Fishing Creek Herb Guild
 
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Bob: I just bought a new book on plant care.

   Bill: Why?

      Bob: 'Cause I want to be a good weeder!

GOOD THYMES

PUBL. OF THE FISHING CREEK HERB GUILD

May/ June 2012       VOL. 23, NO. 2

 

Meeting: May 17th, 7 p.m.


“THE PLANT AUCTION”

The Plant Auction is the Program. Here it is. There will be lots of plants grown by lots of members. Remember to bring your own bags and boxes for all the leafy treasures you’ll buy. Read all the information below.

Bobbi Fleming and Shirley Herb are the Co-Chairs for this event. Congrats on taking this event on! Plant auction committee, please plan on arriving early, around 5:30. Committee members are: Teresa Wojtin, Charlene Samsel, Margaret Wettling, Pat VanDine, Diana Beisline, Carol Shafer, Emily Shultz, Valerie Evert, Cecilia Kondrchek, Brunina Reilley, Janet Dalberto, Marian Krum, and Ruth Vaughn.


Herb Study: Cilantro, presented by Leona Phillips

Greeters: Jenny and Liz King

Hostesses: Brenda Aucker, Dawn Stackhouse, Irene Fisher, Deb Baigis

 

 

Meeting: June 21st, 7 p.m.


Program: “Natural Body Care That Works”. Presented by Liz McEwan, Herbaliz

Herb Study: Rose, presented by Joan Silver

Greeter: Dawn Stackhouse

Hostesses: Diana Beishline, Bobbi Fleming, Shirley Herb, Pat VanDine, Sharon Reichard, Bonnie Burke.

 

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The MAY PLANT AUCTION INFORMATION

 

The May meeting featuring the Plant Auction is open only to Herb Guild members who have paid their 2012 dues. Arrive as early as you can with your plants.

 

You may pot up your plants in any container you have available. Label each plant with the following information:                         

--Plant name

--Date Potted

--Your Name or the Name of Grower

--Sun or Shade or necessary environment


                Plants should be unloaded near the church entrance. Auction committee members will be available to help move plants into the church. If you have time, please arrive early and help move plants inside.

The auction committee members will organize the plants while the regular business meeting is in progress.

When the plants are organized and the auction begins, members will have approximately 20 minutes to place a silent bid.

           The minimum bid is 25 cents and will increase by 5 cent increments. If you really want a plant, make sure to bid high. Place your bid by writing your name and bid amount on a folded piece of paper and attaching it to a clothespin, which will be in the pot.

The auction committee members will go to work after the bidding is complete to determine the winning bidders. The winning bidders name and bid will be revealed and attached to the clothespin.

If there are identical bids for the same plant, a random selection will be made as to the winner.

Paper for bidding will be provided, but if you choose, you could bring slips of a special color. You might also keep a list of what you wanted. This may be helpful in locating the plants you bid on.

Remember to bring a box or bag to bring home your plant treasures! And bring change not large bills to pay for purchased plants.

 All proceeds from the plant auction go to the Fishing Creek Herb Guild treasury and will be used for future guild expenses. It’s for a great cause, so bid high and have fun!

 

PLANT AUCTION WISH LIST

A-- Alliums [all sizes]

B--- Basil, Italian Basil,           

C—Coreopsis, Costmary, Clematis, Sweet Cicely, Chamomile, Coral Bells,

            Cranes Bill, Catnip, Columbine, Purple Cone Flower

D—Dianthus, Dutchman’s Pipes

E—Edelweiss

F—Foxgloves, Ferns

G-- Perennial Geranium

H—Hops, Heather, Large Blue Hostas

I—Iris, Yellow Iris

J-- Jacob’s Ladder

L—Lavender,   Ladies Mantle, Lovage

M—Mint

N—Nasturtiums

P—Parsley, Phlox, Pepper Plant, Pink Poppies, Pussy Willow

R-- Roses        

S—Sea Holly, Sweet William, Salad Burnet, French Sorrel, False Sunflower, Salvia, Sedum         

T--Creeping Thyme, Thyme, Tansy, Tomatoes

Y--Yucca        

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The Fishing Creek Herb Guild is committed to being environmentally friendly.** Please remember to bring your own utensils and reusable plates. **Please do not park in the Church’s parking lot. **If you are able, at the end of the meeting, please place your chair on the stack at the back.**Remember to pick up your Annual Yearbook!

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WE RELISH OUR CELEBRITY MEMBER, SHIRLEY!


Shirley Herb won a national competition, ‘Mad About Olives”, sponsored by the California Olive Growers Association promoted by Relish magazine. She and her husband had a wonderful trip to California in posh hotel digs and got to attend CIA [Culinary Institute of America, that is] “boot camp”. Wow. And congrats to Shirley. She said she had prepared this salad for one of our wonderful repasts. Here’s the winning recipe for us to try again!


Greek Couscous Salad/Olives

Couscous: 

1 ¾ C. water        

½ tsp salt                 

1 C. couscous                                                                                                    BRING water to boil. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes

 ADD the following to couscous and mix together: 

1 medium red or yellow pepper, diced coarsely            

½ cup red onion     

1 c. sliced black olives                             

1--6 oz. jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained & quartered                     

3 oz. crumbled Feta cheese

Dressing: Mix in food processor or blender: 

1/3 c. packed mint sprigs         

2 large garlic cloves                                  

¼ tsp pepper           

 3 TBSP lemon juice ½ c. extra virgin olive oil

 TOSS couscous mixture with dressing & chill. To serve, line a bowl with Romaine lettuce. Top with couscous mixture. Garnish with sections of ripe tomato and sprinkle with 3 TBSP toasted pine nuts.


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IS YOUR INTEREST PIQUED by PINTEREST?


Joanne Hock pointed out a number of “pages” of pictures from the internet site, “Pinterest”, where users can “pin” photographs and other info that interest them for other users and outside sources to see, share, and add.

If you search this heading “How does your garden grow?” you will find photographs of:

            --“Pallet Planter”-using a wooden pallet turned vertically, with the slats filled with succulents.

            --A bowling ball glued all over with pennies, with the tag line “looks cool and keeps slugs away”

            --“Tea pot planters for my Alice garden”—a row of tea post hung at the top of a wooden fence

filled with flowers.

            --“Tin can lid and fork labels”--a fork in the ground with a round tin can lid in its tines with the name of the plant inscribed on its rounded surface.

            --“Lemon plant pot”—start a seedling in a hollowed out lemon half, then plant the whole thing.

[We’ve seen this before with an egg shell, but this adds something new!]

 

Look for some pictures of these garden crafty things on the Fishingcreekherbguild.org website. Or go to Pinterest.   ENJOY!


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RECIPES from March & April Meetings

 

Alice in Wonderland Orange Marmalade Cookies……………..from Karen Musitano

[Just like the crazy mixed-up story, these cookies take inspiration from it, for they have no orange marmalade in them, but they do have plenty of orange.]

 

2 cups sugar            

1 cup shortening                      

2 eggs                        

1 cup sour milk

1 tsp baking soda  

 1 tsp salt                                    

1 tsp baking powder

Juice of 1 orange     

 Rind of 2 oranges  

4 ½ cups flour

 

Drop by teaspoonful on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Icing:

1 box 10x sugar [confectioners]             

1 T. butter                

 Juice of 2 oranges  

 Rind of 1 orange

 

 

Rice Curry…………………………………………………from Norma Chest

1 ½ c rice           

6 tbs. Butter       

1 tbs. Mild curry 

3 cups chicken broth   

1 cup raisins           

 

BROWN rice in butter until straw colored. ADD curry, broth and raisings. BRING to a boil, cover and reduce heat. SIMMER 15 minutes or until broth is absorbed.                                 Makes 8 servings


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20 GOOD GARDEN TIPS


  1. Use a turkey baster to water tender plants or seeds.
  2. Cover seed containers with disposable shower caps at night to keep soil moist.
  3. Use recycled paper egg cartons for starting seeds. Plant carton.
  4. Use egg shells for starting seeds and plant the entire egg shell.
  5. Fill large flower pots with empty aluminum cans on bottom to save money and be lighter.
  6. Weed killer: Mix 1 part salt to 3 parts vinegar, heat until warm, then cool and put in spray bottle.
  7. Bury cardboard [or newspapers] around garden plants and cover with wood chips to keep down weeds.
  8. Use cuttings from rose bushes to root new ones.
  9. Plant marigolds with tomatoes to keep aphids and other insects away.
  10. To keep gardens in bloom longer, alternate rows of flowers that bloom at different times. Combine gladioli, dahlias and zinnias.
  11. Line large pots with newspaper before adding soil and plants.
  1. If large ceramic pots lack holes, use a 5 gal. bucket, drill holes in its bottom and place on rocks inside pot.
  2. Put a bar of soap in your watering can, when the plants are watered, they’ll get a dose of antibug soap, too
  3. To keep flies away, plant savory in pots next to your house.
  4. To keep mice away, plant catmint near your house.
  1. Disinfect all tools and tomato cages with solution of 1 part bleach to 9 parts water.
  2. Use a watering can to fill bird feeders.
  3. Scatter raisins on the ground when it’s still frozen to help birds before they can dig for worms.
  4. Place a few pennies in birdbath to slow down algae buildup
  5. Instead of suet, spread lard on bark of trees for birds

Thanks to Deb Bagis for the magazine from which these came


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STILL ON THE FENCE ABOUT THE BUS TRIP IN JUNE? As of June’s meeting, there was still room.


Call or contact JoAnne Fogelman.


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You can correct this by contacting Louise McCormick, Treasurer and Keeper of All Member Info.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Foxglove or Digitalis - The scientific name means "finger-like" and refers to the ease with which a flower of Digitalis purpurea can be fitted over a human fingertip.
Great idea....freeze fresh herbs with a little water in your ice cube trays. Photo "pinned" from Pinterest.