Random Challenge_ The Almond Game
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Photos: The 2 larger ones are mine. The mousse is from Curious Cuisiniere on the internet
Fonts: Avenier Next Condensed and Bitlimero Script (with glyphs)
Journaling:
My stepdad was from Denmark, and introduced this game to our family. The Christmas dessert started out as rice pudding with a blanched almond hidden in it. The object was to find the almond without eating it, but to hide it until all the dessert was eaten. The one who found it got a prize. Over the years the dessert evolved to be an applesauce layered with sweetened crumbs of some kind. When my mother retired from making the dessert I took over and made the executive decision to make a dessert that everyone actually liked. I rotated desserts...apple crisp...chocolate mousse, but most often an English trifle. I have never found the almond, but since I know where I put it, I always avoid dishing it to myself. The most difficult part of the game now is finding a prize that is appropriate for any age since we range from 5 years old to 73!
