Saturday, November 21, 2009

The Church Bazaar

This morning the pianist and I are taking our culinary efforts to our church bazaar. The convenor is an exacting taskmaster and the purchasers are certainly of a highly discerning nature when it comes to the culinary arts. I have tasted a sample of the pianists product, which is really good. They are brown sugar meringues, coating walnuts and pecans, and a flat cake for slicing, loaded with flaked pecans. Delicious! However, my product is my Dolgo crabapple jelly. I don't use pectin and my jelly is in jars so I can't sample it. It has good color. The pressure is on me. It usually is just for the family so it doesn't matter if it is hard jelled or lightly jelled but now that I'm into the quasi commercial racket, it has to be just right! I suppose it is pride so I hope it doesn't " goeth before a fall ".Since it's been stored for a short while, I washed any sticky bits off the lip sides and polished the brassy lids for presentation purposes so, I.ve done my best. I carefully labeled the jars with my best printing which does not measure up to the pianist's hand. I appear to be the only male providing his effort in the food division! I seem to be the only member of the food division with primitive printing on my labels! So what! I love food. I could eat bread and jelly slathered with butter " from now, 'til the cows come home ". Comfort food!

2 comments:

  1. For me too, as you could witness by my ample upholstering of my short, stocky frame. I am a bit chubby.....I love all manner of preserves, jams, jellies, conserves...I am sure your's will be perfect.

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  2. We too had our Church Coffee morning in West Linton. I made Peanut Butter Cookies and Caireen made Christmas Chutney - none of which we had to bring home as unsold. Numbers were down this year but the appetite for Peanut Butter Cookies and Christmas Chutney seems unimpaired.

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