Drop Dead Gorgeous (42 page)

1/4 teaspoon soda

1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch

1/4 cup margarine

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Combine first five ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil,
remove
from heat. Cool slightly,
then
stir in the vanilla. Pour over the pudding.

That's it. Have fun! —Blair

Acknowledgments

Blair Mallory couldn't have been written without the unwitting help of some of my friends and family, whom I have used shamelessly in her creation. Yes, a lot of what Blair thought and said came out of their mouths first.
Scary, huh?

This is to express my love and appreciation for, in no particular order: Brandy
Wiemann
, Beverly Barton, Linda
Winstead
Jones, Joyce Farley, Catherine Coulter, and Kelley St. John. Your minds are strange and wondrous places.

And to the Children—Andrea,
Danniele
, Kim,
Kira
, and Marilyn.
You guys rock.