Sunday, December 26, 2021

cheese ball and crackers

December is the month for snacks. Cheese ball and crackers are at the top of the list. I don't remember where Mom got the recipe in the first place. I think it called for Velveeta cheese, cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, thinly sliced deli meat chopped very fine ...

Our recipe has progressed to sharp cheddar cheese, grated. Any assortment of favorite grated cheeses, with whipped cream cheese mixed in. Add a cup of sour cream to make it easier to stir. Sprinkle in a pkg. of ranch dip, a little garlic powder, oregano, basil, some Lawry's seasoning salt, finely chopped onion if your family tolerates onion. Mix, spread on crackers, eat, smile. Watch your family gather around ... 

I made a batch yesterday afternoon while we played a game. Our supper was barbecued pork, cheese ball and crackers, sliced cheeses and summer sausage, lime flavored finger jello, apple pie and ice cream. 

Auntie Trenda joined us to meet Jasper. He has many great aunts to become acquainted with. 

Today Trenda and I are heading to PA, munching on snacks as we drive across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. We watched the sun rise in a beautiful sky. Drove in some fog, now it is cloudy with patches of blue sky peeking through. 

Many years ago my family lived in Indiana in the summer then traveled to Rosedale, Ohio so Dad could go to Bible School. I'm thinking of four small girls and Dad and Mom in our car. I can imagine we had snacks to eat and dolls to entertain us. 

Of course, this was in the days before car seats and seat belts were the law. I don't suppose our baby sister wore disposable diapers. Were disposable wipes even invented yet? 

Today, we saw a most disturbing sight. A van was parked on the edge of the road and a  urinal was being emptied into the grass in the median. We are traveling on toll roads. I guess the bath rooms are few and far between. 

We couldn't ask for nicer weather. The temp is in the 40s, no snow, rain or ice in sight.


Here is Jasper's Great Grandma, Marmee, and three Great Aunties - Trenda, Maria and Ladina

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