The thing that hit me many years ago was when I was very young (less than five, I think), and I was at my great grandmothers house, and she fixed dinner. And I

The thing that hit me many years ago was when I was very young (less than five, I think), and I was at my great grandmothers house, and she fixed dinner. And I LOVED the creamed corn she made! I made such a fuss about it that she had to get another can off the shelf and make a second helping. It was just plain creamed corn with condensed milk. But it was also the best thing I had ever eaten. She was very confused. As was my grandmother. And my mom. None of them understood just how important that “granny corn” was, despite the fact that it was straight from a can into the pan to be heated a little, and then put into a bowl for me. I heard that story time and time again, for decades. Association is a huge part of impression and memories. That’s why smell is such a good trigger for emotions, because it is very primal and connected so closely to those parts of your brain that are involved in association.