The 4-H Champ definitely knows how to pull a party together. She hosted more than 30 family members for lunch on Sunday, then welcomed another 40-50 to celebrate the confirmation of her eldest.
My favorite part of the party…besides seeing my dolled up niece (the curls suited her for sure), was the salad sled.
Yes, the salad sled. She needed to keep the pasta (I made that), ham, chicken and potato salads cold from noon to 5. So she invented the sled solution.
Pure genius. Here’s what it looked like…
So what’s 4-H Champ’s secret to success? She plans ahead. Just about everything was made in advance, so she could actually enjoy the church service. And she had a loyal group of farmgirl-like helpers who stayed behind and had everything ready when we walked in the door.
The party was great. I have only one gripe…no one appreciated my pickled pepper platter. Say that 10 times fast! Anyway, just about all the peppers were from Sechler’s, which is based in Northern Indiana.
The 4-H Champ blamed poor placement. But she was just being kind. I was, however, pleased to see my Italian-influenced (w/salami and extra sharp cheddar, roasted bell peppers, artichokes and olives) disappeared pretty quickly. I made the dressing with an Italian herb mix from Penzeys.
Virtual Farmgirl 
You are too kind!After you left… One of my friends went crazy over the peppers.I let her bring many home with her.And those pickled peppers were poorly placed! No one took anything from that counter!Thank you. You rock.
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4h Champ is a real champ indeed. She is a real chip off the old block. Her mama would have been proud. Sure do miss our mama. She would have been real impressed with the salad sled too. I was going to see if I could get a magazine to pay me $50 for her great salad sled idea, but I think that placement on your blog is more of a compliment than me trying to sell her intellectual property. More true confessions from ifarmertwin. By the way the pickled peppers were poorly placed. 😉
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You are too kind!After you left… One of my friends went crazy over the peppers.I let her bring many home with her.And those pickled peppers were poorly placed! No one took anything from that counter!Thank you. You rock.
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4h Champ is a real champ indeed. She is a real chip off the old block. Her mama would have been proud. Sure do miss our mama. She would have been real impressed with the salad sled too. I was going to see if I could get a magazine to pay me $50 for her great salad sled idea, but I think that placement on your blog is more of a compliment than me trying to sell her intellectual property. More true confessions from ifarmertwin. By the way the pickled peppers were poorly placed. 😉
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