Pioneer Day (concluded)

We concluded our Pioneer Day at the home and farm of Vicki and Norman. Normal gave us a tour of his animals including this beautiful pig and dog then he drove us around town showing us all the growth and change this part of Arizona is experiencing.

Although Vicki had prepared us a more conventional meal of lasagna that was absolutely delicious, I did want to share this recipe that was in the Pioneer Day newsletter:

Mouse Pie

5 fat field mice
1 cup macaroni
1/2 thinly sliced medium onion
1 medium can tomatoes
1 cup cracker crumbs
salt & pepper

Boil macaroni 10 minutes. While it is cooking, fry the field mice long enough to fry out some of the excess fat. Grease a casserole with some of this fat and put a layer of the cooked macaroni on it. Add onions, then tomatoes, salt and pepper well. Add field mice and cover with remaining macaroni. Sprinkle the top with cracker crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees about 20 minutes or until mice are well done. (Note: if you don't have 5 fat field mice, you could try 10 little sausages.)

We were treated to a downpour while visiting with Norman, Vicki and family. It didn't seem to affect the rodeo from what we could hear nor did it slow down the fireworks later that night.