Sloppy but Simple and Scrumptious

Last night I prepared  a Low-Country Shrimp Boil.  Really simple (throw everything in a large pot of seasoned liquid at various times and let it boil) and fun to eat with fingers and lots and lots of napkins.  Forks are for prudes.

 

I used whole small (new) potatoes and a combination of smoked sausage and Italian sausage.  I also substituted Creole seasoning for cayenne pepper.  When completed I have to confess the corn and shrimp called out to me from the large serving bowl, "Butter, we need butter!".  It took less 30 minutes to prepare and tasted so good with an amber beer.  Next time I'll use a roll of paper towels instead of napkins. Remember to either provide trash bowls or simply slide a basket with a fresh trash bag within firing distance of the table.

The meal brought back memories of a wild and crazy party I created at Alpha Sigma Phi in Buffalo back in 1964.  Tom Jones was in the theaters and I planned everything around the banquet scenes.  We dressed in old clothes, laid out plastic drop sheets on the living room floor. No utensils.  While some of the dishes were designed to be eaten by hand (turkey legs), others were intentionally sloppy (spaghetti, chocolate pudding, strawberries in cream).  All was washed down with individual bottles of champagne.  What a lovely mess.  

Then there was the  subsequent Mazola Party and shower scenes.  [Or was that mostly a creative memory?]    :-)

P.S.  Do not drive down the street on a motorcycle with an open bottle of champagne between your legs.