Leftovers for The Road

Jennifer: Butter?

Robin: Didn’t mom ever make you a sandwich?

Jennifer: Yes. Peanut butter and jelly with butter on the bread. It was gross.

Valerie: Mom always made sandwiches with butter. A turkey sandwich with butter. I don’t even think she made them with mayo. Just butter. Actually it wasn’t butter. It was margarine.

Jennifer: She never used mayo. It was Miracle Whip.

Valerie: Butter was a mom thing.

Robin: Put butter on both sides. Light.

Jennifer: Both sides?

Robin: Not the outside. We are not grilling it. On both pieces. With mustard between the slices of turkey so the bread doesn’t get soggy.

Valerie: That’s why mom made sandwiches with butter. The bread wouldn’t get soggy when packed in a brown bag for school.

Jennifer: Here is your sandwich for the road. With the carcass.

Robin: I get the carcass. I got the prize.