All Pied Out...
Well, preparations are well under way for my dad's 'surprise' birthday party. I say 'surprise' in pretentious quotes like that because none of us are really sure if he knows or not. My fam doesn't do stealth well. Except my mom - she actually managed to sneak the page of the local paper that had the party invite out of the paper before giving it to my dad, she'd have been the best spy out of us all!
So I've been helping my sister cook for the party. She's made 4 lbs worth of ham and beens, which I think translated into 24 quarts? I'm not sure. It's more ham and beans than I've ever seen in one spot in my life. And her boyfriend's going to make twice as much chili.
We bought 10 pies from a local bakery, and then today we made 2 custard, 2 pumpkin, 3 apple and a raisin. And I don't mean I watched either - I made all the fillings while my sister made crusts. My hand is cramped from peeling so many apples!
And we have no idea how many people are coming. Could be 50. Could be 200. Could be 12. No freaking clue.
Hope for lots of people and no rain for us!
So I've been helping my sister cook for the party. She's made 4 lbs worth of ham and beens, which I think translated into 24 quarts? I'm not sure. It's more ham and beans than I've ever seen in one spot in my life. And her boyfriend's going to make twice as much chili.
We bought 10 pies from a local bakery, and then today we made 2 custard, 2 pumpkin, 3 apple and a raisin. And I don't mean I watched either - I made all the fillings while my sister made crusts. My hand is cramped from peeling so many apples!
And we have no idea how many people are coming. Could be 50. Could be 200. Could be 12. No freaking clue.
Hope for lots of people and no rain for us!