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2^nd Annual Oktoberfest at Joanne’s

a post season delight

Text and photos by Jeannie

When I ‘cover” a party I am usually more interested in the people attending than what is served. And I usually do not get much of a chance to eat – or just do it mechanically in a hurry to speak to someone or take a picture

As a matter of logistics it is nearly impossible to:
(in order of importance)

hold a drink

hold the camera

hold a plate of food –

and in the good old days – smoke a cigarette while doing all of the above

(fortunately smoking is not a factor anymore)

UNLESS you are Joanne’s party’s s where food is the star as it was at the 2^nd annual Oktoberfest

SO I must confess I cheated

I prevailed upon Joanne and her co-cook Carrie to put aside a sampler plate of the goodies served which I ate later – much later – the next day, and the next day and..

And each time it tasted better and better

Because when it’s Joanne and Carrie - Food is King.

Carrie began cooking at her home and imported the food; Joanne cooked pretty much the whole day

The Menu

Pork roast with dried fruit, kale, pork loin and pinkle wurst, potato salad, meatballs in brown gravy (Sharon Sitone) , a second pork roast (Maureen Kaley and Phyllis Bakalar), roasted root vegetables (Patti Romanzi), Joan's Ukrainian radish salad, applesauce, chacroute ( sauerkraut, potatoes and lots of sausages) , red cabbage (Helen Quenzer), weisswurst, pretzels, brown bread and lots of appetizers by Pam Waters.

Home made deserts were supplied by Geri Phillips (apple cake), Krysia Lambie (sour cream coffee cake), Ginny Butler ( chocolate chip cookies), Carrie and Joanne ( apple cakes and oatmeal cookies).

There was beer, much red and white wine, applejack punch

and to finish off the evening, candy apple Jell-O shots.

The preparation: