To the bakers of the wedding cookies for Vicci and Ben
‘Twas Three Days Before the Wedding
While aunties and cousins are baking all day,
Kennywood’s open- people scream while at play
Upstreet the neighbors, childhood friends, drop in to chat.
They help eat misshapen rejects, reminisce and laugh.
Praline grahams, oatmeal raisin, and chocolate chip
Coconut macaroons all lovingly dipped.
Nut horns, peanut blossoms, dough rolled out, shaped and cut.
Almond, vanilla, sticks of butter, chopped nuts.
Ladylocks, pinwheels, and sugar cookies in a heart,
snowballs , biscotti and pecan tassie tarts.
Cookie tables laden, all homemade sweet treats
Pittsburgh baking traditions cannot be beat.
(Marlene is gathering the photos of Wednesday’s Cookie Baking from various members of the family. Stay tuned)
Taken after I left the cookie bakers on Monday evening
Ruthie, what a great poem. You are such a talented women. We love your photoing, blogging and now writing poems. We are so lucky to have such a talented person in our family. We love you and thank you so much for making Vícci and Ben’s wedding so special. 💗
Worth the wait! Feeling the excitement and fun!! Picturing those cookie tables, too!!
Loved the poem! Got a knot in my stomach looking at the roller coaster.
I definitely woulld have been reaching for the “mis-shapen rejects!” 🙂 🙂 Do not come from “cookie table” tradition, alas! Yes, Pgh baking traditions cannot be beat!!!!! PASS ON THOSE RECIPES!!!!! xoxoxoxo
I think the roller coaster would look better if the utility lines were somewhere else. 🙂
Great fun!