As I inched down the long lunch line, I watched jolly hair - netted
lunch ladies ladle a piping hot chunky tomato sauce filled with ground beef and onions over steaming hot buns, and was filled with eager anticipation.
Not exact matches
But the gravy wasn't just spooned over the mashed potatoes; our
lunch ladies (today referred to as School Nutrition Specialist) would take an extra moment to create a well in the potatoes with the back of their
ladle, and then pour the turkey gravy over the top.
You are probably thinking of
lunch ladies putting a
ladle of the stuff on your plate in a cafeteria.