Before I would visit my 92-year-old dad, he’d send along his shopping list. Weekends, he’d devour his football games, sipping his vodka and tonic and enjoying his snacks. Sometimes, we’d join the party. Or he’d call later and let us know how he had done in his various pools.

Onion Dip
Tonic Water
Pickled Herring
Salami
Mallomars
Del Monte Canned Fruit — either Fruit Cocktail and/or Peaches
Chocolate Donuts
Orange Juice
Potato Chips

It took me a few months before I could walk past Mallomars in the cookie aisle without sobbing.