SC - Re: Circus Peanuts and an Announcement

[Gwynydd of Culloden]

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From:  Caitlin nicFhionghuin

> You can get [circus peanuts] at most any pharmacy or Wal-Mart in
> the candy aisle for a reasonably low price

Oh, it suddenly occurred to me that I ought to mention that I am nowhere
near a Walmart - and a long way from any supply of American sweets *smile*.
This celebration will be held in Tasmania, Australia (oh, and if anyone on
the List - and I aim this mostly at Lochacites - feels that they would like
to attend/receive an invitation for their files (*smile*), they could email
me privately and I will add them to the guest list  with great pleasure.  I
did make the Ben Hur comparison already, didn't I? *grin*  We have made the
"do" partially catered and partially bring-a-plate so that we can extend the
guest list almost indefinitely.)

> Another suggestion for your country fair would be cotton candy and caramel
> apples.

Cotton candy (here in Australia called fairy floss) is already on the menu -
it was there before we came up with an excuse for it!  I have played with
the idea of caramel apples (toffee apples here), but the apples which are
available in December are not the nicest.  Also, I am trying to avoid too
many tasks which need to be done near the day.  However, if a person
volunteered ... *smile*).

The real reason we came up with the fair theme was that we were both agreed
that we wanted lots of different favours but we couldn't think of a way to
distribute them at a non-seated meal.  The idea of bran dips (or whatever
they were called - lucky dips with the parcels buried in buckets of bran, I
have read about them) came to me and from there the rest just flowed.

Gwynydd