The evening started with wine and chips with salsa. We had a pot luck themed dinner like the wives had in the book.
We had fried chicken, au gratin potatoes, green bean casserole, and the always present deviled eggs. After dinner we discussed the book. We all felt it was confusing trying to keep all the astronauts and their wives straight. We seemed to like the book. Some of us shared memories of the space program from our younger days. Elizabeth and I served our favorite cookies with tea. We had my famous oatmeal cookies and stamp cookies.
Here is the stamp cookie recipe:
Stamp Cookies
1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix all ingredients.
Chill dough thoroughly.
Make small balls of dough.
Roll in sugar & stamp with a cookie stamp.
Bake 15 minutes at 350' degrees.
Enjoy,
Louisa
January 21 Meeting at Edna's
Hello fellow Thespians!!!
The January bookclub was held at Edna's house now that her bathroom facilities were available for one and all!!!! The tour was taken and everyone agreed that they could successfully relieve themselves when necessary!! hahahaha
The book for the month was the "Boys in the Boat" and before anyone gets too excited, I am making it very plain that this book was not about any reference to men alone in boats, or canoes, or subs, etc; and the goings on there-of!!!! No, these boys were special young men that were training to make the 1936 Olympics: which was just what they did!!! And won, I might add!! That made me very happy because I read about 300 pages going on, ad nauseum, about the cold-ass rainy weather and the frigid water in Washington State!! When it was not describing that; it spent reams of paper going on about the boats themselves!! I never knew so much about rowing boats, in and of themselves, and crews, in all my 67 years and hope I don't have to learn anymore about it!!! (Even though it would probably make a darn good movie if they threw a little sex or something in it!!!)
I wish to make it clear that this was not the general consensus of the book. There was a good bit of discussion about the life in that time period and the conflict in participating in the '36 Olympics because of the policies of Germany under Adolf Hitler. Others did enjoy the book because they had been involved with rowing through their sons' colleges. So my opinion is just a drop in the bucket, or river, or ocean; so to speak!!
The redeeming feature for me was the meal I served which was an English roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, in deference to George Pocock; the English designer of the infamous boats!!!
We finished with upside-down peach cake and ice cream, a variety of cookies (Dricka), and Kathy's amazing bourbon brownies!!! Hope I didn't leave anyone out but I can't remember that far back. Forgive me ( mea culpa), if I forgot your donation!!!
A special visitor was Alice's Mom who was very lively and jovial and we enjoyed her company!!
All in all, with the good food and the good people; it was another successful Bountiful Bookclub adventure!!!
See you for the next meeting in February which Kathy will post on the blog!!
Finally finished with love, Edna
