Yesterday was my last day to bake Gingerbread cookies for the Scovil Bakery. Since August 8th I've been assigned 1 or 2 days a week to bake cookies in the basement kitchen in the Visitors' Center. I've always had a helper and we've had a GREAT time in the kitchen. It's been so much fun. We kept track of how many we've baked each day. Our goal was to fill all three large chest freezers. Which we did. We figured that would be enough for the guests who come this year. We don't know how many cookies we actually have in Nauvoo right now because, of course, there have been many guests since August, but the total we've baked is - drum roll please ............... 59,613. (one at a time) In case you're wondering, these are good cookies but, they are even better after they're frozen and thawed. So, anyone coming to Nauvoo this year, please stop at the Scovil Bakery and know that a lot of love and fun went into each gingerbread cookie. (And if you get one that you think is a duck, it's not, it's Sunbonnet Sue)
Have you run into Andrea McCann? She is also serving a mission in Nauvoo and is from the old 58th/4th ward in Orem.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a huge project, but what a great way to spend your day!
Sharon Bird Stokes
I want to eat one of those right now.
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