P. and I had a tea party yesterday. A REAL tea party. We invited her "knitting aunties."
Although we live far from family, we are lucky to have great friends here. P is surrounded by wonderful people as I was growing up. I love that she is so comfortable with these very special women, my friends, her "knitting aunties." We missed you yesterday, "Deller."
We had strawberry rhubarb pie and got to use the pretty china and had tea in the fancy cups.
P used her Peter Rabbit china and had milk in her cup. She told her brothers all about it when they got home from school.
Here is the recipe I use for the pie:
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
1 cup sugar
3T quick cook tapioca
3 cups rhubarb cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Stir together the ingredients for the filling. Let mixture stand while you prepare a crust. Fill the pastry lined 9" pie pan with filling and add top crust. (I am generous with the measurements and use a 10" pan.)
Bake at 375 for about 50 minutes until the crust is golden brown.
When strawberries are in season, I assembly line mix the fillings and freeze them one gallon freezer bags. I measure the fruits and add them to the bags. Then I mix the sugar, tapioca, and nutmeg in a little bowl and pour into each bag. I shake the bag a little to stir it together and then roll the bag. I stack them in the freezer like fire wood. When I want to make a pie, I pull out a bag of filling and let it thaw until it comes apart but not until it is mushy. I then make the crust and pour the filling from the bag and bake as usual.
Good food and good friends, not much better than that.