The evening of February 14 saw the True North Pathfinders in full uniform serving tables for guests at the Nelson Adventist Church’s Valentine banquet.
John Papineau, former instructor of waiters, had coached the Pathfinders in proper serving etiquette at one of their previous meetings and now they put it to good use.
Guests were delighted by the wonderful three-course vegetarian meal in an Italian theme, including his ‘n’ her soup (a bowl of half white, half red soup), lasagna, salad, garlic bread and berry pie with sherbet for dessert. (It was decided by popular vote that the white half was the “hers” and the red half was the “his” part of the soup.)
Michael Mayrhofer of Vogue Portraiture in Nelson was on hand to accommodate couples wishing to memorialize the occasion.
Lyle Wozinca was the emcee for the program.
The club raised $250 for camping equipment.
By the way, according to chief cook Marilyn Pond, the trick for the his ‘n’ hers soup is to pour simultaneously a cup of white-coloured soup, such as potato soup in one hand and a cup of red-coloured soup, such as tomato soup in the other, into a rather flattish serving bowl. If both soups are not too thin and of about the same consistency, then they will remain separate.
Add a little swirl with a serving spoon (makes an interesting design between the two colours) and it’s ready to serve.