PREZ SEZ by Terry Abrahams
Well I am still on a high! All
the stars were in alignment for this camp – so little went wrong, it’s hardly worth mentioning. Even Richard missing
planes 2 days because of weather didn’t dampen the success of the
weekend. In fact, having all one country all day wasn’t the least bit
damaging -- except for those people who couldn’t be there on
Sunday, or for the whole day on Sunday, and missed the Polish teaching.
So here’s the good and the bad: Yeah - the wood floor was
fantastic, Boo - the director is talking about a linoleum overlay
– I’m talking him out of it. Yeah - the food was fabulous, Boo
- there was too much!
The recipes I found on line worked
out great (in spite of a lot of potatoes) and I am printing a few of those in
this issue. Keep in mind, however, that Mickey (my daughter that helped
cook) has a real flair for spices, and doctored up a lot of the stuff. Boo
- the bottled water never got out, nor my chopped liver! I did bring it,
as requested; however, I think there were sufficient snacks!
Another Boo – I gave you the wrong edition of the menu. We’ll
print the “real” one in this issue.
And thank all of you for buying up
the leftovers. Waste not, want not. I missed a few shelves of stuff
while you were all buying – there was more! But I think Julius took a lot
of it for Spring Fling, so it won’t go to waste either – so Yeah.
Snacks – all Yeah! G’ville - Friday,
Sarasota - Saturday, Melbourne - Sunday. Going back to trying the
country’s foods also worked here, and all was delicious, and even though G’ville wasn’t “ethnic” (they were told not to do
ethnic) – it was great. The only Boo here is that once again – there was too much! Hmm – is that a Boo or a Yeah?
Teachers –
Yeah!!!! Could they have been better? I
think not! The only Boo was the trouble Richard (or Rick)
had to go through to get to us -- Thursday and Friday cancellations, standing
in line for 5 hours to get a ticket to Anywhere in Florida, getting to Ft.
Lauderdale, renting a car, and driving to the camp – now that’s true
grit!! And we appreciated it so much. Yeah – Miroslav stepped right in and didn’t waste a dancing
minute. Yeah - Every dance by both was
terrific – this is going to be a big “keeper” year! (If you didn’t
notice, I e-mailed you another copy of Cicino Kolo with Figure 6 on it. And Retko
isn’t missing, in the notes it’s called Moravsko Kolo)
Yeah – the screen for the culture corner
was such a plus (once we got it working), Boo – we needed a
little more info on the teachers and on their countries and culture – just not
enough time for everything. Miroslav wrote me
and would like any pictures people would like to share with him. You have
his email and address. Yeah – I got to wear the costume I
bought in Bulgaria [picture at left], Boo – I didn’t bring my
quilt this year, you probably didn’t even miss it (or Juanita’s either), but Yeah
– thanks to the decorators from Orlando, the flowers were lovely; the
posters have seen their last.
Yeah – Julius’ Olga Princi silent
auction was the best ever, and Fannie donated an extra $100 – what a wonderful
gesture! Thanks also to all of you who included a donation with your
registration. And the O.P. scholars couldn’t have been better picks. Lynda and Apryl (maybe you have to have a “y”
in your name) were both enthusiastic gals and wonderful dancers, and we know
they will be a real Boon to the folk dance world. No Boos
to that one. Cabins – Yeah – they worked out nicely; the
heat was valuable; there was plenty of room, Boo – they weren’t
as clean as we hoped, but we’ll try to rectify that for next year. View –
Yeah, what a lovely camp, Boo – the path to the rec hall was a bummer (found out we had to pull the wicks
out a little in the tiki lights to make them really
work – duh!), but Yeah – they have it in their budget to have a
new road next year, and hopefully light as well.
Program – Yeah - John
kept things hopping with his lists; Boo – look for Judith’s
excellent suggestions for next year. And saving one of the best Yeahs for last
– we have a NEW EDITOR, Caroline Lanker, who already is busy busy busy, has many computer
skills, and will do the best job we’ve ever seen. Boo – hoo? Not me!! Thanks Caroline!! A
couple of Boos – forgot to give you the camp phone number, heard
the Mapquest and AAA maps didn’t work – we’ll add a
map next year. We’ll go back to the old packet – apparently there was
confusion over what needed to be in your possession. Suggestions received
– have medical information on our registration forms, and following that
thought – our prayers are with Ann Robinson whose husband passed away on
Friday, Feb. 24th following a stroke while calling at a square dance
while we were at camp.
Well, if I haven’t covered everything, it’s not because I haven’t tried.
We welcome your comments and critiques. I just want to once again thank my
board – John for the music, Pat for all the financial and room stuff (and Bobby
for his car and music help), Jean for handling the entire snack issue, and all
of you for pitching in when needed, being quiet when I hollered at you,
bringing your comfortable chairs, enjoying the music whether you danced or not,
for having a high energy level, gobbling up the food, complimenting us when we
needed it – truly a group effort. See you all at the Spring Fling!!!! Suggestion: have teachers from
California – no snow! And lo-cal
- groan (Thanks Andi).
Richard,
Pat and Miroslav
FROM THE EDITOR - Caroline Lanker
I’m not
sure what I’ve gotten myself into here or whether I can live up to Terry’s
expectations, but already I am enjoying working with the FFDC team to bring out
this newsletter. The real success of
the newsletter rests with YOU – with the material you send in and with the time
you take to read it. Since you are
obviously reading it now, thank you.
In the coming months I’d like to include some feature articles. Do you like to write? This is your chance to write about something
you love – dancing, of course – and have it published! Do you have an interesting story about
dancing? Did you meet your spouse
dancing? Did you grow up in a culture
where you learned to dance as a child?
Have you had a funny experience dancing? Write it down and send it in.
We’ll print up to one feature story per month. Preferred size – 1 page.
If you have pictures that go with the story, send them, too.
Dance
campers sent in a bunch of pictures for this issue. A selected few are included in the newsletter. A lot more are on the website (or will be
soon) - check it out.
CAMP
COMMENTS BY THE TREASURER
by Pat Henderson
After
being President for 4 camps (1992-93, 2002-03), I have decided that it is
harder to be Treasurer! Maybe I have a better knack for organization than
I do for figures. In this newsletter, you will see the Income and Expense
Report on this year's camp. I have divided the income into categories
since the membership was a line item on the registration form this year. We
collected a record amount for the Olga Princi Scholarship--$738.
This camp was a learning experience
for your officers and we will try to change a few things next year. First
of all, we will go back to handing out a packet with your paperwork, syllabus
and T-shirt, if ordered, and your button in it. I could not keep track of
who had what this year. I hope that if you ordered a T-shirt, you
got it and that if you ordered a syllabus, you got it! Let me know
if you did not.
Unfortunately, we had one person who
went to our previous camp in Silver Springs but her inquiry came as I was
almost out the door to the airport to get Bata and go to camp. We need to
publish a number to call in case of emergency. I had my cell phone with
me at all times so it could be my number.
In spite of these problems, I
thought that the camp turned out even better than anticipated. Of course,
I felt relieved when we liked the camp and the B & B in Melrose, since I
found them both. Now we can look forward to next year since we
overwhelmingly voted to return to and they will let us come. You asked
for a wood floor for years, so it was very rewarding to see the enjoyment of
the new camp.
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CAMP FINANCIAL REPORT
2006 |
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Respectfully
submitted, Pat Henderson,
Treasurer, FFDC |
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$ |
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CAMP 2006 EXPENSES |
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SYLLABUS |
97.31 |
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FOOD |
4,720.62 |
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INSTRUCTORS |
1,969.93 |
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MISC: DÉCOR., TIKI LAMPS |
23.65 |
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SNACKS |
248.70 |
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FACILITIES, INSURANCE, B&B |
4,210.00 |
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T-SHIRTS & BUTTONS |
304.59 |
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DVDs (ESTIMATED) |
400.00 |
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TOTAL EXPENSES |
11,974.80 |
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CAMP 2006 INCOME |
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CAMP FEES |
10,689.00 |
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OLGA PRINI DONATIONS |
738.00 |
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MEMBERSHIP
DUES |
885.00 |
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TOTAL INCOME |
12,312.00 |
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NET INCOME 2006 |
+337.20 |
Olga
Princi Scholars Lynda and Apryl
FFDC CAMP 2006 COMMENTS
by Judith Baizan
In brief it was all wonderful, but the very BEST NEWS
is that the Crystal Lake Camp management has agreed to accept us for our
Presidents' Day weekend FFDC event next year!!
We who were there know this already, but for those
who missed it, this year it all came together.
We have always had adequate accommodations, fine teachers, abundant
snacks provided by our groups, and hard working FFDC members putting the event
together.
Improvements this year were significant: a lovely lakeside setting, an excellent wood
dance floor, and superb food throughout.
(Our thanks to FFDC President Terry Abrahams for the extra work she put
into researching ethnic recipes, planning menus, figuring quantities, ordering
ingredients, and - most importantly - successfully persuading the camp cook to
follow through.) Now we can
enthusiastically promote our FFDC event to distant dance friends to join with
us to the further enrichment of our camp experience.
Speaking to the enrichment aspect now, I would like
to offer some constructive criticism regarding the evening dance programs. There were a great many fine dances of
varied ethnicities which didn't make it onto the list. In all those hours, how could we have not
danced such long time favorites as Adjon Az Isten, Arap, Cetvorno, Ciceranella,
Daichovo, Denjovo, Delilo, Dospatsko, Drmes Iz Zdencine, Eleno Mome, Garoon,
Giusevska Racenica, Guzelleme, Bourree D'Oulches, Briul de la Fagaras, Bucimis,
Bufcansko, Iste Hendek, Kapuvari Verbunk. Hopa Hopa, La Charrita, Louky, Novo
Zagorsko Horo, Pagarusa, Povrateno, Prescacanka, Ratevka, Schioapa, Tarantella
Montevergine, Tino Mori, Zalna Majka, and Zillertaller, among others?
The main reason they were not danced is that none of
us made the effort to request them beforehand, and we probably didn't think of
them until we got home and looked at our own lists. If there is little or no input from attendees, programmers have
to rely on what is working in their local activities, and in the FFDC weekend
that produced an overload of Israeli dances.
In this age of electronic miracles, it seems we
should be able to do better. I would
like to see a system devised in which each registrant receives along with his
or her confirmation a master list of dances to be returned with 50 or 60 or so
of the names highlighted as requests.
The lists are tabulated and those that get the most votes would make up
the programs.
And as long as I'm making suggestions, here are a few
others:
1) In the
understanding that every attendee has already requested many dances which make
up the program, allow NO requests (except for reviewing taught dances) but end
the scheduled program at 11:00 PM or so, when about half of the people have
left, and thereafter be responsive to those remaining, with any request that is
not already scheduled for the next day.
2) Post small
copies of the three party programs so folks can check there first and refrain
from requesting a dance that is scheduled later on, or was played when they
weren't paying attention.
3) Program
the dances that are best with many dancers to be played between 8:30 and 10:30
PM (but not during the snack time!)
Some such dances are Heilsberger Dreieck, Schwartzerdner, the trios
Walpole Cottage, Triolet, and Dashing White Sergeant, and even Byelolitsa Kruglolitsa.
4) During
snack time announce and play some generic couple dance stuff-- waltz, hambo,
schottis, swing,
5) Save set
dances with complicated walk-throughs for after 11:00 PM.
FLAGLER
BEACH by Jan Lathi
In past
camps I have usually come away with the feeling that I quite liked one of the
instructors’ dances and felt so-so about the other. But this year I am inspired by all of both instructors' dance
selections. The teachers were soooo
patient with us and were willing to be flexible on teaching a whole day each
due to unforseen weather tie-ups. Like
many of you, I played both CDs on the way home in the car over and over again.
Great camp
Terry, Pat and all who contributed to the total camp effort! (Kudos to Mickey who helped make the food a
success.) The wood floor was such an
enormous plus that even if there were something to complain about, we
shouldn't!
The
Flagler Beach International Dancers (formerly known as the Palm Coast
International Dancers) is a daytime group (Thursdays 2-4) and we invite any of
you who has Thursday afternoons free to join us. We have twelve rather consistent members, four of whom have lost
significant others in the past two years (Betty, Anita, Minnie, and Jan).
Most
recently, we lost Frank Fahy, Minnie's constant companion and viewer and critic
of our dancing. He was helpful when we
were trying to perfect our recent dance performance at a Universalist/Unitarian
society. So we have become an undaunted
ladies' group but we will make an exception if a gentleman should wish to join
us in the future. We are currently
working on the Hula and Sweets of May as works-in-progress and I am excited
about sharing many of the camp dances.
We are
looking forward to Arleen Kaufmann's reappearance sometime in March. She
divides her time between Gainesville and Flagler Beach.
I have
just completed a month and a half of traveling to Key West, Nassau, Maui and
Keystone Heights, Florida. My suitcase
doesn't know what hit it! And I plan to visit my brother and sister-in-law in
Pinellas Pines, FL this weekend (Feb 25-26th).
I hope to visit them often and also plan to catch the Tampa groups on
Tuesdays and/or Fridays when I do.
It was
great to see all those who attended camp this year but I missed Kay Demos,
Sandy Cowan and many of the others who did not make it. You all missed something really wonderful!
ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE CLUB by Pat Henderson
Our club has been saddened by the
sudden passing of Ann Robinson's husband, Danny, on February 24. We were
at camp enjoying our Saturday evening dance party when police came to the door
looking for Ann. Danny was in Lake City preparing to call a square dance
when he had a massive brain bleed from a stroke. He was rushed to Shands
Hospital and had emergency surgery. The damage was too extensive for him
to recover. Hailing from West Virginia, Danny had been calling
square dancing for 42 years in Orlando.
I will cherish the memories Danny
and Ann on the Dance on the Water Danube trip in 2004. He always had a
joke for you when you talked to him. He called a square dance on
July 4 for us on the river boat.
In spite of the tragic event
described above, our club members really enjoyed the camp this year. We
had great teachers, great food and dances that we want to keep. We did 6
of the dances at our first club meeting after camp. We danced so
much at camp that it took days to recover afterward. Thank you to
Ann, Juanita and Joy for doing the decorations of the dance hall with greenery
and flowers.
TAMPA by Terry
Abrahams
We were thrilled to have Ursula at
camp with us following all her surgeries. We were also thrilled to have Charlene there as a scholarship person,
and hope she will now start dancing on Friday nights
as well as to Israeli on Tuesdays. She used to be an international
dancer, and I think we got her back in the fold! Andy had the flu and
couldn’t make it, he’s still sick and won’t make the review. Bad
timing! But Andi Kapplin
practiced on the Sarasota group, Wednesday, so I’m sure she’ll do a great
review for us, so we aren’t worried! The dances were so good, even
Ernesto was up on the floor! I was supposed to be in the Law
Follies Thursday following camp, as they asked me to do my little Fiddler on
the roof number. The new choreographer
didn’t like it – I pulled out. Thank God, I needed the rest! Now a
big fencing tournament in Lakeland– never a dull weekend!
FROM
THE GAINESVILLE INTERNATIONAL DANCERS by Jack Seltzer
Well, we
made it.....the new camp sure turned out successful for the Gainesville
International Dancers. What more could we have wanted from the 3 day Serb -
Polish dance marathon...?
Food
aplenty (and so well prepared), dancing continuously, and endless friendships
to be developed...
We sure
appreciated the efforts of Miroslav and Richard....what a stalwart effort Miroslav
did all day Saturday, waiting for Richard to get out of Canada....not an easy
assignment...to keep all the folk dance troupers happy having to dance the
difficult style of Serbian for 4 morning & afternoon sessions. Thank You !!!!!
Thanks
also to Terry and Pat for all their organizing skills.....John for spinning his
masterful music maneuverings.....Bobby for doing so much of the dirty
work.....Julius for doing the fine filming....and everyone else I didn't
mention who contributed to the great camp this year......what a lot of fun!!
Anyway,
we're busy doing all of the dances pretty much....it's so unique to be able to
do the Polonez Royale with all its antics and hokiness.....
Coming up
in a few weeks, March 26th, the group will be introducing international dances
to the local community at the Kanapaha Spring Festival, here in
Gainesville....it's a fun outdoor environment (lots of plants, trees and green
grass) to dance some of our stuff.... See you all soon.
FOLK DANCING IN FROSTPROOF
by
Caroline Lanker
We
are still working at getting some folk dancing going out here where we
live. Gary and I hold dance parties at
our home, usually on Saturdays. We have
a few enthusiastic local people, all beginners, ranging in age from about 12 to
over 80. Some intrepid FFDC dancers
from Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa have made the trek over here on
occasion. The locals really appreciate
having experienced dancers visit.
If
we have FFDC dancers coming, we start with request dancing in the
afternoon. The local dancers come later
and everyone shares a pot luck supper.
Then we dance after supper, concentrating on easier dances which
everyone can join in. Sometimes we demo a harder dance. Some of our locals have learned enough we
are starting to introduce a little more challenging stuff (think Horehronsky
Czaras, not Mesosegi).
In
February, we were asked to do an evening of folk dancing for a group of
home-schooled teen-agers and a few of their parents. We had 18 teens and 5 parents dancing! We stuck to pretty easy dances, but some were quite energetic
ones. Most of the kids caught on fast
and seemed to enjoy it.
Our
next dance party is March 11, which may be before this newsletter comes out,
but we will be scheduling more in the future. We’re in the middle of the
Florida peninsula - about 10 miles south of SR 60 and 8 miles east of US 27. Orlando is about 1½ hrs. away and the east
and west coasts about 2 hours. If you live close enough to consider coming and
would like to be informed when we are dancing, please contact me (number/address
on the last page). Our dance floor is still unfinished, but it is wooden!
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Danny Robinson
Danny Robinson passed away on
Friday, February 24. He was the husband of Ann Robinson, who was at FFDC
Camp 2006 (Feb. 17-20) when Danny suffered a stroke in Lake City.
The funeral for Danny Robinson was
held Tuesday, February 28 at the Asbury United Methodist Church in
Maitland. The burial followed at the Glen Haven Memorial Park at 2300
Temple Drive, Winter Park. Following the burial was a celebration of life
at the Whirl & Twirl Square Dance Hall in Orlando.
George Senyk
Many
members of the South Brevard Dancers attended the Memorial Service honoring
George Senyk on February 25th. George
was a recreational dance teacher for much of his 87 years. In Florida he and wife Onie held regular
Contra dances at their home, taught International and English dance in
Titusville, and organized the Sebring Contra and English Dance weekend. He was active at the last event only a few
weeks before his final illness and death.
He and Onie were frequent visitors at both English and International
events held by the South Brevard Dancers.
They were also instrumental in encouraging the formation of Spur of the
Moment, the informal band which plays for events in Melbourne, St. Cloud, and
Sebring.
The
service was held at the Senyks’ home on the Indian River. At 1:00 pm the family went out on the dock
and scattered his ashes over the river.
As they came back members of Spur of the Moment played Amazing Grace and
the guests sang with the family. Later there was dinner, more music by Spur of
the Moment, and a demonstration of "Mr. George Senyk," the last dance
conceived by George and finished by Onie after George passed.
George and Onie have brightened the lives of
many people in this world, certainly our activities in Melbourne have benefited
from their encouragement and teaching.
We all appreciated Onie giving us this opportunity to celebrate George's
life.
NOTES TO THE EDITOR
AAA I loved
camp--our cabin had a wonderful view, the food was great, and I thought the
dances were most enjoyable--something for everyone---slow and fast easy and
hard---I want to thank all those involved in working so hard to make it so
successful. You all did a terrific job.
My appreciation and thanks.
Bernice Roth
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CAMP LOST AND FOUND
Found: one white fleece blanket. If it is yours, please let Terry
know.
Lost: The candle that we danced around at
the end of dancing Sunday night did not make it home with me. Has anyone
seen it? Pat Henderson 407-275-6247
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THE REAL MENU FOR FFDC CAMP 2006
Here’s the corrected Camp Menu!
Friday Dinner: Spaghetti, sauce, w/ and w/o
meat, salad bar, garlic bread, sugar cookies, ice cream
Saturday Breakfast: Oatmeal, scrambled eggs,
bacon, toast, fruit, cereals, yogurt
Saturday Lunch: Serbian Bean soup (Pasulj), corn bread (Proja),
egg salad, tuna salad, potato salad, salad bar
Saturday Dinner: (Serbian) Gypsy
chicken, broccoli casserole (Prysnac Serbia),
salad bar, sponge cake (Ledene Kocke)
Sunday Breakfast: Oatmeal, Polish (Nalesniki) donuts (Paczki),
eggs, toast, cereals, yogurt
Sunday Lunch: Potato soup (Zupa Kartoflana)
Bean, Potato and Pepper Salad (salatka z fasoli I kartofli z paprika),
Polish Stew, kielbasa and sauerkraut, salad bar, fruit cocktail (Kompot)
Sunday Dinner: Borscht (beet soup),
cabbage rolls (Golabki), Polish noodle
casserole, salad bar (w/ Polish dressing (from lettuce salad), butter cookies
Monday Breakfast: Oatmeal, hard boiled eggs,
sausage, French toast, yogurt, cereals
Monday Lunch: leftovers
Continuous: bread, peanut butter, jelly,
coffee, Tea, milk, tea, lemonade, iced tea
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CAMP RECIPES
BEAN, POTATO & PEPPER SALAD
– salatka z fasoli I kartofli z paprika
In
a salad bowl, combine 1 cup cooked or canned and drained navy beans or pea
beans, ¼ cup diced, cooked potatoes, 1 peeled, diced apple, 1 diced green bell
pepper (w/seeds removed), 1 diced pickled pepper, and (optional) 2-3 diced
zesty gherkins. Toss ingredients
lightly and place in serving dish. Mash
1-2 buds garlic and mix with ¾ cup chive sauce. Pour sauce over salad, cover with wrap, chill in fridge 2-3 hours
before serving. Decorate with parsley
springs, green-pepper rings, and radish slices.
POLISH STEW
1
lb Polish sausage in 1/2” pieces
3 tbsp Oil
1 ½ lb beef, cubed
2 onions, sliced
2 cups Mushrooms, sliced
1 lb sauerkraut, canned
1 cup white wine
8 oz tomato sauce
2 tsp soy sauce
1 t caraway seeds
¼ vegetable seasoning.
Sauté
sausage, put in casserole; sauté beef in sausage drippings with added oil;
sauté onion; sauté mushrooms with sauerkraut and wine. Add tomato sauce, soy sauce caraway seeds
and vegetable seasoning to rest of casserole. Cover and bake at 375 for 2 to
21/2 hours. Stir every 30 minutes.
FILLING
(OR TOPPING) FOR PANCAKES
250 gr curd cheese
(we used cottage)
25 g butter
1 egg yolk
Sugar to taste
Pinch of vanilla sugar
Milk
Cream
butter with egg yolk, add to cheese, add sugar and vanilla, stir in milk, fold
pancake and put in middle.
BORSCHT (BEET SOUP)
Serves 4-5
2 tbsp butter
1.5 cups chopped onion
1.5 cups thinly sliced potatoes
1 cup
thinly sliced beets
1 large carrot
1 stalk chopped celery
3 cups chopped cabbage (red)
1 tsp caraway seeds
4 cups stock or water
2 tsp salt
black pepper
1/4 tsp dill weed
1 tbsp & 1 tsp cider vinegar
1 tbsp & 1 tsp honey
1 cup tomato puree
Toppings: sour cream, dill & chopped tomato
Place potatoes, beets and water in a
saucepan, and cook until everything is tender. (Save the water)
Begin cooking the onions in the
butter in a large kettle. Add caraway seeds and salt. Cook until
onion is translucent; then add celery, carrots, and cabbage. Add water
from beets and potatoes and cook, covered, until all the vegetables are
tender. Add potatoes, beets and all remaining ingredients.
Cover and simmer slowly for at least
30 minutes. Taste to correct seasonings.
Serve topped with sour cream, extra
dill weed, chopped fresh tomato.
CABBAGE
ROLLS
2 lbs ground beef; lean
½ c rice;
uncooked
1 med
onion; diced
1 green
pepper; diced
2 eggs
1 cabbage;
large head
2 qt tomato
juice
Cut core in cabbage, place in
steamer over boiling water. Remove
layers of outer leaves when soft enough.
Mix ingredients together in a bowl, except tomato juice. Put a glob of mixture in a leaf of
cabbage. Wrap it up. Pour tomato juice over all, bring to boil,
then simmer at least an hour.
POTATO
SOUP – we used a ready
made from SYSCO
CORN
BREAD – we added cheese to a corn muffin mix! (Mickey’s idea)
GYPSY CHICKEN
4 chicken breasts
salt and pepper
1 egg lightly beaten
1 cup bread crumbs
2 Tbsp oil
2 Tbsp butter
2 ½ medium onions chopped
1 green pepper (thinly sliced)
1 sweet red bell pepper (thinly sliced)
1 yellow bell pepper (thinly sliced)
a handful of mushrooms sliced
2 Tbsp flour
1 can chicken broth
1/4 cup whipping cream
2 Tbsp lemon juice, fresh or bottled
Pound
meat until very thin. Salt and pepper. Dip chicken breasts into egg, then in
bread crumbs. Heat oil and butter together over medium heat. Sauté until golden
(about 15 minutes). Remove to another pan and keep warm.
Add
onions to the skillet. Sauté until limp but not brown. Add peppers and cook
till limp. Add mushrooms cook just till warmed.
Add
flour and stir it around. Add the broth and stir till the sauce thickens and is
smooth. Add the cream and lemon juice. Pour the sauce over the chicken breasts
that have been placed on the individual plates.
EVENTS
AND TOURS
MARCH
Saturday, March
25, Spring Fling in Port Orange, FL See FFDC web site, <www.folkdance.org>,
for details.
APRIL
Saturday, April 1, Hambo Heaven
Love to Hambo or want to learn?
Here’s a wonderful opportunity!
Teacher: Judith Baizan
Place: Kate Jackson Recreation Center
821 S. Rome, Tampa, FL
Time: 1 PM Basic Hambo, 3 PM Advanced Hambo
Cost: $5 per person
Come with or without a partner.
Please pre-register: judithbaizan@juno.com
or 813-254-3359.
April 1 & 2: 19th Annual Israeli
Workshop at JCC of Greater Orlando: Guest
Teacher: Ruth Goodman.
April 7-9, Rang
Tang. Shawn Donaldson, Armenian and Bulgarian, music by Bulgarian and
Armenian Bands, shopping at Opet. Contact: Liz Nunan 1237 N. Valley Brook Rd.
Decatur, GA 30033 or 1-404-292-7176 or maryturl@juno.com or liznunan@hotmail.com
MAY
Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Daniel Sandu
Workshop
Place: Pofahl Studio, 1325 NW 2nd
St., Gainesville, FL
Time: 6:30 PM
SUMMER
June 17th - June 29th Vasilescu 2006 Romanian Tour - June
“We have been on three similar tours,
and they are very good.” -Jim Osborn.
Place: Begins June 17th at Timisoara
Int’l Airport and ends June 29th at Otopeni Airport, Bucharest. Flights to and from Romania are not included
in the tour.
Highlights: Stay two
days each in four towns; attend dance performances, go sightseeing, learn
regional dances and visit local villages. Meet, dance and dine with rural
villagers. Last three days in
Bucharest.
Cost: $1500 per person, not including airfare to/from
Romania.
Contact:
Ping Chun, 49 Junard Drive, Morristown, NJ 07960; ping.chun@att.net;
973-539-7020
July 25 - August 16 Czech Pleasure in the Heart
of Europe (http://www.dvorana.cz/dance/folk2006/00.html)
Highlights:
Choose parts you want from: a tour of the Czech Republic; 3 days in Prague; a
dance seminar in Prague; a bagpipe festival and sightseeing in the Chodsko region.
CORRECTIONS
The
Florida Camp directory which you received at Camp Some errors. The Zip code for Eva Gaber should be 32792.
Miroslav (Bata) Marcetic e-mail
should be bata@marcetic.com
We’re working on a complete,
corrected version of the camp syllabi.
They’ll be on the web site later.
zzzzz
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to Pat with your dues.
