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The Sunday Night Potluck
Dinner Party.
A friend with a great beach house invited a group of us for a surprise
potluck dinner not long ago. Each of us was told what course we were to
bring but other than that there were no specifications. What we brought
was to be a surprise. What we ended up with was a hilarious mixture of
food most of it absolutely delicious but in combination it was a bit wild.
One of the group, a non cooking type, brought only her kettle, some teabags,
lemon and sugar. Well, to each her own.
Q. The Paté Box.
The first course was a selection of two different patés, one was
Goose Liver and one was Chicken Liver. They were both excellent and
stunningly
served in The Paté Box. Each half of the box had the appropriate
paté in it. As you can see, there is a goose on one side and
a chicken on the other. The serving knife is the clasp and inside,
tiny
rounds of bread, painted, the better to serve it with. The writing on
top of the box says, "Confit de Foie de Volailles." (Loose
translation: A spread from the liver of poultry and/or fowl.) This
box, by the way,
is a copy of an antique Limoges box made in the early 19th century. Retail:
About $215.00. Our price: $193.90.
R. The Crustacean Box.
The main course turned out to be a conglomeration of shell fish and seafood.
It was marvelous! There were lobsters, crabs, oysters and clams,
enough
so you could have a taste of each. They were just piled into a huge wicker
basket and placed on the buffet table. They had all been cooked
but you
had to do the shelling yourself. (Inside this wonderful box is a view
of the ocean with two sailboats in the distance and the clasp is
another
lobster.) Our price: $162.90.
Sorry,
the following item is by Special Order only.
S. The Cherry Tart Box. There were several desserts, one of which
was this cherry tart. It had a very light and flaky lattice crust and
huge red pitted cherries sitting in a sea of soft vanilla ice cream. It
was outstanding! (Inside, cherries still on the stem. The clasp, another
cherry.) Retail: About $153.00. Our price: $138.90.
Sorry,
the following item is by Special Order only.
T. The Strawberry Floating Island Box. The same gal made a Strawberry
Floating Island by placing glazed berries in a deep dish pie crust filled
with softened vanilla ice cream, the berries on top with a strawberry
sauce poured over them. It was spectacular-- if you love strawberries.
And who doesn't? Retail: About $161.00. Our price: $145.90.
Sorry,
the following item is by Special Order only.
U. The Revere Ware Tea Kettle Box. The femme fatale type who didn't
cook knew a good whistling tea kettle when she saw it. This one is just
like one I have had for over 50 years. It is Revere Ware and has outlasted
many other whistling tea kettles that I have had. The others just never
whistled loudly enough for me. I have a bad habit of leaving them on the
range while I am out of the room. You cannot imagine how many I have burned.
This one always got my attention with it's very loud whistle. Inside,
just a cloud of steam. Retail: About $121.00. Our price: $108.90.
Sorry,
the following item is by Special Order only.
V. The Lobster Who Had
His Goose Cooked Box. Isn't that a crazy thing to call this
box but every time I look at it that is what I think. I have to
laugh because
it is such a funny box but it is exactly like both the lobster and the
pot would look in real life. If the truth be told, I could never
cook
a little guy like this. I couldn't bear the thought of putting him into
boiling water. I guess I am kind of sappy about things like that.
When
I was young my Dad had a slaughter house as part of his business and
I went to see it once, and only once, I did not eat meat for almost
a year
after seeing that dreadful place. It just upset me terribly. I can't
bear to kill things excepting for ants and spiders and any darn
bug that attacks
my flowers. I get as upset about an animal being killed as I do about
a human. Anyway, this is about a lobster not about me. The lobster
is
as life-like as can be. Really remarkably so and they got his color perfectly.
The pot looks just like a much used lobster pot, like the galvanized
iron
ones they used when I was a kid. The lobster fits into the pot partially
which makes it perfect for display purposes. Inside the pot it
looks like
white enamel but of course it is white porcelain. The clasp is a fish.
Retail:About $175.00. Our price: $157.90.
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