That was a hoot, eh?
Yeah...good times.
*awkward silence*
I'm thinking of making a mincemeat pie tomorrow.
Yeah, pie with meat and apples.
What kind of meat, I don't know.
Actually, I don't want to know, so don't tell me.
Saturday is the ward Christmas party.
My first big production.
Christmas in old Nauvoo.
I couldn't just have a big old buffet and have everyone wear their favorite Christmas sweaters.
Hey, that wouldn't have been a bad idea.
Nooo, I had to go re-create the mansion house, and food, and everything.
No idea what they ate there.
Just guessing.
Ham
Turkey
Cornbread
blah
blah
gingerbread
blah
fill in the blahs with food I haven't thought of yet.
What did Nauvooians eat?
Is that what you call them?
Nauvooians?
Nauvooites?
Nauvooins?
It's probably Illinoisians.
Noisy people I guess.
You call people from Washington, Washingtonians
People from from Oregon, Oregonians.
People from California, Californians.
Wait, what are people from Nevada called?
And why are people from New York called New Yorkers?
Too good for New Yorkians?
And what about Utah?
Utahans?
How do you even say that?
Anyone say Utahians?
People from New Hampshire are called New Hampshirites.
Sounds like a cult.
Maybe their whole state is one big cult and I am the only one to figure it out.
You heard it here first folks.
Why are Vermonters not called Vermontians?
Why?
Who decided these things?
You know what these things are called?
They're called demonyms.
I just taught you something.
You are welcome.
Pay me back later.
Actually, come help me on Saturday, I'll need it.
13 comments:
Utahorkers. I just made myself laugh when i said that out loud.
Don't forget Hoosiers. And post Nauvoo pics. Our Ward party is some kind of service party where we give to needy people. I mean really...is that what Christmas is about?
I'm on the decorating committee for our ward christmas party tomorrow night.
I love to say Idahos.
I'm cooking a turkey for our party.
Never thought of it, but what are people from Wyoming called????
I'd love to come and help you, only I have to feed 200 people at our Ward Christmas Dinner. I'm in charge of the food. Ham, garlic mashed potatoes, salads, rolls, etc. and how many cheese balls do I need to make to feed 200 people? I'm not sure.
Maybe they ate cheeseballs in Nauvoo, and you can make some too!
New Yorkies sound like puppies. Fitting, don't you think? And we always say Utarans, although a friend of mine refers to Utah as "The Mother Ship" so I guess that would make them aliens. People from Wyoming is an easy one...they're called cowboys! :)
As for Saturday, I'd come help you but one of the fire chiefs is retiring and I have to play the role of "trophy wife" at his retirement dinner that night. Turning the gym into Nauvoo has got to be easier than making me a trophy wife. I guess we'll see...
Although I do like the word Idahos...has a certain ring to it!
umm people from Wyoming are called "Hicks", I know it doesn't go with "ian" theme. But it's Wyoming.
You're forgetting two pioneer food staples:
* Hard tack
* Jerky
Although, I think that would kill any chance of a good attendance next year.
And for state names, we're missing the -ites. Someone needs to bring those back in fashion.
Oh my gosh, that is the coolest idea ever for a Christmas dinner. I love Nauvoo!
For some reason pie comes to mind, lot's of homemade pie.
I love the recipes from the lion house cookbooks. Those recipes seem old fashioned, but in a good way.
And no Christmas dinner would be complete without those cheesy potatoes (funeral potatoes). They go great with ham.
Here's the recipe I use-
POTATOES & CHEESE SAUCE:
5 large potatoes
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons chopped green onions
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
Boil potatoes whole with skins until tender. Drain water, peel, shred coarsely, place in 9x13 casserole dish. Pour melted butter over potatoes (for best results, do not skip the butter). Mix together soup, sour cream, cheese, and green onions. Pour evenly over potatoes. Top with cornflake topping.
CORNFLAKE TOPPING:
2 cups corn flakes
2 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons parmesan cheese
Place cornflakes in a large zip bag and crush into crumbs with hands. Add melted butter and parmesan cheese. Spread evenly on prepared potatoes.
Bake 350° for 30 minutes. Makes 8-10 servings.
Got this from some teen-
If peeps from Utah are called Utahns what do you call people from Tampa?
Good luck with the party. I am so glad that I am not on the activities committee. I was the chair before I don't know how to scale things down so I got overwhelmed. It's my own fault :)
In Nauvoo, I ate fudge from the Fudge Factory and bought hard old fashioned candy. Got home to find out I could buy it at local stores, but I traveled all the way to Nauvoo to get mine. It tastes better ;)
I know this is late, but for future reference I have Martha Washington's ginger cake recipe from the Daughter's of the American Revolution cookbook. I'll bet those Nauvooians ate it. Dromedary altered it a bit and sells it in mix form, but we "Oregonians" can't get it here.
How did it turn out? Did you serve the golden ham with silver rolls?
Good luck with your par-tay-----I'm sure that it will be or was magnificent!!
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