Yep, that's right- the sweet potato pie went up in flames in the oven! Mom & I must have filled the pan just a little too full, which we figured out when we saw some smoke coming from the oven. Being the savvy cooks that we are, we put a pan under the pies (which we should have done in the first place and saved ourselves a lot of trouble) and opened a few windows. Well, the smoke got thicker and thicker and the smoke detector went off, which brought the kids in from their play and the men in from their football watching positions on the couch. Next thing we knew, there were flames in the oven!! Mom scooped the kids up and took off out the front door while Tim, Dad, and I tended to the fire. I tore the fire extinguisher off the wall in the kitchen closet- literally TORE it off the wall, screws and all! Dad opened the oven door, Tim aimed the fire extinguisher underneath the flaming pie, and Dad quickly shut the door after the attack. Thankfully, one shot was all it took!
The clean up was a drag, but we only lost the corn casserole, the fruit salad, and obviously, the sweet potato pies! The turkey was in a roaster on the kitchen table, mashed potatoes were in a covered pot on the stove, stuffing in a covered dish, cranberries chilling in the fridge.
It could have been a lot worse.
After the fact, all we could do was laugh. So much for my first time tackling the holiday meal!
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