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Weekly Contest #71
“More anise,” Mom says. I look up from the mixture at her. Our eyes meet from across our kitchen table. They’re dark but warm, like the amber-colored extract I’ve let trickle into the teaspoon. “Are you sure?” The sickly sweet licorice smell hits my nose as I protest. They say preference for licorice has a genetic component. I must have inherited this trait from my dad’s side. “Two teaspoons. I remember,” she insists as she rifles through the pantry for the baking powder. She’s ready to move on to the next step. Even under normal...
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