"I should have gotten off my rear end to make a picnic".
Easygoing to a fault, she even encourages guests to make a picnic for their day's hiking.
John Starin, owner of a steamboat line, bought Glen Island in New Rochelle in 1879, to make a picnic grove.
One thing is certain, M&S has a vast range of mouthwatering food & drinks to make a picnic, barbecue or party utterly delicious.
"We used to make a picnic, and we live down the street," she said, referring to the picnic tables the Averills set up in the huge open field next to the stand.
Cosí makes a picnic for two ($25 plus tax) that includes sandwiches made from its wonderful focaccia-like bread (and a large list of fillings), chips or salad, beverages and sweets like brownies or cookies.
My first memory of really dazzling somebody with food was when my mates and I made a picnic and took it out to the woods, which we did all the time.
You can sample spreads and jellies, smoked fish and charcuterie, and make a picnic en route, or feed your face further at L'Auberge Le Canard Huppe (198 chemin Royal, Saint-Laurent, 001 418 828 2292, canard-huppe.com, doubles from around £35). · Splendid gourmand routes are suggested on parcoursgourmand.com.
If someone wanted some very specific piece of equipment, I often heard her say: 'If you could come back, I think I may have one at home.' On evenings when we stayed late to do the windows, she would make a picnic for us all to eat: terrine, things in jelly.
One afternoon we hiked to a glade by a small waterfall and made a picnic of bread, Côtes du Rhône, tomatoes, Gruyère and Trockenfleisch (slices of air-dried beef) and Toblerone.
