Gusmas 2012 Title: Missing the Expert Touch Author:jule1122 Prompt: Hanukkah
“These are good, Grandma,” Gus tried to smile.
JR nodded while she drank half her glass of milk trying to swallow.
Debbie took the doughnuts off the table and threw them away. They were tough and greasy and most of the jam had escaped into the oil.
“Thanks for trying, kids.” Debbie gave each of them a few chocolate coins to make up for the doughnuts. “Now your Uncle Vic would have made sufganiyot fit for a king. He was a pastry chef, you know.”
“Did he make cookies?” JR asked.
“The best,” Debbie began. “I’ll tell you about them.”