Grandfather Won One Hundred Dollars for Naming a Blue Can

Hormel letterhead. At the bottom, written in dark black ink, was my grandfather’s signature, Ken Daigneau, accepting the one-hundred-dollar prize for naming the product.

“Your grandfather took the money, Martha,” Robert said, clearing his throat again. “He signed for it, he kept it, and he gave the company the full rights.”

“But there continue reading …