It started a couple of years ago. The office holds what’s called “Goodie Day” a couple of weeks before Christmas and people bring in enough junk to keep every kid at my daughters’ school in hog heaven through the new year.
Our buddy, Leger, was always one of our favorites because he supplied both the day side and night side with sausage balls. Sausage, cheese, Bisquick, garlic and other good unhealthy stuff rolled into meatball-size morsels. Nuke ‘em for a few seconds and it’s like they’re right out of the oven. They’re worse than potato chips, you can’t eat just one.
Well, Susan decided one year that she just couldn’t take it anymore. She had to have the recipe because, well, they were so darn good, and we couldn’t last on Leger’s supply. She also wanted to make them for family gatherings. Lege supplied the recipe and thus began Susan’s journey into the sausage-ball-making hall of fame.
The first years were lean as she perfected her work. But she’s really hit her stride this year, and she’s made batches and double batches since Thanksgiving. Our girls are in love with them, even wanting them more than my poppyseed muffins sometimes.
Even Leger gave her props this year, telling her that she’s perfected the recipe.
Susan made another batch tonight in preparation for Christmas as we entertain and go off to see her family later to celebrate the holiday. And there’s another batch waiting in the wings.
I don’t think Lege retired because of Susan’s sausage-ball-making prowess. But I think it made it a little easier for him to go knowing that he’s left Goodie Day in good hands.
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