42. Candied Carrots

Over fifty years ago, when I became old enough to drive, one of my first solo trips was the thirty miles from my home to Chinatown in San Francisco. When I got there, I stopped at an outdoor newsstand at Grant and Jackson. I bought a bag of candied ginger and a bag of candied coconut. Then I got back in my car and drove home. My parents never knew where I got the ginger and coconut.