[Sca-cooks] Cookie exchange, again :)

[Linda Kelley-Nordlund]

Count me in!
Catelin (Kingdon of the Outlands)

YIS
Lady Catelin O'Kelley
(Linda Kelley-Nordlund)
Shire of Aarquelle
(Another Time, Host Home)



>From: Tara <tsersen at nni.com>
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>Subject: [Sca-cooks] Cookie exchange, again :)
>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 20:47:17 -0400
>
>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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