Maschgerschaug'n Stieglreith

Last night our group went up to the ski restaurant "Stieglreith" for dinner and a Maschgerschaug'n parade. The food was good. We had Kasspatzln (Käsespaetzle in high German,) bacon and cheese dumplings in soup, Schlutzkrapfen (the thing like ravioli I was telling you about) and Topfenstrudel and Jagatee (Jägertee.) Portions were quite generous. Then the parade began. It was a subset of the groups and individuals Jim and I had seen earlier last weekend. And the parade was short, but fun. This time, because there were fewer people there, and Ann and I were sitting on the aisle, the dancers came up to us, hugging us etc. and often pulling out flasks and offering us a drink of something mysterious and very potent. There is a photo of Ann with one of them drinking from his flask. They also danced with some of the women, but Ann and I demurred.