RE: [CH] Almost 5th MidWest Hot Luck!
Parkhurst, Scott Contractor (PARKHURS@LEAVENWORTH.ARMY.MIL)
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 17:17:28 -0000
Yes, the hotluck was a wonderful experience. Many thanks to Renee
for all her efforts in putting on a fantastic event. Many more thanks
for meeting Chery and I at the airport and the (semi)-impromptu mini
hotluck warmup event lunch at the Mexican market with green.
When we woke up at the hotel that morning and saw the rain coming
down, lightning striking and heard thunder booming we could almost
hear Renee's heart breaking across town. But El Grande saw fit to
part the clouds and bring forth great sunshine (and humidity) for the
hotluck. As a side note, the rain helped make the waterfall at
Minnehaha Park (the hotluck location) a truly spectacular sight.
The food was great, the people were great, everything was great.
Well, not quite everything was completely great. While my
by-now-nearly-infamous Spam Jerky went over well (I finally got the
sugar/salt ratio right), my foray into the world of vegetarian jerky
still needs a little work. It looked ok, and tasted ok (maybe a little
salty)
but the texture..... The first two or three chews, it holds up. But then
it reverts, rather quickly (some (actually most) would say disgustingly)
to the consistancy of tofu. I think I'll try again with TVP.
Scott... Back from Minnesota... KCK