Senior Moments: This one ingredient makes every soup more delicious

It happened on one of my first visits to the home of the woman who would become my California Best Buddy, or BB, as we came to call each other. She served me delicious chilled avocado soup in a delicate, white bone china bowl with handles on both sides. But my favorite memory of the meal was the round, silver soup spoon.
As a child when I was sick, my mother would make soupy mashed potatoes, served in a bowl with a round spoon. She served it to me in bed on a tray. And I always felt better as so