The wedding!!

Greetings to all of you who have been faithfully following along and are still around!:-)  It has certainly been a very busy time here with all the pre-wedding activities, then the wedding for our daughter (Country Girl) yesterday (Saturday) afternoon.  We have had many family activities, plus family staying in the house.

For the next few days, I will be sharing some recipes with you that were used for the reception.  Hopefully there will be some pictures that I will be able to include in a satisfactory way.  If you've been keeping up with the blog for awhile, you will know that photography is often a challenge for me.:-)  Then, to successfully post them where I want them in the blog is another challenge.:-)

I am going to begin with something that was very well-received by the guests.

In the punch bowl....

....was Almond Ice Tea.  This picture, taken by The Husband, shows the ice ring we made, with a bit of the tea remaining in the bowl.  Although this was popular, we were prepared and had more to serve, had it been necessary.  The recipe comes from a former co-worker, who was actually one of Country Girl's teachers in elementary school!

ALMOND ICE TEA

3 Tablespoons plain instant tea, regular or decaf (we used decaf)

1 cup sugar

2 cups hot water

- Combine and dissolve the above three ingredients.  Then add:

2 - 6 oz. frozen lemonade (Where I was shopping only carried the 12-oz. size).

1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

1 Tablespoon almond extract

8 cups cold water

- Stir and chill.  This makes a large amount, requiring a very large pitcher or container.  

Country Girl is not a fan of the usual punch that is served at wedding receptions, so we had made this some weeks ago to be tried/approved as what would be in the punch bowl.  We also served lemonade from a beverage server and coffee.  We made the ice ring with slices of oranges, limes, and lemons.  I wanted to be sure to be well-prepared and made four of them!  We have two in the freezer  that weren't used. I suppose I need to plan another party to use them.:-)  Actually, that doesn't sound like such a bad idea.:-)

The flowers behind the punch bowl were wildflowers gathered from the nearby area and are in a blue Mason jar.  

I hope to spend some time catching up with other bloggers whose blogs I have missed for the past few days.  

Next post - More wedding "goodies."  

Thank you for following along.  I love reading your comments.