600 seconds at lunch - First Memory of Smell

Write about your earliest memory involving your sense of smell. Where were you? What was the scent? Why do you remember it?

My earliest recall of a smell is freshly baked bread. I vaguely recall a bread strike and mum making bread. Even now, I prefer homemade bread although I do cheat and use a bread maker - unheard of in the ‘70s. I must have been around four or five as my brother was an infant, I don’t know exactly. I remember running into a cosy, warm kitchen and that awesome aroma that instantly makes you hungry. That of course sparks the memory of freshly baked bread warm from the oven with creamy butter melting into it. Amazing, simply amazing! I don’t know why it’s a smell I remember, I’m guessing it gives me a sense of being home and safe. I’m not sure.

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