

LSDOS cooking demonstration for the
Griswold & Cast
Iron Cookware Association (GCICA)
National Convention
Plano, TX. , May 5, 2007
A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE & HUGE SUCCESS!

On Saturday May 5th two families from the Seabreeze
Chapter met up with the five members of the North Texas Prairie Dog Chapter
to do a demonstration for the 150 or so members of the G&CICA that
were in attendance at their yearly national convention. The G&CICA
is a group of about 800 cast iron cookware collectors from all over the
USA. Some cook in their cast iron but many just collect and display it.
Our demo drew a crowd for about three hours and it was a big hit with
those attending the convention. I have already had a phone call on Monday
evening from a couple that live in Indiana.
Those at the demonstration were treated to samples of Sandra Butler's
cakes and Alice Gidney's bread. Sandra made a chocolate chip cake and
an amaretto cake. Alice made three big loaves of bread and hand churned
butter. She made a cherry almond filled, a peach pecan filled and an apricot
walnut filled braided bread. Kenneth Butler cooked up a pot of pasta fagioli
soup and pigs in a blanket. The North Texas Prairie Dog Chapter made coffee
cake, peach cobbler, banana cake, and cocktail meatballs. Fun was had
by all and who knows, each group may gain some new members from this gathering
of the two clubs.