Summer brings to my mind childhood memories of county fairs, roller coasters, picnics and Tupperware.Tupperware? Here's why: At a Tupperware party with her friends decades ago my mother ordered an entire set of those airtight food containers, cups and tumblers with tops.
Everything arrived in time for our annual family pilgrimage of aunts, uncles and cousins to the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point, Ind. Us city kids would immerse ourselves in a whirlwind day of 4-H displays, pie competitions, farm animals, entertainment and rides.
This, of course, included the traditional family picnic. On this particular occasion my mother exuded quiet pride in her brand-new protective containers for the potato salad, coleslaw, cold cuts, sandwiches and beverages we had brought.
