yes, more a ritual now than rite of passage, the midwesterner's hotluck is like an episode of Little House on the Prairie, complete with groups trekking in from afar to eat drink and burn <g>. oh, but without the horse and buggy, usually. with any luck at all the "habmobile" (bright orange '74 saab) will make another hotluck appearance. i am looking forward to seeing the folks i saw two summers ago at the last h.l. i was able to attend. cheers. h. alan Sandy Olson wrote: > My mouth is watering at all the talk of hot lucks around the country and > I especially wish I could pop into Chip Welsh's in PA. So, in order > that I don't suffer from a case of "severe deprivation of hot food > created by others syndrome" I would like to encourage any of you > Midwesterners to help us make the Almost 5th Annual Midwest Hotluck a > blazing success this year. Renee is hosting in Minneapolis and some of > the attendees are returning for the 4th time. We, in the middle of the > great plains, are far more scattered than you urban folk. We have to be > really committed (or at least certifiable for commitment) to drive hours > and hours to get to one of these events. Let's show 'em we care...or > something like that! > > SandyO > CH #1146 of the moderate persuasion