Oktoberfest, Part Deux

Not really an Oktoberfest

But a dinner in October

A German dinner

Company is coming tonight

And I'm fixing some old family favorites.

We'll eat "Dutch"

as my cousins say

when referring to food

From Germany

The table is set in the dining room

for it will be six for dinner

Lace cloth on the table

And a seasonal centerpiece

the dough bowl filled with pumpkins and bittersweet

And at each end

One of the German "smokers"

Fritz

and

Hans

(or is it Hans and Fritz?)

The English blue transfer ware

seems right for a German dinner

And besides, I love the blue and white with the orange of the pumpkins

And a menu, of course --

The Fraus will have this menu

While the Herrs will have this one!

And because it is Oktober

Because we're having German food

I got out the German silver

And set the table European style

Which means that the forks are upside down

But they're meant to be that way 

The monogramming is on the underside

And the soup spoon

Big enough to be a serving spoon

I adore eating soup with it

Jim, not so much

(but I make him use it anyway!)

Bought years ago at an Estate Sale

When I got back to the car I realized that it was a monogram

And not just decoration

And I realized that it was German silver

The monogram?

An L and an M

my German grandmother's initials

Could it be?

I'm not sure

I've not heard of the family talk about it

But the silver dates to the time where it could be possible.

I like to think so!

So sometimes I refer to it as my German grandmother's silver!

Not a fabrication but a wish!

And the house is clean

The candles are ready to be lit

The table is ready

We're ready for company

Back in the kitchen for there is still more cooking to do

And, alas, no pictures of the food

That will be for tomorrow!

Although the Lemon Schaum torte is done

It just has to be put together

And the pork is roasting in the oven .  . .

the house smells good

Of cooking meat and herbs!

On Thursday I shall join Susan at Between Naps On the Porch for Tablescape Thursday.
And Cuisine Kathleen for Let's Dish