Well, it finally happened. Yesterday’s Fireside Feasts workshop
out at Wyckoff was rained out. dagnabit. It’s the first time this
has happened. My historic cooking program has always been
blessed with excellent weather. And since it has to be done
outside at the firepit, that’s a major issue. I was disappointed,
for sure. I was so looking forward to sharing the results of all
those hours of research on this week’s topic, “Let them eat cake,”
and then preparing a few examples using historic receipts. And
you know how I just loooove to cook over an open fire! But,
alas, it wasn’t meant to be. dagnabit.
I began the afternoon with high hopes, though, that
we’d be able to proceed. I went out to the Museum,
we set up everything, the interim gardener and his
trusty helpers got a great fire going, and I was hoping,
just maybe, that the initial light rain would stop. In fact,
there was a moment when it started to fade, and I thought
it was ending. But, that’s all it was…just an all too brief,
soon-to-end-only-to-be-replaced-by-a-steady-shower,
moment. It was clear that the rain was NOT going
to stop. dagnabit.
Now what? Well, the plan is to reschedule tonight’s session.
In two weeks, on August 6, there’s to be a movie night.
Since show time isn’t until dark, there’ll be plenty of time
beforehand for a little cooking over the open fire.
Mark the date on your calendar. “Let them eat cake”
has been re-set for August 6. Hope to see you there.
And please, PLEASE bring the sun!
Oh, and the caption on the above painting (a 50-some-plus
year old family heirloom) is: “Rain, Rain, Go Away”
My sentiments exactly!
