Celebrations

Patco’s 2nd Great Is On The Way!

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Granddaughter Logan (front, left) and her hubby Joe (back, left) are expecting in July. The rest of the gang is here too celebrating. See if you can find Baby Oscar, Daveco, Patco, Jonco’s bro Paul, and Krisgo
Patco’s perfect participation prizes.

We had a baby shower on Mother’s Day weekend, appropriately enough! Mom and I came up with a few games for the guests to play. But the best part, in my opinion, were the prizes. We bought a piece of cake and a slice of pie and I made tags that said “Having a baby is a piece of cake*” and ” Having a baby is easy as pie*” and in small print at the bottom: *for everyone except the parents!! Dave, Vince & Maddi did an excellent job with the rest of the party; cleaning, decor and foods. Fun was had by all and Logan & Joe got some nice gifts. For example, did you know they make an automatic formula machine – like a Keurig coffee maker?!

Depression era Water Pie

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I like trying new things, and when I saw the ‘Water Pie’, I thought that will be a fun/funny addition to the festivities for an after Christmas get-together. Have any of you ever heard of this or tried it? I used some extra dough and made 2 little stockings, coated in sugar – but they overbaked. I’ll comment later how the pie tasted. -krisgo

  • 1 9-inch unbaked pie shell, chilled
  • 1-1/2 cups water
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 5 tablespoons butter, cut into thin slices
  • Optional: a pinch of cinnamon

Instructions HERE