January, 1995

 

Tennessee Valley Woodworker’s Association

Dear Members,

 

I have never been president of anything before and have never put out a newsletter before, so this is going to be an interesting new experience for this new year. I hope everyone’s resolutions have the word “wood” somewhere in them....

 

Old Business

 

I hear that there was a great Christmas party this year. I can’t believe I had to miss it. Jim VanCleave said that he was glad his year as president was over, but I know we all enjoyed his leadership and humor the past 12 months.

 

There was a video made of the Paul Pitts woodtuming seminar if anyone is interested in borrowing it. Roy Farmer has it if you’d like to see it.

 

Henry Davis suggested a road trip to Atlanta to Highland Hardware to see Norm Abram at their grand

              opening on April 29th. This wi1I be a new business item to see if we can take a bus and perhaps even make it an overnight trip.

 

The last meeting was a trip down nostalgia lane - many people brought their first woodworking project. At the end of the year it is good to take a look back and see how far we all have come with skills and experience. It helps when we are in our shops and NOTHiNG is going well.

 

Here is the recipe for Cornbread Salad that many people wanted from the Christmas party.

              1 1/2 cups corn meal         3 T. oil
              3/4 cup water                      1 egg
              1 cup sweet pickle relish   1 cup bell pepper, chopped
              1 cup onion, chopped        1 cup celery, chopped
              l tomato, seeded                1 small pod hot pepper, seeded, ( optional)

1 cup salad dressing

 

Mix corn meal, water, oil, and egg and bake and cool. Mix vegetables in 1/2 cup salad dressing. Crumble corn bread in vegetable mixture. Put in 13 by 9” dish and spread remaining salad dressing on top of the mixture. Sprinkle bacon or bacon bits on top. Flavor is improved by refrigerating for a few hours.

 

Our next meeting will be on January 17, 1995. Hope to see you all there.

 

Lucinda and Geoff