Short answer. A cup is set down before the visit has quite begun. A small plate follows. Nothing elaborate. Just the ordinary care of receiving someone.
One pot.
The saucepan goes on before the cups come out. Whole stems, cold water, a short simmer. The first cup is plain; the next can take a little honey.
A small plate.
One walnut, a small plate, cold water alongside. In Përmet, gliko is part of receiving a guest. The jar waits on the shelf for the next visit.
For the house.
Olive oil for the kitchen. Two jars of gliko for the table. Olive and laurel soap by the basin. A few things that find their place in a house.
