Today I attended a Bridal Luncheon hosted by one of the Church Ladies. It was a Luncheon, not a shower, so I was quite surprised when the first guest showed up with a beautiful bag with ornate wrappings.
More guests arrived, many of them also bore beautifully wrapped gifts. Those that did not bring beautifully wrapped gifts brought plastic grocery bags, or in one case, an arm full of cans. I was a little confused, then Polly (the hostess) passed me a copy of the invitation she sent out:
Just for fun and as a surprise …. please bring three tried and true recipes, and 3 cans for her pantry with their labels removed (mark the tops of the cans F for fruit, J for juice, M for meat, V for vegetable, D for dessert … it ought to make newlywed meals interesting!)
I thought newlywed meals would be interesting anyway. I’ve never cooked with gas before, and Gavin’s apartment has a gas range. These cans will add a new dimension of interesting to the cooking experience.
Polly later confessed to Mom that she had seen it done when she was in college and she had waited quite awhile for the opportunity to do something similar.
The Lunch was fantastic, we had chicken crepes, salad, sweet rolls, followed by cheesecake for dessert. The company was also quite enjoyable. It was wonderful to see many people that no longer regularly attend our church.
After the Luncheon, disaster struck: my grandmother had left her make up bag in our car, she was in my Uncle’s mini-van speeding on her way to New Orleans, and we had her make up bag.
It was a race against time to get the make up bag to Oma. Fortunately, Uncle Bernie had not gone too far so we were able to rendezvous at the Whataburger and deliver it, Oma was much relived.
Two pieces of cheesecake are now safe in the refrigerator for Dad.
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