How Grandpa Unclogged a Toilet with Pie with Katie Workman

<p>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.</p><p>If you’re hungry for more of this story, you can read the original essay “<a href="https://food52.com/blog/24456-my-family-recipe-grandpa-bernie">How Grandpa Bernie Unclogged a Toilet With Lemon Meringue Pie</a>,” published by Food52. </p><p><i>My Family Recipe</i> is created by the <a href="https://food52.pod.link/">Food52 Podcast Network</a> and <a href="https://heritageradionetwork.org/">Heritage Radio Network</a>, inspired by the eponymous Food52 column.</p>