we last went to one in 2006 - it was the channel islands.
can't remember whether it was jersey or guernsey as they alternate, have been to both as we went to the channel islands in 2005 too.
li.
Good grief to all you assembly slackers ! That's why we had all those reminder talks to stay until the conclussion of the sessions !
.......had I only known then what I know now
I went to every assembly for the full time . Even when we had three little ones we were there early for husband to work sound or first aid and stayed late to help clean .......ahhhhhh , what alot of wasted time
please, as per burntheships, share recipes from your corner of the world - a delicacy, a tradition, or just plain old comfort food.. i look forward with gustatory delight to your offerings.
thanks.. mine is listed below.
flatwoods plantation pork tails.
WE VISITED MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA THIS SUMMER AND THE LOCAL SPECIALTY THERE WAS CALLED A 'PASTY' comes from Welsh background .We loved it .Here is a couple of recipes for it ...I haven't tried making it yet ,but I think it will be good this winter .
3 c. flour
1 1/2 sticks butter (cold and cut into bits)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
6 tbsp. water
In a large bowl, combine flour, butter and salt. Blend ingredients until well combined and add water, one tablespoon at a time to form a dough. Toss mixture until it forms a ball. Kneed dough lightly against a smooth surface with heel of the hand to distribute fat evenly. Form into a ball, dust with flour, wrap in wax paper and chill for 30 minutes.
filling
1 lb. round steak, coarsely ground
1 lb. boneless pork loin, coarsely ground
5 carrots, chopped
2 lg. onions, chopped
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1/2 c. rutabaga, chopped (can substitute turnip)
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Divide the dough into 6 pieces, and roll one of the pieces into a 10-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Put 1 1/2 cups of filling on half of the round. Moisten the edges and fold the unfilled half over the filling to enclose it. Pinch the edges together to seal them and crimp them decoratively with a fork. Transfer pasty to lightly buttered baking sheet and cut several slits in the top. Roll out and fill the remaining dough in the same manner. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Put 1 tsp. butter through a slit in each pasty and continue baking for 30 minutes more. Remove from oven, cover with a damp tea towel, cool for 15 minutes.
Milwaukee Journal March 28, 1943 Welsh
Michigan Tech Dining Services Pasty Recipe
This recipe makes 10 pasties.
Put about 12 oz filling in each crust.
Dough:
3 1/2 flour
9 oz shortening
10 oz cold water
1TBl+1 tsp salt
Filling:
3 1/2# potatoes,peeled
1 1/2# coarse ground pork
12 oz coarse ground beef
9 oz diced onions
8 oz diced carrots
7 oz diced rutabaga
1/4# butter
1TBl salt
1Tbl pepper
Chop the carrots and onions. Dice the potatoes and rutabagas in a 3/8-inch dice. Mix all the filling ingredients together and set aside. Mix the flour and salt. Cut in the shortening, as for pie crust. Add the water and mix gently just until the dry particles are absorbed; do not over mix.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a floured surface, roll 4-ounce balls of dough into circles about the size of a dinner plate. Put about 12 ounces of filling on one half. Dampen the edges, fold crust over filling, and seal. Place on greased baking sheets (or use baking paper). Place in oven and bake for one hour. Serve with either catsup or gravy.
we last went to one in 2006 - it was the channel islands.
can't remember whether it was jersey or guernsey as they alternate, have been to both as we went to the channel islands in 2005 too.
li.
Springfield ,IL 2005 (we were assigned to Dekalb ,IL) for District
Romeoville ,IL. fall 2005 for our circuit .....I came home from this assembly knowing I was done . The emphasis the whole day was on honoring the FDS and Jesus was notably obscure . I went home making plans to quit and I did a few months later.
i just wrote a message to my youngest daughter - its been over a year since we were in touch.
she moved to live with an older sibling and cut off contact with me.
she's only 17. its been heartbreaking.
Reaching out to your child is always the right thing Loz ....She needs to be reminded it isn't you that is pulling away . I hope you receive a civil reply .
(((loz)))
i turn 35 today - since the mr. won't be celebrating with me - i thought i'd announce it here!.
-libelle.
Happy Birthday !!! Let's a have a party , I have the cake and here is your cyber present ( it can be whatever you want !)
Have fun ,but be responsible we don't want you getting all or anything !
I love celebrating goodtimes with good people .
Btw my oldest son is 29 today and my youngest son will be 23 tomorrow !
my co-workers brought me flowers and a cake.
i was also able to anti-witness to them about the jw's.
it feels good sharing with others the real reasons why i never celebrated my b-day.
Happy Birthday !!!
I had my first birthday at 45 and it was fabulous . Some people act like it is no big deal as an adult ,but I am enjoying celebrating .
So happy to hear your co-workers were so nice to you , that is awesome ! My co-workers have commented I am a happier person these days and less up tight ,and they all know why .ha
i sent an e-mail tonight that got me all nostalgic.
when i was in my late teens myself and two or three others from the kh would go over to forest park in ft. worth, usualy winding up at the zoo, it was free back then.
all of us being jws we had a lot of pent up energy and would invent games to play, which often involved chasing each other around with water pistols, this we did at the zoo.. we had another past time.
My youngest son told me a story about he and his JW buddies were out in the country at a road construction site . There was huge rock piles and culvert type pipes . They were cold and crawled inside the pipe and lit a small fire ......unknown to them the pipe was lined with some type of oil and it lit a fireball that rolled throught the tube with them in it !!!! Scared them, but thank goodness didn't catch them on fire .
i sent an e-mail tonight that got me all nostalgic.
when i was in my late teens myself and two or three others from the kh would go over to forest park in ft. worth, usualy winding up at the zoo, it was free back then.
all of us being jws we had a lot of pent up energy and would invent games to play, which often involved chasing each other around with water pistols, this we did at the zoo.. we had another past time.
Not me CoCo ! My lips are sealed .....
Actually I had no clue that my kids did half of this until they were adults and no longer feared my wrath !
i post this topic for as far as i (and some of the people that i know) know, this holiday is new.
i looked at wikipedia and apparently it originated in 1978 but i could not find any information regarding whether or not this holiday had any pagan origins.. we all know the jehovah's witnesses do not celebrate any holidays and naturally when i asked my wife about this 'new' holiday she was a bit provoked.
she went on with the usual spiel of "why do we need a special day to celebrate our grandparents?
It is a shame Witnesses are taught what to think not how to think ... They are afraid to make a personal decision w/o checking with the Society first . I know all to well ,my Mom did that constantly .
we were told to "be more generous" and that we should stop criticising the elders on how they handle matters.
(the next week a jw got df'd).
One on personal hygiene A hall full of adults were instructed how to shower daily and not use perfume to cover odor .......we all suffered through this talk because one elderly sister had a BO problem . I was so embarrassed for her ! Really shouldn't another sister be used to kindly speak to the woman in private ?
Another one was on how to keep our home ,car and service bag clean and orderly . Our yard should be the best in the neighborhood ! REALLY ....? When did we have time to manicure our lawns with all our free time from work spent in service or meetings . The house thing was because we had a sister that was a hoarder and her home was packed full .
We had a hall full of young teens so there was always talks about porn and dating , smoking ,and drinking .......
Did anyone else cringe everytime it was time for the local needs talk or did you look forward to it so you would finally know why so and so was DF'd ??
