It turned out that Nelda Sullivan was a writer. I learned that at her funeral, a collection of friends and family who got up and told stories I'd never heard before. I love that.
What a life.
Old Weatherford was there, "Holland's Lake" dinners on the ground, instead of the new not-from-there and wrong "Holland Lake". People who remember Weatherford, before. Who remembered Weatherford College. Who built lustrous lives in that town. You had to be there.
Thank God I was.
Nelda and Charlie touched a lot of lives.
Nelda was asked once, in this book she wrote about her life inside, "If you could leave behind one gift to the world, what would it be?"
Her answer, "My pecan pie recipe."
The above recipe card is in her handwriting, her engagement photo from 1943 to the infamous Charlie Sullivan below it. It reads:
"Pecan Pie: 1 deep 9" crust. 1 cup white syrup - 1 cup sugar. 3 eggs - 1/4 C. butter (soft). 1 C pecans. 1 tsp vanilla. Beat ingredients well and pour into uncooked crust. Bake 10 min. at 425 degrees;Turn oven down to 350 degrees and bake until the center is firm, about 30 - 40 min. Enjoy! Granddaddy's favorite."
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Nelda Myrle Sullivan
August 7, 1925 - April 4, 2014.
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