June 15 Meeting at Kathy's

As I prepared my Jambalaya for an army, the number of people attending kept dropping. But alas, we had a good group show up for a busy night of eating, book discussion and entertainment at the Concert in the Park. We ate our meal relatively early, immediately followed by desserts – cannoli dip with NJ cannoli chips, watermelon, lemonade pie and Carol brought us back some treats from the beach. OK yes, we are all stuffed by yet another simple meal. We were then surprised by a call from England, Edna Skyped in to say hello and give us an update on operation "baby watch".

On to the book - "Just wait until you have children of your own" by Erma Bombeck . I thought the book a bit dated and fun but then it was “our” Erma Bombeck we were reading. I think everyone enjoyed the book, it was an easy summer read and hit home for most of us. She has such a quirky way of relating life’s little traumas and how it is so tough being a teenager. We’ve been there and we lived through our kid’s teen years too. We are concerned with today youth with their heads in their phones to the point of not talking directly with anyone. So strange. I read an old quote which everyone is familiar with that reads : ‘The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.’ Attributed to Socrates (469–399 B.C.) but not confirmed. It shows how each generation thinks that last generation in the worst. Now on to the park for some wonderful music by “Showcase”!

We missed you guys – Grace, Dricka, Pat and Pam. (Edna I didn’t skip you, you were with us)

• Pam’s book for July 20 is tentatively “Woman No.17” by Edan Lepucki (She’s currently checking with the library to see if they can get copies)
• Sharon's meeting in August will NOT be Thursday Aug 17 as she has a prior engagement.  Keep you posted when the new date is set.

Great seeing everyone,
Kathy G


Lemonade Icebox Pie

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling
Servings : 8

Ingredients:
• I small can (6 oz) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed just a bit
• 2 cups softened vanilla ice cream
• 1 8 oz tub whipped topping, thawed
• 1 graham cracker crust

PREPARATION:
Beat lemonade concentrate in large bowl on low speed with electric mixer for about 30 seconds.  Add ice cream 1 cup at a time, beating until well blended. Stir in whipped topping until smooth.
Spoon into crust, swirling with a spatula to make a pretty top. Freeze 4 hours or over night.  Let stand at room temperature for a few minutes, until pie can be sliced with knife.  Enjoy by your pool on a hot summers day!