Amabhisikidi kaKhisimusi
Ugogo ufundisa abazukulu bakhe ngesiko likaKhisimusi laseJalimane lokwenza amabhisikidi amnandi.
Wake wazibuza ngamasiko kaKhisimusi kwamanye amazwe?
Ugogo ka-Anna ungowaseJalimane. Njalo ngoZibandlela umema u-Anna nabazala bakhe ‘eBhakeni Lebhisikidi’. “Kungani sibhakela lawa mabhisikidi esinkwa sejinja, Gogo?” U-Anna wayehlale ejabulela ‘I-Biscuit Bake’.
“Kuyisiko elidala eJalimane. Sibhaka lawa mabhisikidi akhethekile futhi ngiyawathanda la masiko amadala. Ayanambitheka kanye nephunga elimnandi, likaKhisimusi – i-vanilla, isinamoni, i-ginger, amantongomane, amawolintshi, uju noshokoledi. Kungikhumbuza ubuntwana bami u-Anna, futhi, kuyisizathu esihle sokuhlanganisa bonke abazukulu bami ukuze benze intambama yokubhaka.”
U-Anna wamamatheka ebuka abanye abazala bakhe ababili, bekhipha inhlama yabo yekhekhe. Nabo babelalele. UChris waphakamisa amehlo. “Ngiyazithanda izinkanyezi zesinamoni. Ikakhulukazi isithwathwa esikhulu esimhlophe phezulu.” “Ngithanda kakhulu igingerbread.” U-Daisy wajoyina. “Ungazijabulisa ngokuwahlobisa.”
Ugogo wamamatheka lapho ekhipha ibhokisi lakhe lezinto zokusika amabhisikidi – izinkanyezi, izihlahla zikaKhisimusi, izinsimbi, amakhekheba eqhwa, izingelosi, amadoda esinkwa sejinja ngisho nezimo zesitoko.
“Yebo, uKhisimusi wawuhluke kakhulu ngiseyintombazanyana. Ngaphambi kokuba sibe nemihlobiso emihle yesihlahla sikaKhisimusi esinayo namuhla. Imindeni yaseJalimane yayivame ukuhlobisa izihlahla zayo zikaKhisimusi ngezinkanyezi ze-gingerbread, ama-apula, amantongomane namakhandlela amancane abomvu. Kwakuwumbono omuhle kakhulu – futhi phakathi nezinsuku zikaKhisimusi izingane zazikwazi ukukhipha izinkanyezi ze-gingerbread futhi zizidle.”
“Ama-apula, esihlahleni sikaKhisimusi?” Ahleke uChris. Kodwa ugogo wachaza. “Ngemuva kukaKhisimusi, sathatha nama-apula namantongomane esihlahleni, futhi – futhi sabhaka ama-apula kuhhavini wasekhishini oshisayo, esigxishwe ngamantongomane aqoshiwe, uju kanye ne-marzipan. Lokho bekuyinto ekhethekile. Ngangiwathanda lawo ma-apula abhakiwe.” Izingane zontathu zase zihlahle amehlo. Ahleke ugogo athembise. “Yebo, sizoba nama-aphula abhakiwe ane-vanilla custard ewugqinsi kusasa…”
Banquma ukwenza amabhisikidi engeziwe. “Ngizobeka isihlahla sikaKhisimusi esincane ekamelweni lami futhi ngisihlobise ngendlela yaseJalimane yakudala. Izinkanyezi zesinkwa se-gingerbread, ama-aphula namantongomane. Kodwa, awekho amakhandlela, ayingozi kakhulu kulezi zinsuku. Sizothola izibani zezinganekwane ezindala, futhi ngizokusiza. Sasivame ukupenda amantongomane ngopende wegolide….” Ugogo wayezijabulele, futhi iphunga likaKhisimusi lamabhisikidi okubhaka lalimnandi kakhulu.
