Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

Before the week end at Houghton, we'd spent several days visiting
Steve's mom and siblings in the Rochester area, camping at a former country club and golf course. This week will be taken up with ham radio events, then on to see our daughters and grand kids. I'll update all
from time to time.

I've an invitation to the 65th of my class from Shattuck/St.Mary's in Faribault, MN. Parsed the list of class members and was both saddened
that there are only five of us above ground. And gladdened that I am
one of those five.

I never got word of a high school 50th reunion but it was in the worst
of covid so probably never happened. Either that or info was sent to my old home address and my brother didn't send it on to me. Don't know how many of a class of 63 have passed away, know that several have.

You probably did public high school. I got bundled off to a church-run "academy" on advice of my public-school principal, Seems I was bored out
of my gourd with the curriculum in my 8th grade classes and was just
"phoning it it".

Talk about an eye-opener. They certainly did challenge me.

Last night's meal was a catered one--buffet of roast beef, chicken, broccoli, baby carrots, tossed salad, rolls, assorted fruit (almost
golf ball size grapes) and peach or pecan pie. I think they're planning left overs for tonight; we were all well fed but there was a lot of
food for about 45 people. On to Hamvention tomorrow with another
banquet on Saturday when this group will be officially named "Club of
the Year".

My problem with buffet banquets is remembering to bring my own spices
as the food is prepped "lowest common denominator". Salt, pepper and
Mrs. Dash do come in handy.

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Title: Chinese Banquet
Categories: Oriental
Yield: 1 Servings

1 Dial 555-6780
2 Give order
3 No MSG, please!
4 Ask for extra Fortune
- Cookies
5 Give name and address
6 Get purse out

Note: The noodle dishes are terrible; no deliveries
after 10 p.m.

Collected by Jim Weller

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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

Sounds aw'fly regimented to me. I tend to give occasions like that a
miss if at all possible.

No, we did it more as a fun thing. Everybody else was in suits & ties, dresses, etc (and a few in jeans). Plus, it made us stand out so that after the formal program was over, people could quickly identify who
was with the rv/radio group to get answers to their questions.

Sort of like my motorcycle club's Park & Display area at theSpringfield
Mile motorcycle races. We set up an area where anyone on a 25 year old
(or older) can park and show off his "baby". All Vintage Iron Riders
members were very distinctive club logo shirts or jackets so we're eay
to find.

AFAICS "Banquet" is a brand name for frozen meals. Bv)=

I know, I usually have the same association but knew that this was to
be a more formal dinner. Had one man not from our group at the table so
he was quite interested in the rv/radio connection.

It's a long chalk between "formal dinner" and "banquet" in my mind.
But, then I am (and used to make my living as) a journalist who
believed that "words mean things". Bv)=

I know, I was raised in the home of a newspaper editor and a librarian.

It sometimes shows - even today. I sent my sister-in-law a copy of one
of my recipes and she questioned the capitalisation of "Cheddar" as
well as some commas in the ingredients list.

As I told her - Cheddar is an actual place so it's a "proper" noun and thus capitalised. As to the commas - it's second nature to my editor
gene - and it costs nothing to be grammatically correct.

I understand, and probably tend to use too many commas myself. I'm
usually grammatically correct, tho with a bit of a southern accent. (G)

Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
Yield: 4 Servings

* I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
~- UDD

They actually work better than real cheese in recipies like this.
They're tempting to save but then, usually I don't because I know I
won't be buying plastic cheese to make them.

I buy it for specific recipes - like that one.

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Title: Dave's Spicy Sausage Dip
Categories: Five, Pork, Vegetables, Chilies
Yield: 24 Servings

1 lb Velveeta; in 1/2 cubes
+=OR=+
1 lb Cheese Whiz
3/4 lb Breakfast pork sausage;
- cooked, crumbled, drained
14 1/2 oz Can diced tomatoes w/green
- chilies; undrained

Mix ingredients in microwaveable bowl.

Microwave on HIGH 5 minutes or until "cheese" is
completely melted, stirring after 3 minutes.

Serve with Fritos "Scoops" or tortilla chips

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