Oh pshaw, on Wed 28 Nov 2007 11:17:32a, Virginia Tadrzynski meant to
say...

> I just attended a "Ladies' Night Out' at church with a speaker and an
> optional craft (blessing wreath). I was speaking to the organizer about
> upcoming events and we got around to discussing the last 'cooking'
> night. They had a 24 speaker who had a cook book collection of (drum
> roll please)....20 cookbooks. I snorted and called her a rank amateur
> (I think I have around 3k but don't quote me). I suggested a night
> where we trade crafts. I crochet and can do cross stitch and have done
> other artsy fartsy things, but the one thing I cannot do is knit. I
> told her I would like to learn how. She looked whistful and said the
> one thing she would like to do is learn to jar thingies. I asked her
> 'you mean canning and preserving' and she said yes. I told her I would
> get back with her, as we could work out how it could be taught to the
> group.
>
> So here is a hypothetical question for you, my illustrious group of
> canning giants. What would you trade teaching canning skills for? What
> would you like to learn that you don't know how to do? I think I would
> can all day for someone if they would just clean my damned house for me.
> What about you?
>
>



I would happily teach the English method of making marmalade for damned
near anything.

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Wednesday, November 28th,2007

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