I discovered a new talent of my writing student's mother. G is a master craftsman at making homemade icing! I was delighted to partake of her craft. Once the birthday cake had been served, I took my piece on over the bowl where the leftover icing was located and slathered it on all the exposed sides of my cake. This was, of course, after I had sampled her efforts while waiting on the rest of the family to gather for the lighting of the candles.

How true a friend is G? She popped the rest of the icing into a container and let me take it home. Along with the treat was advice on how to keep it fresh until I finished it off.

To me, it is as tasty on the spoon as on the cake!