique one and have been using it forever but it was getting a bit wobbly.  I asked and received my new one.

   This is one of those hand-cranked beauties that continues to work even when there is a power outage.  If one has a strong arm and a good bit of stamina, it makes short work of anything that needs grinding. Our oldest son and daughter-in-law have an electric grinder that does an extremely fast job of grinding food. During one visit to their house, he showed me how it worked and made the best turkey burgers that I have ever eaten. The meat was ground to perfection and then he grilled the burgers for us.  Ummm! Tasty!  My grinder is not as fancy as my son's nor is it one that will be easy to use.  Still, this is the type that I understand and this is what I wanted.  No fancy-smancy stuff for me! The Little Bayou House is far from fancy so it only stands to reason that the items therein should be just as "un-fancy".

  Mark ordered this grinder and when it arrived, we were astounded at the weight of the machine.  Being cast iron, the thing weighs in about ten to fifteen pounds.  It is a fine, sturdy machine that should serve us well for years and years to come.  I am quite sure that it will be put to good use which is why this is one of my favorite gifts that Mark got for me this year.  Love it!