Grandma's Chocolate Gravy

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of Cocoa
• 1 stick of butter
• 2 tablespoons of White Karo Syrup
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla flavoring
• 1 can of cream (12 oz.)

Preparation:

        First, pour two cups of sugar into a pot then add a tablespoon of cocoa mix, the stir well.
    
       While i was doing the beginning grandma would be starting on the rest. We would talk about things that are going on in our lives. We would play little games. Just anything to pass the time.
      
       Cut up and add a stick of butter or margarine then add one 12 oz can of cream.
     
      Take a few moments to let the butter start melting into the cream. When the butter is finished melting, add one teaspoon of vanilla flavoring.
   
      You bring the mixture to a boil and let it cook for 15 minutes.

       During the 15 minutes my grandma would always put on K love. It is a christian station. She loves to listen to music while cooking. We also used to sit at the table because it was usually almost noon and Grandpa would be coming home to eat lunch with us. She always waited on him to arrive.

      "Hello Sarah Jane!" My grandfather shouted happily.

      "Hello Sweetie." Grandma said to him.

      Grandpa started calling me Sarah Jane a long time ago but he never actually told me why. He likes to play around and make silly jokes because he doesn't really care what other people think about him.

      By this time the 15 minutes are up and grandma doesn't like to waste time.

       "Sarah, Come finish the gravy if you are ready to eat!" Exclaimed grandmother from the living room sofa.

       So I did as she told me and then we all gathered around the dining room told. It's a tradition.

       My grandparents are very religious so we all pray before each meal at their house.
     
      She brought the gravy to the table and we talked for about 2 hours then we all just decide to leave the table to go watch television.
      
     This is one of  my favorite family memories of my Grandma's Chocolate Gravy because my family was so happy being around each other and enjoying the familiar company of the people who surrounded us. Now it is harder for my grandma to cook or for anything to be the way it was because they are getting older and it is hard to get around. The memories, like this one, sure do mean a lot because soon all we will have is the memories.

The Expected Role of Women

     In the article "An American Role-Reversal: Women The New Breadwinners,"the author claims that men are better workers than women. I believe that women are just as capable as men. Men can be stronger but that doesn't mean they should have better jobs.
      Not a lot of men would quit their jobs for the women's career advancements. The "house wife" role has been a disappointment him. He is saying that he shouldn't be the one who is staying at home with the children. He was being very sexist. "She earns enough, so I don't have to work." He goes back on what he said and starts talking about how she is smart and that she makes good money so he doesn't have to work.
     I think that women should be offered good jobs because it is hard to be a single mother and working at a low paying job. My mother was a single parent and she was working 2 jobs just to support my brothers and I. She had the opportunity to better herself through working. She had to raise 3 kids and without the right amount of money she would've never made it. There are many single mothers that cant get jobs so they turn to welfare and food stamps. When women can't work they are making the government pay for the things they buy. They don't get to have jobs like men do. i think many places are sexist because they don't want women employees. They think that women are the weaker sex.
     I do believe that women should be considered equal in the workplace. Men can get better jobs because most of the time they are stronger and more capable of harder things. Women can not always work in construction or jobs like that but we can be office assistants or jobs that don't require a lot of manual labor. Like I have previously stated there are some jobs that women might not feel as comfortable doing as men could be. This does not mean that they should be payed more or have more opportunities than women do.