[Sca-cooks] Cookie exchange, again :)

[Olwen the Odd]

It's almost too late if we are planning on plum pudding!  I'll be over this
weekend!
Olwen

>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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