“For good health and longevity.”

My grandmother loved to cook, but she loved reading about cooking even more.

As you might hopefully tell, her kitchen was incredibly warm and welcoming.

Molly Adams with her grandmother

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She was exceedingly generous with her home cooking and even more unsparing with her snacks.

In fact, there was only one thing off-limits in her kitchen: her gin-soaked golden raisins.

Hes been eatingseven gin-soaked raisinsdaily for years “for good health and longevity.”

Molly Adams with her grandmother

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Still, I can’t help but believe in the magic of it.

I know that food can be incredibly healing.

Speaking from experience, chicken soup can heal both a sore throat and a broken heart.

Molly Adam’s grandmother

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Maybe Ill even work in her nightly gin martini fix, too.

Ive heard juniper berries can work wonders.