As the second grandchild in my dad’s family, my grandmother already had a ‘name’ when I came along. My aunts wanted her to be known as “Grandmother”, so my cousin obeyed accordingly. However, I was of a different mind and wanted to call her something else.
Since 1983, my grandmother has been known as “Mango”. At first, she didn’t like it and occasionally wouldn’t even answer to it. But, after a trip to the salon where her hairdresser told her that it was a fabulous name, she latched on to it and never let go. Not only is she known as “Mango” to the family, but all her friends and neighbors call her that as well. To this day, no one (not even me) is sure where the name came from… what can I say, I’m just cool like that. 
So, when I heard that Kelly of Baking with the Boys had picked Dorie’s Fresh Mango Bread, I immediately thought of her. Unfortunately, she doesn’t live next door to me anymore, so she didn’t get to try a (delicious) slice… but, when I told her about it the last time we had lunch, her face lit up with a huge smile and we both knew why.
So thank you, Kelly, for making “Mango” smile. 
Fresh Mango Bread (pg. 45)
Source: Baking – From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan
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There’s worse nickname to be had!! I love the story!! Also loved this mango bread!
What a cute story! The bread looks great!
Hahaha – how cute! I had forgotten you called her that! Fabulous looking bread – and what a gorgeous pink platter!
What a nice story!! “Mango” would have loved this mango bread! I loved this one, for sure!
Great story. Your bread looks great.
Nice story. You’ll have to bake her a loaf sometime!
Such a cute “Mango” story. You should ship her a loaf.
LOL for Mango. Very cute. Alex started calling my sister Karen “Julie” when he was about two and no one has a clue why…it stuck…we all call her Aunt Julie. LOL. Families are like that…we just go with the flow. Would you look at those thick slices of that wonderful bread…not showing this to the guys or they will think all their slices should be such thickness! It was really really good bread and I will make it again, too.
That is such a cute story, the bread looks great. Glad it made mango smile.
Lovely story.
Your bread looks wonderful.
Hmm…maybe some day she’ll cave and let y’all know where the name came from. Great story and fabulous pix!
Looks like it turned out perfectly!!
That’s a fun family story! Are those manila mangoes? I saw those at the market but had never had one before so I used the other, more familiar type. I love the thick slices of your bread!
Good question! I just picked them up at Market Street thinking they were regular mangoes… but after a trip to Walmart last night, I noticed a different type. I’m not sure which these were, but they were yummy!
Aww! What a sweet story! And your mango bread is beautiful (and so nicely photographed, too!)
Yum, your bread looks great. Mango is a really cute nickname!
Love those thick slices — I had to cut mine much thinner to make sure there was enough to go around!
What a great story. I have a friend who’s grandma is known as “Mongee” to everyone and anyone she meets. Those kinds of different names are fun! Your bread looks great and I the June recipe you chose looks wonderful, too!
What a wonderful story! And some delicious looking bread.
Funny how we pick names for our grannys. Love Mango.
Your loaf looks great.
Where’s the recipe? It doesn’t tell how to make it!
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