Easter 2010 in Food and Other Stuff
*Updated 22/09/2010 due to complaint from Mother*
Yes, another Easter has passed. Another large gathering of the family in order to consume vast amounts of food and alcohol. Another Poisoning was attempted by my Mother (her most fruitful was on my Granny's 80th birthday, when a batch of mussels caused all but 3 members (out of 15) of the family to spend most of the night and following day on the toilet. How the healthy of us laughed. We all do now actually. This time, 1 went down on the Saturday, and so far I can confirm another 4 down. I might laugh, but it is tinged with nerves. Update; turns out it wasn't a poisoning by my dear Ma, as, to be honest, I did realise after, but before I wrote this post. My cousin who started the whole thing had brought along a bug with her, which took her down, and then the oysters that my Uncle brought took the others down. Mother was entirely innocent. Never mind the fact that the Uncle is her brother (coincidence....?). Mother; I apologise.
Anyhow. This Easter was particulary notable for three reasons. First; the Poisoning. Not always a given, hence the mirth when it occurs. Secondly; the announcement of a pregnancy! Fantastic news! Third; a neighbour's 50th birthday celebrations meant that we (the house being on the top of a big ol' hill) had the best view of his 'present' - a 10 minute display by a Spitfire! Video and photos are below - I know it's just what you were wondering.... I've always had a thing about Spitfires, and always wanted to see one in action, so to speak, and while we sat, drinking tea, doing jigsaw puzzles, and reading the papers, there came an almightly noise. I honestly thought that a plane was coming down it was so loud and guttural. We rushed to the window and saw the unmistakable shape of a Spitfire twisting around, and heading behind the house. In a blind rush everyone ran outside, drinks still in hands, and stood in the slowing rain, gazing upwards. It was a fantastic 10 minutes. Here's the photo to prove it.
Have you ever seen a more goofy looking group of people? See the first victim of the Poisoning peering meekly out of the top right window? That, my friends, is how exciting this was :) See for youselves....
Anyway. Enough. Let us talk food. Let us look at food. Incidentally, I just heard that another 5 members of the family have gone down with the Poisoning. We think it was the salmon, which I decided not to eat for some reason.
There was a lot of food, as usual, and here, for your viewing pleasure, and some of the highlights.....mmmm.
Flour, condensed milk, sugar, desiccated coconut becomes.......
Coconut ice - fat free.....ish.
Amazing ginger and macadamia nut cookies made by my cousin. They went very quickly.
Guess?
Ham!
Cooked ham!
Ready to eat ham!
Can't have it without.....
It was the best ham I've ever had, without a doubt....
Bread and butter pudding, with hot cross buns instead of bread. My Mother has her genius moments....
Breakfast fit for kings!
Homemade Easter eggs
That looked really weird on the inside.
This pudding, was supposed to look like the one on the magazine page....
Still, tasted pretty good; while chocolate and cream topping, on rhubarb and sponge.
A Spitfire!
Spot the Spitfire!
The hunt begins....
Subtle, no?
The cat on the look out.
The spoils of the hunt. Mostly beer..hmm.
The hen herding begins.
Herding hens isn't something we do every year, I'd like to add.
Beautiful salads and Mini Eggs.
Very gooey cheese.
Enough sausages. Even for me.
Same goes for eggs.
God is a big breakfast good sometimes.
That was it. Or rather, a small selection of it. Call me mad - I love pictures of food.