How Grandpa Unclogged a Toilet with Pie with Katie Workman

Katie Workman’s Grandpa Bernie was a smart-cookie, a storyteller, and...according to family vignettes, a very slow eater. Katie shares a comedy of errors about her attempts to connect with her grandfather about food. There are stories of pranks, memories of laughter-filled meals, and of course, the legend of how Bernie unclogged a toilet with lemon meringue pie.
If you’re hungry for more of this story, you can read the original essay “How Grandpa Bernie Unclogged a Toilet With Lemon Meringue Pie (food52.com/blog/24456-my-family-recipe-grandpa…),” published by Food52.
My Family Recipe is created by the Food52 Podcast Network (food52.pod.link) and Heritage Radio Network (heritageradionetwork.org), inspired by the eponymous Food52 column.