Busy Day!

Got up at 5:50. Made Pete's coffee. Started the laundry after breakfast. Researched patterns for the baby blanket I'm going to make. Made fresh whipped cream at 10:00. Read a little bit. Left at 11:10 for Barbara's.  Carpooled with Barbara to the party. Left party at 3:00. Went to Michael's for baby yarn and the stuff to make my jewelry. Went to cleaners. Thought about my laundry on the line as I drove home in the pouring rain. Made it back to the house. Not a drop! Took in and folded the laundry. Here I sit, absolutely beat!

P.S. Those shoofly pies were a huge hit at the party! :)

Lancaster County Wet-Bottom Shoofly Pies

Tomorrow all of the teachers from my school are getting together for a gathering at a fellow teacher's summer home. For my part, I am bringing fresh whipped cream to top off the two Lancaster County Wet-Bottom Shoofly Pies that I made tonight. These pies are absolutely delicious, easy to make, and taste much better the day after baking (hence the reason for me to make them today for tomorrow!). The recipe comes from "The Beverly Lewis Amish Heritage Cookbook," pages 144-145.

The picture below is the egg, dark corn syrup, and boiling water mixture. It will then be mixed slowly into the flour and brown sugar (2nd and 3rd pictures). This creates the base of the pie.

These unbaked pies have been topped with a reserved flour/brown sugar crumb topping. Into the oven they go!
Done to perfection! My entire house smells quite heavenly!