A memory just for Bob

I am telling this story even though it embarrasses me to death just for my friend Bob as he always remembers it and says the experience is nothing anyone that had to face it will ever forget.  Some of us like this girl would love to forget it…How I wish I could erase it from every memory that was there that fateful day.

It was my husband’s birthday and I was going to make it a very special day that no one would forget. Well, no one there that day has ever forgot and has made sure I never forget.

I started the day going to make everything from scratch. One of the joys of living on a farm is fresh eggs, whole milk, fresh veggies every day, home grown meat that is pasture feed with no growth hormones or unnatural things they feed cattle to fatten them up. Lets get down to business of planning this party.  To tell the truth I am not even sure what I made for dinner as the other memory has overcome all others but I made a really nice dinner. I invited our best friends Bob and Carol and their kids for supper.

I used to decorate cakes for a living and I have one recipe for a chocolate cake that is out of this world.  One of these days I will look up that recipe and post on here even though for years I hardly ever share it. The cake came out fantastic and I set it aside to cool. I made my special frosting.  When the cake was cool, I frosted it but did not decorate it as this cake is so special you don’t want to add any decorator frosting to it. I set the cake aside all covered and ready to go.

I got in the refrigerator and got out fresh eggs, and whole milk from the frig. Our cow Daisy gave the best milk and it was about half cream. I skimmed the cream off the top of the gallon and got the ice cream maker out.  We have a new fang dangled one that is electric these days, no sitting and churning.  I was ready to go.

Everyone arrived and set down at the table ready to eat. We had a great dinner laughing and joking.

I put all the ingredients into the ice cream maker and plugged it in. We all went into the family room and continued our visit as we looked forward to our home made cake and ice cream, a real treat.

The ice cream maker buzzed that it was done. I went into the kitchen and got the cake and put candles on it and we all sang happy birthday while our mouth was watering. I cut the cake and dished up the ice cream on top of it and started handing out plates.  I gave the kids theirs and then I took Bob and my husband their piece. I went back into the kitchen to get Carols and when I came back into the room everyone had this funny look on their face. I asked what was wrong and they said “taste it”

OMG!!! OMG!! That was the most horrid thing I have ever tasted, nothing like my taste buds were ready for.  The ice cream tasted just like sardines. Sardines and chocolate cake do not go together. Sardine ice cream does not go with anything!  I put it right on top of the cake…cake ruined too……

How did this happen. My husband had opened some sardines and had put them into the refrigerator and had not covered them. That milk soaked up that sardine flavor just like a giant hungry sponge. I think the milk tasted more like sardines then the sardines did.  All the milk in the refrigerator had to be thrown out.

There was not one person but the kids that even had the guts to eat any of the cake that was still in the pan.

Not a memory I am proud of but one that no one forgets, especially Bob……So this one is for you Bob.