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Aw! Such heart-warming book. I remember those winter days of my childhood when my mom used to make Fish Broth (I don't know how to say "caldo de pescado", sorry). My brother and I usually begged her to give us a sample of the broth in our old and favorite cups and when she finally agreed to do that she usually send us to watch TV while lunch was ready.

It felt so nice to hold the warm cup in both hands and take small sips from the scrumptious liquid while we seated on the floor watching some cartoons... those were the days!

Amazing book, L! Keep up the good work!

So funny! Here are just a few of the reasons why this greatly entertained me: She gave her son the lighter, "Octopus Prime", not wanting to be rude by switching lines, carefully watching each price, "souse" (gross, by the way), grandma bucking the system, (you should hate plastic bags, have you seen garbage island???), "sam-a-ches", Barbie clothes, and I also can't tell people's ages anymore!

"directing her apology specially towards me" on page 8 - should this be "specifically" or "especially" instead?

on page 11 - "Then I heard the old man said" should probably be "old man say"
and also it says "I said so in the paper" but should be "It said so"

Great job Avery - I love it! :)

What a great glimpse into a checkout line in the South! Actually, it isn't too different from the ones up north, or further south in Florida. Your descriptions had me grinning and giggling from start to finish, and I love the way you tied it all together with a reminder about the importance of civility and kind-heartedness.

By the way, they do sell head-cheese in New York, mostly in Italian delicatessens. Not a fan, lol.

Loved this! I laughed throughout and enjoyed the "southern" expressions and language. And I think everyone can identify with the characters and situations described. Really enjoyable.

Pg 5 could their possibly be! Is their a typo for there?

We don't have souse, or I never saw it. Whatever the case, I won't have the honor of eating it. Sounds disgusting to me, sorry for those who love it. A very amusing tale.

Hi Avery, I enjoyed reading this witty book and will definitely read more.
I was intrigued to find 'souse' is what we Brits refer to as 'brawn'. I recognised the recipe as my uncle used to make his own brawn.
A brawn sarnie was one of my favorite snacks, but we Brits seem to have become reserved about selling it as it's no longer available in any shape or form.

Sounded like a pretty normal day to me! I remember souse, or as the chicken catchers called it souse meat. They'd come into the little mom&pop store I worked at many years ago. Their shopping list normally consisted of a bottle of "boars head" wine, about 50 cent worth of that souse meat and let me have one of those pickled eggs.

Very well written, I could see it all.

I hadn't thought about souse for years, we carried it in the deli case. It came in a can that contained a seven pound loaf. You used one of those keys to take off a band of metal all the way around the can and remove the lid. Then you turned the can open side down and began ti shake it, soon there would be this disgusting sucking noise as the souse would slowly inch its way out of its metal cocoon and land with a quivering thud on the display case tray.

Well, the first thing I will have to say is that it was hard to start reading this one. As soon as I saw the cover I was laughing so hard I had to regain my composure before I could start reading it.

Perhaps I shouldn't have been laughing, as I thought at first that the pig was a baby.

As always with your stories, This story was wonderful. Reminds me not to get in too much of a hurry when I'm in the checkout line. You never know what wondrous things you might see, if you just take the time to look.

Had no idea what souse was, but I have some southern relatives who tried to feed me head cheese. It didn't take me long to decide I didn't ever want to try that again. It ranks right up there with Blood Pudding in my book.

This book seriously made me hungry (not only for food, but for more of the story!)

And although the cover is very cute...I could just eat them right up. o.o

I think my stomach is getting the best of me. Time for pizza...!

(Can't wait for an update!)