Labor Day 2019

Dear Sis,

Today we had our monthly sewing day with our reenacting friends Hannah and Mekaela. Josh grilled Cheddar Chive Burgers for us and I made our new recipe for Berry Jello Sheet Cake. The recipe is from Miss Carmon, one of the ladies at the Trenton Historical Society. She brought this cake to a potluck a few months ago. It was the first time I ever saw William eat a whole piece of cake, and not just the icing!

Berry Jello Sheet Cake
Serves 18
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Ingredients
  1. 1 box white cake mix, prepared
  2. 1 1/2 c boiling water
  3. 3 oz box strawberry gelatin
  4. 1 (16 oz) tub cream cheese frosting
  5. 1 (8 oz) tub cool whip, thawed
  6. assorted fresh berries
Instructions
  1. Prepare and bake white cake mix in a 9x13 inch pan as directed on packaging. Cool.
  2. Pierce cake 150 times with a wooden skewer. Whisk gelatin into boiling water until dissolved and pour over cake. Cool completely at room temperature.
  3. Whip together cream cheese frosting and cool whip. Spread over cake and chill until ready to top with fruit and serve.
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Hannah made a new collar, Mekaela worked on a new trimming idea for her silk day dress, and I worked on trimming my new straw bonnet.

I purchased the bonnet from Timely Tresses at the end of July.

I spent the rest of our sewing day, tearing artificial hydrangeas from plastic stems, so I could reclusters them with glass beads and use them on my bonnet. Mekaela gave me a few sprays of vintage leaves to add color and texture to my trimmings. With any luck, I’ll finish the bonnet for use this coming summer:)

Love,

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