Pink Collar

Virginia Stoneking and Beulah Hall were my supervisors when I started working in WVU hospital dietary in 1973.  "Stoney" the head cook and her assistant Beulah were different, one ornery and wiry, one calm and serene.  Both were dedicated and kind.

My everyday after school task was to make mashed potatoes for patient dinners.  I steamed the peeled and halved potatoes, then made four varieties of whips for specific diets.  Sometimes my potatoes were runny-but my mentors never got mad.

We wore pink uniforms-perhaps fitting as "pink collar" often refers to those in the service industry. 

My pockets contains Christmas cards from the 2 ladies.