Memorial Day Country Style

Add a few splashes of red white and blue and spend Memorial Day with friends.

Mark the beginning of summer with simplicity. Grab a spiral cut ham, throw together some potato salad and baked beans, brew an abundant supply of ice tea, and freeze some homemade ice cream and sit back and enjoy.

Whether preparing for a sit down dinner or picnicking, it is easy to add a few festive touches using flags, red lanterns, and crockery.

For a picnic setting I wrap the silver in red napkins, tie with red, white, and blue curling ribbon, and place in a crock spittoon.

Serve tea straight from a crock pitcher or crock vat with spigot. Mound potato salad and baked beans in big crock bowls. What could be simpler?