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I remember how it used to make Mom's day if a premium that she had sent for arrived in the mail! One that I remember especially well was the tiny Revere ware measuring cup that looked exactly like the big Revere pots, copper-clad bottom and all! It was FREE with proofs-of-purchase from some sort of foodstuff, and Mom gleefully collected box tops until she had enough to send for one.
I still have this tiny Revere measuring cup, and every time I use it to melt butter for popcorn, I think of Mom!
Well, recently, I had a bunch of apples that I had purchased and I decided to make a pie with them. I went to the store for a pie crust (I'm not a masochist, I'll leave the crust-making to Pillsbury, thank you!) On the Pillsbury box was an offer for an Oneida dessert-server, FREE! I felt the spirit of my mother overtake me at that moment, and I sent for the item after I had used the pie crust.
Well, today it arrived, gleaming and new in its plastic wrapper (complete with offers to purchase more silverware at "low, low prices.")
I stood there silently, staring at my new prize, and thinking about how spiffy it would look serving a nice chocolate cream pie. Then, I did as much of a happy dance as my nine-months-pregnant body would allow!
I have indeed come closer to becoming my mother!