The Amish youth will occasionally host a mystery supper for the entire community, or a family may decide to host one for the youth. Either way it is an evening of fun and laughter.
Upon arriving everyone will get a menu.
Everything is called by a vague hint of what it may be.
Example:
Swampy Nuggets are actually meatballs in a barbeque sauce.
Abundant cackleberries are stuffed eggs.
Snow mountain is mashed potatoes while volcanoes lava would be the gravy.
Sometimes utensils will be part of the menu. A fork could be called a Farmer's Right Hand.
Some mystery suppers include less friendly utensils, such as wooden spoons, ladles, meat forks, slotted spoons, or anything else that will provide amusement to basically everyone except the person struggling to eat with it.
Other times utensils and plates could be given a number and what you would be using to eat was simply the luck of the draw. You would keep your fingers crossed that the number you draw will not be matched with the giant mixing bowl for your plate and meat tongs as your only utensil.
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That sounds like alot of fun! :) we used to have progressive dinners.
ReplyDeleteChristina
Most seemed to enjoy it a lot. For someone more shy, it could feel like pure torture!
DeleteAnd im that one:)
DeleteAlthough im tempted to try it on my kids:) lol
DeleteI love it! We did something along those lines when I was a girl scout. You ever try to eat with a hand-cranked eggbeater?! It was not good. I needed a bath afterwards.
ReplyDeleteEgg beaters were often involved! Thankfully I never had to eat with one.
DeleteSound like a lot of fun! =)
ReplyDeleteBlessings and Sunshine, Valerie
It can be a lot of fun!
DeleteI can imagine it being torture for the shy one who had to eat with the garlic press, or something similar! But a lot of fun also.
ReplyDeleteEating with a garlic press or for the more humiliating ones, having to drink out of a baby bottle or a five gallon pail or even a calf bottle. I always appreciated when the host didn't cross the line from embarrassing, but funny to humiliation.
DeleteOoooohhhh this sounds like wonderful FUN !!! You just gave me a wonderful idea for a kids birthday party !!! The laughter ....... I can almost hear it now ..... what a good time !!!! Thanks for the giggles xoxo
ReplyDeleteIt can be a lot of fun! Our children would love to have a friendly version of the mystery supper for their friends.
DeleteThat sounds like fun. I've only been part if a similar dinner once and lucked out on my utensils but ended up with a cookie sheet to eat on. :-)
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
At least your utensils weren't a struggle to eat with, and the cookie sheet is more fun than embarrassing. Glad you got to experience the fun.
DeleteIt seems like I've done that once, but I don't remember where! We did "order" from menus, though.
ReplyDeleteFun times!
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