Lance Fredericks THE RULES of society were simple when I was growing up. Back then, adults were adults and children were not.
Even our nutrition was part of the equation. At parties the children’s table was well stocked with peanuts and raisins, some potato chips, but mostly sweets and cakes.
The adults had the savouries; currie balls, chicken pieces, viennas with cheese and onions on cocktail sticks, cold meats and mini pies.
I have always preferred savoury treats, even though I enjoy sweets and cakes at parties, given a choice it would be savouries for me.
So imagine my delight one evening at a family gathering when my brother and I were offered some of the adult treats. We were in our pre-teens, on the cusp of ‘almost-adulthood’ and being…
