Just had a phone call from a friend, which will remain nameless, but a clue to who it might be is: she is my “ole geizer friend” hum………wonder who that could be?
She is having a few of us over tonight for game night and is making strawberry shortcake. She said to herself, “I think I’ll surprise Trudy and serve real whipped cream instead of canned” so…hence the phone call. Here are her exact words, “Trudy, I wanted to surprise you and serve real whipped cream, but didn’t quite know how to do this. Do I just whip it. Do I have to add anything to it, like sugar, or just vanilla or what?” I started laughing and told her that I had never thought about having to tell anyone how to make whipping cream, since I grew up with a mother that had whipping cream on the table every morning to top off coffee, tea, cereal, brownies, eggs, whatever we wanted for breakfast, so whipping cream has always been a staple in our home. I told her that I would be glad to make it when I got there and she can just watch me so she will know from then on how and when to add the sugar and how long to beat it, etc……..so along with our games tonight, we will be having a cooking lesson in the kitchen. That is my idea of truly a fun night. Learning with friends in the kitchen makes some wonderful and funny memories that we come to cherish……Thank you, “nameless friend” for the honor of teaching you how to make whipped cream…..you are priceless..you might be old, but you are still learning! HA
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