Friday, December 20th

Wow the time sure is flying by.
  It was chilly last night and in the morning, but again warmed quickly until by noon it was shirt sleeve weather.  Hard to believe it is really winter some days.
  Marg started the morning by making a couple of pie crusts.  Then I had to run out for eggs and some corn starch so she could complete the fillings.  She had 3 beautiful fresh lemons from the tree next door.  Janice has what is probably the best lemon tree in the park.  At the same time she had a load of laundry in the wash machine going, she likes to multi-task.  I went to do some maintenance in the pool room.  Some of the cue racks were loose as a result of pulling out of their anchor screws.  There was one that was installed by someone who could have been drunk as the cues were at an angle, so I moved the base so they are vertically straight. 
  When I got back for lunch she was making the lemon pie filling and baking the pies.  Then she made a lovely meringue and did a perfect job of browning it, they were a picture.  She also made a coleslaw for a side dish with our supper.
  We had to leave for the hall at 4 as we had kitchen duty.  The first ever fish fry was today in the park.  We had: deep fried fish, french fries, beans with bacon bits, fresh bread slices.  The quantities were generous and we had numerous compliments on the meal.  My job was the french fries in the new convection oven on large trays.  Marg was one of the servers, she dished out beans & fish on the plates.  I think we fed 106 people and deep fried 75 pounds of fish fillets.  The clean up was quite a chore as the deep fryer is new to us and is a bit of a learning process.
  After we finished Marg had invited the kitchen crew over for coffee and pie, but after the place was cleaned up, only 2 couples had the energy left to come.  It was a nice way to end the day with a hot coffee, great pie and lots of laughs.