Rose of Sharon was down with a heavy cold, her face flushed and her eyes shining with fever. Ma sat beside her with a cup of hot milk. "Here," she said. "Take this here. Got bacon grease in it for strength. Here, drink it!"
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 30. Caretaker of the family Ma Joad is a dutiful and loving mother to an ill and pregnant Rose of Sharon.