Originally Posted by
Love-it
That's not enough for a party! I wasn't trying to supply the whole party, just the men I'll be . . .enjoying. :biggrin1:
I'll bring deviled eggs and cheesecake. The cheesecake is a time honored recipe that has its own story.
Okay, fess up, what's the story? You can't just leave us hanging.
OK. I put together a rather professional slide show on the High Sierras and one day a lovely young lady happened to come by my cabinet shop and I talked about my slide show. She asked if I would present it to a "Friends of the Library" group meeting, she even offered to come by and pick me up and my large slide projection box that has two synchronized slide projectors, tape recorder and all the accessories. After giving the slide show she asked if I would be kind enough to show it to her roommates that night. She thought that the slide show was special enough that they should see it, I was honored, but it was late and I was trying to impress her.
At her house I met her three logger roommates and realized that my chances of making enough points were slim. We set up and everyone liked the slide show. They offered to let me stay the night and raid the refrigerator where I found one piece of cheesecake. I asked if it was up for grabs and there was a five minute debate among everyone whether I was worthy or not. It seems that when a little old lady across the meadow made cheesecake for her "boys" they hoarded it jealously. I was "honored" to be given the last slice and it was the most sensous food experience I ever had!
It took a lot of cajoling to get the recipe and I hold it close, occasionally I will make one or two, for our wedding I made four, I respect its origins and will not divulge the recipe to just anyone.
In all the years that I have made "____ Prairie Cheesecake" I have only had one complaint and that was from a pervert who insisted that cheesecake should contain fruit and swirls of jam!