Sixteen members of The Wadesboro Church of God met at the fellowship building starting around 8:00 AM on February 21, 2019 to fry up a large batch of their famous and much in demand Fried Apple Pies.  Fried Apple Pies is one of their mainstay sellers to help raise money for the various projects and programs the Church provides.

My Number One Sister-in-Law, Rachel Myers on my bride's side of the family usually spearheads such projects with the help of the Ladies Ministries, whereas Sister Myers asked me to help with frying the apple pies and I agreed.  Rachel's husband Wink, normally mans one of the electric skillets, but his knees has been giving him problems of late.

Boyce Adcock, my bride's twin was already at the fellowship hall when I arrived and had a box of BoJangles Sausage and Egg biscuits waiting and I devoured one very quickly.  I don't think the biscuit had time to settle on my taste buds and as the ole country boy said, I must have been "hongry" for sure.

Boyce took charge of the second electric skillet and Bruce High gave me a few pointers on turning fried apple pies, even though this wasn't my first rodeo ride with fried apple pies and did appreciate his help and assistance.  It wasn't long before the ladies had an assembly line going and soon got ahead of the electric skillets production.  The skillet that I was using was very slow to heat up, but once it got up to around 350 to 375 +- degrees, fried apple pies changed from an albino to a golden brown color and Wayne Kelley would spread them out the counter top which was overlaid with paper towels to help absorb any extra cooking oil.  Bruce High kept things moving along transporting pies in the white from the ladies work station to the electric skillets and performed other duties as well. 

It didn't take too long to realize you had to go beyond the Midas Touch and handle those apple pies in the white as if you were transporting a vial of nitroglycerin while walking on rocky ground.  The pie dough was thin and very, very delicate and metamorphosed into something wonderful to the eyes and the palate.     

Everything was moving in harmony like a well conducted orchestra and it wasn't too long before the "beautimous"  looking golden brown fried apple pies were heading out the door for delivery.  The Wadesboro Town Hall placed an ordered for ninety-five (95) pies with other deliveries taking place as the pies were cooled down and wrapped in wax paper. 

Sister McGrady gave Pastor aka Bishop Sam Abee some pointers on wrapping the fried apple pies and I believe she was using a standard Butchers Wrap technique if my memory is correct.  Pastor Abee was keeping tabs on the sale figures and was doing some serious ciphering like Jethro Bodine aka Max Baer, Jr. of the Beverly Hillbillies.

Following are those that helped with the fried apple pie sale:  Boyce Adcock, Rose and Bruce High, Rachel and Wink Myers, Joanne and Sam Abee, Jenny McGrady, Allie Newton, Carol Shackleford, Donna Savoca, Mickey Porter, Linda and Wayne Kelly, Nicole O'Neal and Rick Colson.  A couple of the regulars were not able to attend due to conflicting obligations and sickness.

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Fried Apple pies cooling down. 

Toward the end of frying the apple pies, several of the Ladies and Bruce High started preparing some lunch for us consisting of cheesy dogs, stewed white potatoes, pinto beans and ham hocks, potato salad, spicy chow chow, deviled eggs, boiled cabbage, baked cornbread, sweet potato casserole and a few other items of which my brain doesn't seem to want to recall.

In addition to the regular folks, two recent members being Carol Shackleford and Donna Savoca got a work out with the rolling pins and forming the apple pies ready for the hot frying oil.

Upon completion of this frying apple pie project, we enjoyed a meal after Pastor aka Bishop Sam Abee blessed the food.  As I like to  say and publish at every opportunity on this website, "Two of the Greatest Ships that ever Sailed, Friendship and Fellowship", and we certainly had good prevailing sailing wind today.

FRIED APPLE PIE SALE STATS

According to Sister Joanne Abee, 315 apple pies were fried including three (3) rejects, of which got sold and/or eaten in house......grin if you must.  I purchased one for my bride and myself.  We shared the fried apple pie that resembled a prehistoric carp fish.  It sure did taste good! 

The unique shape above was due to another wrap of dough overlaid on top since the pie had burst open before it was fried.  It definitely did not alter the taste......grin if you must!

After expenses, around 400 to 410 dollars was made.

In summation, we had a great time and Pastor Sam Abee brought out his Martin guitar with myself bringing out my Porter Custom curly maple resophonic guitar.  Brother Abee did the singing and yours truly did some picking.

LEAVING ON A SPIRITUAL NOTE

If you do not know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, please take this moment to accept him by Faith into your Life, whereby Salvation will be attained.   

Ephesians 2:8 - 2:9 8  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Romans 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

Open this link about faith in the King James Bible.