Sunday we had the San Diego Young group, Bible class, & their families over for a shrimp boil. "A what?" you ask? A shrimp boil. Think no dishes, no table cloths, no utensils, hot tasty food that you've been smelling cook for what feels like hours (though it's really only minutes), condiments squirted right onto the table, a table runner of..food. If you can imagine, it was a huge hit. And not just with the kids. There's something about gnawing on a potato & sharing a ramekin of melted butter with your neighbor that breaks down all kinds of barriers. Conversation & laughter reigned as people stole food from other tables, wiped their hands on the table, in short, did everything your mother told you never to do at the table. It was jolly good fun:). We picked the tables clean: as in, there was 1 ear of corn, 6 potatoes, 4 pieces of sausage, 0 shrimp, & 6 bulbs of garlic leftover. I think it might just have to become a tradition that Dar & I will meander down from Oregon for. Whadda ya say, C & B?
Sunday we had the San Diego Young group, Bible class, & their families over for a shrimp boil. "A what?" you ask? A shrimp boil. Think no dishes, no table cloths, no utensils, hot tasty food that you've been smelling cook for what feels like hours (though it's really only minutes), condiments squirted right onto the table, a table runner of..food. If you can imagine, it was a huge hit. And not just with the kids. There's something about gnawing on a potato & sharing a ramekin of melted butter with your neighbor that breaks down all kinds of barriers. Conversation & laughter reigned as people stole food from other tables, wiped their hands on the table, in short, did everything your mother told you never to do at the table. It was jolly good fun:). We picked the tables clean: as in, there was 1 ear of corn, 6 potatoes, 4 pieces of sausage, 0 shrimp, & 6 bulbs of garlic leftover. I think it might just have to become a tradition that Dar & I will meander down from Oregon for. Whadda ya say, C & B?
Mmm, that looks so tasty! I would love to do another one sometime because, I agree, there is something about it that breaks down barriers!
ReplyDeleteThe Zimms introduced me to shrimp boils and I wondered where'd they'd been all my life! Clint said it was a roaring good time, and it looks that way from your pictures. Love seeing those 'everyday' moments at their house!
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