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Skriven 2011-01-24 02:56:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av NANCY BACKUS
Ärende: re: picnic 2011 506
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I'm looking forward to this and hope we get a few more
attendees to round out the rental!

 NB> Dates for the picnic are August 7-14 (or some portion thereof).  The
 NB> cabin is rented from Sunday to Sunday... My plan is to have the Picnic
 NB> proper from Sunday (7th) to Wednesday (10th) or Thursday (11th), with
 NB> the option to stay until the rental runs out on Sunday (14th).

Thanks for arranging this.

 NB> I expect this to be a fairly low-key picnic

Activities are kind of secondary. It's always fun to see new
things, but hanging around with friends is the #1 priority,
always.

 NB> The rates are $100 per person for the week, and she needs a minimum of
 NB> $700 for the cottage for the week.  If we have less than 7 persons,
 NB> the price per person goes up accordingly

I hope this is not a deal-breaker for anyone. If it is,
I'm willing to kick in a little more to make it possible.

I want to verify that Linda doesn't mind moderate
drinking on premises. Just checking. 

 NB> Amenities:
 NB> Basic linens are provided (if one tends to be cold all the time, one
 NB> might want to pack some extra blankets).

For information's sake, what are the normal temperatures?
I was planning on bringing just summer stuff, but if the
night gets below 60, extras might be necessary.

 NB> does some cooking herself, she does have some things that she'd be glad
 NB> to make available to responsible renters (that I'm vouching for [g]). 

Just to verify again, what's the knife situation. I've
discovered that one can adapt to cooking in just about
any kind of vessel, but it becomes much harder to deal
if the knives are bad.

 NB> picnic. Also I could take some overflow in my camp, although it only
 NB> has a bucket-flush toilet (fill the bucket in the Pond) and as I've
 NB> said, is likely the most rustic on the Pond.

It would be nice to have enough people to require the overflow!
If this should happen, I'd be happy to stay in a more rustic
accommodation. Whoever does so will still chip in for the rental,
of course.

 NB> Additional information:
 NB> I'm pretty sure that there is wi-fi available up in Canton at the
 NB> college bookstore/cafe, and probably other places as well... :) 

Some of us would like to be in touch with the real world
at least once or twice during the week. Perhaps we could
visit the bookstore on the way to or from the Chinese
buffet or shopping. Of course, a few days without Internet
would not kill us.

 NB> In Canton is a Price Chopper (used to be a P&C, but they bought it
 NB> out). It's probably equivalent to Krogers, Acme, and the like.  It does
 NB> have a decent selection of fresh fruits and veggies, reasonably decent
 NB> meats, etc.  I wouldn't expect anything much exotic, though.

Don't need exotic. I will probably do a run for Asian sauces
and such beforehand, as I'm planning to be riding with the
Shipps, so no TSA liquids prohibition. Requests are welcome.

 NB> On the way to Russell are a couple of diner-type bar-restaurants.  Po'
 NB> Ole Satch is one of those, and across the street is another.  Nothing
 NB> special, but an alternative.  

It's always nice to experience local stuff. 

 NB> Fishing on the Pond

I will not fish but will be happy to cook the result.
Not happy to scale and clean, but somebody's got to,
and I could theoretically help with that.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

      Title: Lumberjack Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Topping
      Yield: 1 8" pan

      2 ea Apples, peeled and finely
           -chopped
      1 c  Chopped dates or raisins or
           -sultanas
      1 ts Bicarbonate of soda
      1 c  Boiling water
      4 oz Butter or marg.
      1 c  Sugar
      1 ea Egg
      1 ts Vanilla
  1 1/2 c  Flour

MMMMM--------------------------TOPPING-------------------------------
      2 oz Butter
    1/2 c  Brown sugar, firmly packed
      1 tb (To-2) milk
    1/2 c  Shredded coconut

  Combine apples, dates, soda and water. Allow to cool to lukewarm.

  Line and grease 20cm (8") deep cake tin. Heat oven to 180C (350F).

  Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add egg and vanilla and
  beat well.

  Sift flour and beat in alternately with apple mixture.

  Pour mixture into tin and bake for approximately 1 hour or until
  cooked.

  Make topping by combining butter, brown sugar, milk and coconut in
  saucepan. Stir over low heat until melted.

  Spread over hot cake and return to oven for a further 20 mins. or
  until topping is golden brown.

  Mary Spoore

  http://www.dailymessage.com via Paula Flatman 1998

MMMMM


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