March 20, 2022 - Shrimp Boil, Trivia, and Tunes

Yesterday was another first on Audrey Street. We had a Shrimp Boil with people bringing shrimp, sausage, potatoes, green peppers, corn, and crawdads to boil. Our neighbors, Shawn and Jennie, had the equipment to boil and serve it all. Here is a picture of the table set up as Shawn oversees the boil.

It was a beautiful day and everyone donated something for the meal. The unofficial count was forty-seven diners.

The boil was done in two pots, one regular and one spicey. Dave and Debbie bought crawdads the day before and reported that they had a heck of a time keeping them in the Styrofoam container until meal time. They definitely added another dimension to the meal.

At the last minute the crawdads were added.

When the boil was ready it was dumped into two large serving trays. 

When given the word, it didn't take long for a double food line to form. If you left hungry it was your own fault because in addition to the boil there were lots of desserts.

After the meal was cleaned up there was a Trivia Game followed by a "Name That Tune" game, both made up by Kelly. Teams of 2-4 people were picked and everyone was given a score card. The team with the highest score total for both games won. I didn't get any pictures of the event because I was the announcer. The winners were Don and Brenda Courtney and Judd and Jenn Vickers with a score of 32 out of a possible 40. Their prize was a can of nuts for each of them.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the games and thanked Kelly for her hard work in putting them together. After the games were over some played Cornhole and most hung around visiting until dark. I doubt this event will be repeated because Shawn and Jennie will not be at the park next year and they had all the equipment both for the boil and for serving it. 

There is one more food event scheduled on Audrey Street before we leave on the 31st. (Old folks like food.)