Suzanne and Angie borrowed a gown on Sunday morning. They choose the off-white jump suit for Angie and a purple jump suit one for Susanne. They may swap with each other as they are debating as to which looks best with Suzanne’s red hair.  But otherwise, all set for the Saturday. So, I am taking them out to lunch rather than cook.  We should be back to help with the baking….

Mary

Bette read the note and then handed it to Tina.  They decided to make some sandwiches for themselves. They had some roast beef left over from weekend, so they made modified Philly cheese steak sandwiches. They used pita bread rather than sub rolls. Tina found some carrot salad and cole slaw to go with it.  They then sat at the counter and consumed their food and discussed what they would prepare for the afternoon.

Tina decided to buy pre-made pie crust rather than make them all from scratch. It would save time and less chance of error and most of all, a very consistent product. They made four large pecan pies, one blueberry pie, one peach pie and two large coconut cream pies. They then made two-layer cakes – one yellow with caramel icing and one yellow with a milk chocolate icing and strawberries over the top. Tina was particularly careful to add a French pudding into the yellow cake mix to make the cake moist. When Mary, Angie and Suzanne came in, she put them all to work. Angie would ice and decorate the one with the chocolate icing and strawberries and Suzanne would ice the caramel cake.  Mary would make the icing for both.  Bette started on the pecan pie filling while Tina worked on the blueberry filling pie and the peach pie.  Tina then cut a pie shell into strips and put a lattice crust over the top. Bette decided that the pecans should be chopped up in the pies. So, she was pounding away at the chopping machine. When the pies were ready, Tina put the four pecan pies, the peach pie and the blueberry pie into the oven and set the timers. They then started working on the two casseroles for the meal.

Angie wanted Tina’s infamous broccoli casserole for the meal. And Bette wanted the sweet potato souffle. Tina had Angie and Suzanne prep the broccoli and Mary wash some sweet potatoes. She started the spaghetti sauce which would be their dinner for the night. Bette cut up two onions for the sauce while Tina browned the hamburger meat.