[Sca-cooks] Cookie exchange, again :)

[chirhart_1]

Im so excited I might pop!!! Chirhart (sitting in the kitchen flour and eggs
at hand) Olwen is it to soon?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tara" <tsersen at nni.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 8:47 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Cookie exchange, again :)


> Ok, since there seems to be an outcry from more distant people who can't
> travel, and because I realize now that coordinating an in-person
> get-together even among those do live locally would be difficult, how
> 'bout this:
>
> I'll pick a date for an in-person get-together, and anybody who can
> attend is welcome to do so.  Anybody else who is interested, no matter
> where you are, can send them in.  I'll get more formal details together
> later.  The folks who come in person would be a great relief to me,
> helping to repackage all the cookies for shipping.  And we'll party,
> don't doubt it :)  I'll estimate the cost of shipping the sorted cookies
> back to people, and ask for a check or cash for that amount to arrive
> with your submission.  If I overestimate, I'll send a refund in the
> package.
>
> I won't put an absolute number on the cookies each person needs to
> provide, because I understand that some recipes are much more labor
> intensive or expensive.  If the number of participants is *huge* then
> I'll have everyone send half as many packs of cookies.  Otherwise, we'll
> each provide one pack per person.  So, if 30 people sign up, I'll make
> 240 kiffles and pack 8 each to 30 baggies.  We'll have an RSVP date and
> a final count of people a couple weeks ahead of time.  As a general rule
> of thumb, if you are making sugar cookies, I'd say make 12 per pack.  If
> you are making big decorated gingerbread men, maybe 2 or 3 per bag.
>
> I will reuse the boxes you use to send out your submissions, to cut down
> the packaging costs.  So, the only cost should be postage.
>
> Here's a question: Do you want to send the recipes stapled to the
> outside of each pack, or e-mail all the recipes to me in advance and
> I'll format them into a little booklet and print it out at Staples?
> Then you'll just have to write the name of the cookie on each pack with
> a sharpie.  Or... I could format them into a webpage, so even those who
> can't participate can share in the fun, and people can print them out as
> they will.
>
> Finally, we're not limited to cookies - any holiday treat that will
> transport well is welcome.  Slices of nut roll, candies, homemade
> pretzels all sound promising.
>
> So far, the people who've expressed interest are:
> Heloise (Philly area)
> Olwen
> Chirhart
> Kirsten of Blak Rose
> maire
> A couple other people discussed shipping, but it wasn't clear if they
> wanted in.
>
> Here are the steps:
> 1. RSVP - as those listed above have already.  That'll give us a count
> so we all know how many cookies to make.  Once I've checked a calender
> and contemplated get-together dates, I'll give a final RSVP date.  It
> will probably be the end of November.
> 2. Make the cookies.  Well, duh.
> 3. Package them in the predetermined number of packages, write the name
> of the cookie on each pack, and ship them to me (or bring them in
> person.)  A receive-by date will be posted later, same reason as #1.  It
> will probably be mid-December.  If we go with the printed/webpage
> cookbook, e-mail the recipe to me also in that time frame.
> 4. Those of us who are getting together will make an oxcart load of
> air-popped popcorn, resort the packages, and ship them all back out to
> you before Christmas.  Also, we'll eat lots of popcorn and extra
> cookies, drink anything we can get our paws on, and generally get fat
> together.  Isn't that what the holidays are all about?
>
> I'd love to try to make this contemporaneous with other winter holidays,
> but off the top of my head Channukah falls too early this year.
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> -Magdalena
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