KNICK OFF SUMMER!

1. AN ANNOUNCEMENT

Trumpets, please...

Questions, that is the answer. Recently one of our cherished boarders (yes, I know you don’t pay rent to be here) mentioned that it might be nice for all boarders (like that word) to be able to ask questions occasionally. The great heads put themselves together (one day I’ll qualify for summits) and decided that this is a very good idea.

When you have a question to ask of a writer please type ? EL, EG, Susan, Lori, Jayne or Stella at the top of a comment form and ask away. Each of us–in order–will use one of our two monthly blog days to answer questions.

To clarify, questions may be asked at any time. Questions will be answered by one writer each month.


2. KNICKERBOCKERGLORY

Or Knickerblockergloria as our son called them when he was little.

There was a request for a recipe for this faborama dessert and whatever our boarders want, our boarders get:

EQUIPMENT:

A large sundae glass for each person
A very, very long spoon--for each person
An ice cream scoop
Large number of napkins

INGREDIENTS:

Various flavors of ice cream
Various flavors of syrup
Nuts
Fruit: blueberries, pineapple chunks, chocolate chips from a chocolate chip bush, apricots, fresh mango, guava, lilikoi, bananas, strawberries, blackberries, marion berries, lingenberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants, gooseberries, logonberries. This last is a list of possibilities. You don’t have to use all of them at the same time.

Sundries: M&Ms;Ms, Oreo crumbles, crumbled Butterfingers, raisins (sorry, that belongs with fruits really, I think), sprinkles, tube frosting in color of choice.
Cherries, whipped cream

INSTRUCTIONS:

Gob of syrup in bottom of glass
Scoop of ice cream
Toss in nuts and fruit
Another gob of syrup–suggest different flavor
Scoop of ice cream–suggest a different flavor
Toss in nuts and fruit
Another gob of syrup–time for the third flavor
Scoop of ice cream–suggest a third flavor
Toss in nuts and fruit
Another gob of syrup–fourth flavor–let this drip down through ice cream, fruit and nuts a bit.
Final scoop of ice cream. Vanilla is recommended here to clean palate before the blast to come.
Nuts, Oreo crumbles, Butterfinger crumbles
Final gob of syrup–plenty, please.
Whipped cream to adequate point
Sprinkles
Cherry on top
Tube frosting is to write name of recipient if you can find somewhere to do this.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: THREE TIMES A DAY.

Hugs on Monday morning, Stella

Please share opinions of the Knickerbockerglory and share any favorite sunny foods or drinks. And if you have a summer memory that just makes you wiggle with happiness, we’d like an opportunity to wiggle with you:)