Traditions At Nana's

We popped in at Nana's house unannounced early last night.  Nana is Benjamin's grandma on his dad's side.  As we pulled up to the house, we heard the music of an icecream truck nearby.  I had always wanted to stop one of those in Michigan, but they always seemed a bit creepy, so I never did.  This one was new and bright looking and children from the neighborhood were running towards it as we pulled up.  So, I quickly pulled out some British Pounds from my wallet and we ran up to the truck.  Each of us ordered a "Ninety Nine" - that is a soft serve type cone......don't ask me what the significance of a that name is - they stick a "flake" in the icecream, which is a rectangular piece of flaky chocolate.  Can anyone relate to this?  I had never heard of it before except when we were in Ireland 5 years ago.  Anyway, the kids (and I) loved it....and they ate it in Nana's living room.

 Then we made supper!  Have you ever had a Crisp Sandwhich?  I hadn't either, but it was very simple and pretty tasty.  Benjamin grew up eating these whenever they were in N. Ireland on furloughs - it is a common school boy/girl's lunch here I am told.  It is basically a bag of crisps (or potatoe chips) squashed between buttered bread.  I am not sure what the kids thought of it....kind of strange, but it is potatoe chips, so who doesn't like that??!!  I have some pictures to show the different stages of assembling this interesting tradition.  This is something that even your kids can make at home with not too much fuss! Enjoy! :)