Festivus for the Restofus

We organised a sit down lunch for 23 of us.  Three tables extending out onto the deck accommodated everyone just nicely.  Even found 23 chairs including the piano stool.  Other stats included 80 potatoes, 2 rolled boned turkeys 2 chickens and a ham on the bone. Strav has out done himself with that ham cooked on the barbie. It was the best.  There was the traditional pudding  but the new dessert on the scene is the Tower of Melon. If its good enough for Pinterest then its good enough for me. Only took an hour or so to carve and create.  The big tips on this culinary culmination are to pat down the tower to remove excess moisture and whip the cream into a stiff frenzy before application.  A new crowd drifted in for the evening with another 16 for tea, so it was a long day but a good one.

Tower of Melon