Sunday, June 9, 2013

Sunflowers and THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL


US Journal
Saturday, June 8, 2013

The gorgeous sunflowers were a special gift from Peter. He put them right on the blue and yellow tablecloth, and they just sparkled, don’t you think?

ICE CREAM SOCIAL


The Ice Cream Social next to St Phillip’s Cathedral parking lot is a yearly event sponsored by Slow Food. Thirty ice cream vendors set up tables and serve tiny scoops of their more original and creative ice creams. Last week, we helped sell tickets at the Cathedral’s Farmers’ Market for this event, so today Peter and I got in free! We were really happy to find Amanda with her Mom and Chet there, too.

The flavors were varied…some had Basil, some had Jalopeno Peppers, some had Vegetables in them, but none were “just plain” ice cream. Peter and I tasted almost all of them…at least a small bite. One we particularly enjoyed was a small paper boat with a teaspoon of strawberry jam poured into the bottom and a scoop of Lemon and a scoop of Strawberry ice creams on either side of a merangue kiss…Lovely to see and to taste.

Another favorite of mine was Buttermilk Blackberry Granola. My daddy would have really liked that. He used to put his cornbread in his buttermilk for dessert!

It was special to meet Jamila, who was an entertainment specialist at the Atlanta Journal newspaper. She has allergies to all sorts of things, so she makes her own ice cream. Her simple Strawberry with a tiny hint of Balsamic was a treat!

We didn’t expect entertainment at the Ice Cream Social, especially this cool band with a professional BELLY DANCER performing! What fun! Amanda and I thought this 40 year-old woman was awfully gutsy doing this, but she was really good at it!

Thanks for joining us, Amanda, Chet and Martha. It was sooooo much fun!

Colleen

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