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Desserts<br />
A<br />
Swanky<br />
Cookie<br />
Affair<br />
Susan Marquez<br />
First<br />
Everyone loves Girl Scout cookies, but imagine desserts created by<br />
top chefs using Girl Scout cookies as the main ingredient. That’s the<br />
premise behind Desserts First, a swanky affair held annually at the<br />
Yacht Club of Jackson. Presented by the Tall Pines Council of the Girl<br />
Scouts of Mississippi, the event was held recently for the third time,<br />
with nine chefs from area restaurants competing for the grand prize.<br />
The event was the brainchild of Gus Argrett, a food technician for<br />
Sanderson Farms. These kind of events are held around the country,”<br />
he said. “It’s a fun way to celebrate and invite the public in to learn<br />
more about Girl Scouts. It provides people with a way to view Girl<br />
Scouts through a different lens than just selling cookies.”<br />
His wife, Sekila Holmes Argrett, is a leader of a Girl Scout troop.<br />
“Our troop has girls from just about every school in <strong>Madison</strong> County,<br />
and a few from Jackson,” she said. “We have 29 girls, and the troop<br />
is very diverse. Our troop likes to travel, and we’ve been to Disney<br />
World, Savannah, Little Rock, New Orleans and many other places.<br />
46 • <strong>May</strong>/<strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong>
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