Jeanne-ology: Master Level

Hi There! This week has flown by because we are deep into the fall baking season. Jeanne has been a pie making machine this week, so here is her perspective on the last few days. Enjoy!

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Hello Thursday Readers! Another week has passed, and our Thanksgiving orders are coming in fast and furious! We offer White Chocolate Strawberry as an option in our list of Thanksgiving pies. I nearly passed out when Rebecca told me how many we already have on order. The reason for my dizziness is due that I am the one that usually makes this pie. It is not a hard pie to make but it is a four step process. All the pie shells need to be baked and cooled. Getting the cream cheese and white chocolate chips blended takes time. Then you pour the white chocolate mixture into the baked shells. Add strawberries on top of the melted chocolate mixture is the last step before the pies are ready to be whipped. Whew! Just writing about the process made me tired. Right now, we have orders in the mid one hundreds. I told Rebecca to STOP taking white chocolate orders! She gave me the side eye, which means she will not stop those white chocolate pie orders! I then told her that if I need surgery for carpet tunnel syndrome from all the whisking involved, the pie shop would have to pay for it! Another side eye glance from Rebecca and no other response. (Rebecca editing to add: Here would be the best place to mention that she CREATED THE RECIPE FOR WHITE CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY. So…)

Have you ever heard of the oxford comma? Rebecca casually mentioned this to me this week and I was in shock! What is a oxford comma, I asked? (Rebecca editing to add: She reacted like I created the Oxford comma.)

Rebecca answered my question and couldn't believe I had never heard of it. Evidently, Oxford comma is the last comma used in a list of three or more things, immediately before the and/or conjunction. The Oxford comma makes sense to me now. Everything I read results in me looking for the Oxford comma. I may develop PTSD over the oxford comma. Thank you, Rebecca! (Rebecca editing to add: I usually fix her Oxford commas in these posts. While it is allegedly optional in English grammar, I am fiercely loyal to the Oxford comma.)

Between the Oxford comma and the orders for white chocolate strawberry, If some staff don't show up for work (maybe due to a hang nail or some other minor thing), I will not become stressed. In a world that seems to be falling apart with supply chain shortages and higher gas and food prices, I know I will survive because I have mastered the oxford comma! (Rebecca editing to add: I really wanted to change that sentence to “…supply chain shortages, higher gas prices, and higher food prices…” but I resisted. Sorta.)