People aren't coming because of the food. They're coming to see the queen and the big pie. This year the folks at Best Western Lee-Jackson are making the pie and sending it to Anthony's Pizza for baking. Guests at the dinner are invited to sample the pie, but the dessert that's actually being served is apple dumplings. In addition to dessert, the Queen's Dinner menu will feature a traditional turkey dinner with gravy, wild rice pilaf, glazed baby carrots, and spinach salad.
Tickets are still available.
The main attraction, she said, is the champagne fountain set up under the canopy of the Shentel Tent. Other notable beverages for the more than 800 ladies to imbibe include keg beer and white zinfandel and chardonnay wines. A lot of women come back year after year in groups. One man said he's never seen anything like it in his life. As in past years, Wal-Mart will provide munchies for the ladies to snack on before lunch is served.