My parents have made their own granola since I was a kid. I don't know what it is about this family and granola, but a few years ago, Grandma gave me her recipe. I've since made and given her granola to several people. I've made my own little changes to it, but it still gets rave reviews. This year I branded it Swan'ola and Darron and I made some to give for Christmas. Darron thinks it should be Swa'nola instead, to make the post-apostrophe portion as long and as close to the word 'granola' as possible, but the jury is still out on that (why don't we call it Sw'anola then, hmm?). Anyhow, I suppose I could have called it Boydola or Yamamotola, but Boydola sounds like an Italian dish, and Yamamotola reminds me of a cell phone. Beside its rhyming with 'granola,' Grandma used to be a Swan anyway, so I took Head Chef's liberty and went with Swan'ola. In any case, I think somewhere she must be pleased that her granola has made many people smile. So here's to Grandma, always making people happy - even when she's not around!
Happy New Year, everybody.
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4 comments:
I did not know the history but mine is almost gone.What am I going to do now? Do I have to wait until next Christmas? WE need to talk.
Freeman
Swan'ola should be the name,it just fits.Happy New Year to you too.
Happy eating in 2009, everybody!
Pam's Dad
Writing it "Swa'nola," which is my preference, forces the reader to say it more like "granola."
I suppose a pronunciation key might be something like this:
graNOla
so,
swaNOla
hence, Swa'nola.
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