Creamy Pralines

When I was growing up, my maternal grandmother’s sendoff each time I’d leave her house was either to remind me to be “cute and sweet and pretty,” or she’d say, “You be sweet and play pretty.” Mine may have been the last generation of Southern children who were often lucky enough to grow up living next door to their grandparents and thus bear the benefits of their tutelage.

Now, the admonishment to be “cute and sweet and pretty” should not be confused with “catching more flies