On Fri 30 May 2008 09:19:45p, Janet Wilder told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>> Mine own little story occurred on Thanksgiving. It was the first
>> Thanksgiving that my former partner's family and my family got together
>> for the holiday, and it was hosted at my mother's house. I had
>> volumteered to bring one of the desserts, and chose a recipe for
>> Pumpkin Cheesecake from an issue of Gourmet Magazine. I baked the
>> cheesecake two days before the holiday and kept it well chilled in the
>> fridge. Shortly before it was time for dessert, I place the beauty
>> onto my mother's heirloom cakestand, unlatched and removed the
>> springform sides, and it looked delectible. It had a gingersnap crumb
>> crust, and the top was a deep golden pumpkin color like pumpkin pie. I
>> brought it to the table for cutting, and slid a cake server under the
>> first wedge that I cut. As I removed the slice, it was like breaking
>> through a dam. The interior was like a thick liquid and poured out
>> onto the cakestand and over the edge onto the tablecloth. There was a
>> tableful of shocked faces, but we quickly cleaned up the mess and
>> served my mother's dessert.
>>
>> Back at home a day or two later, my partner (who rarely ventured into
>> the kitchen except for something to drink) was rummaging around in the
>> fridge for something, and asked my why I had taken 5 eggs out of the
>> carton and put them in a bowl!!!
>
>
> ROFL! What a great visual image that story created.

I can laugh with you now, but when it happened I was mortified.


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Wayne Boatwright
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Friday, 05(V)/30(XXX)/08(MMVIII)
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Eggs on top, canned goods on the bottom...
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