What's on this weekend? ERRYDING!!!!!

Holy smokes, what a weekend!!!  It seems like every community has something on.  Careful planning could allow for a weekend of meals and no dishes. ^_^

I'm hoping to check out the 30th Annual Heritage Blueberry Supper.  I need some sauerkraut salad in my belly!

If you get a chance, take a drive to a beach and stick your toes in the water.  The ocean temps this week have been cool, but pleasant (~18 C), hopefully this warm water trend continues into September, but you never know.....

Get out there and have a great weekend everyone!  

Breakfasts

Saturday, September 7,
Pinehurst Hall, 

 7- 11 a.m. 

Adults $7; 5-12 $3; under 5 free.

September 7, 

Country Breakfast. 

Chester Basin Fire Hall. 

7:30-10:30 a.m., 

Various menu selections.

September 7, Saturday, 

Italy Cross, Middlewood and District fire hall. 

7- 11 a.m. 

Adults $7; children (5-12) $3.50. Everyone welcome.

September 7, 

St. Norbert's Parish Big Breakfast 

Central United Church Hall, Lincoln Street. Lunenburg. 

7:30- 11:30 a.m. 

Eggs, bacon, sausage, beans, toast and pancakes with juice, coffee and tea. 

Adults $8, children under 12, $3.50

September 7 

Tri District Fire Rescue Firefighter's Breakfast 

Station 3, Chelsea, NS
7:30- 10:30 a.m. 

Adults $7, 5-12 $3.50, under 5 free. 

Proceeds for Fire Department.

Community Events

Saturday, September 7,

Lake Centre/ New Cumberland Horse/ Ox Pull and Fun Day,  

Lake Centre/ New Cumberland Hall

Pulls starts 12:30. Canteen. Flea Market, 93. (Tables $5, call 543-4260, 543-9612) 

Corn Chowder Supper, 

4-6 p.m., 

Adults $6; 12 and under $3; under 5 free. 

Rain date Sunday, September 8.

Sept. 7
30th Annual Heritage Blueberry Festival
Parkdale/Maplewood Community Museum Hall
#3005 Barss Corner Rd. Maplewood, NS
Meals served 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Lunenburg Sausage & Pudding, Sauerkraut, Solomon Gundy,Smeltz Potatoes, Hodgepodge, Blueberry Grunt, Pie, Ice Cream and more!
Adults: $12, children (ages 5-12): $6, under 5: free
Food, music, crafts and mini market!
Info: 644-2893

September 7, 

Maggie's Playground Penny Auction and BBQ, 

Voglers Cove hall, 

11- 2.

Suppers

Saturday, September 7,

Annual Fall Supper and Silent Auction, 

Middlewood United Church Hall,  

4 - 6 p.m. 

Menu: Ham, baked beans, scallop potatoes, various salads, brown bread, rolls, pies, tea/coffee. 

Adults $10, children $5 (6-12).

September 8, Sunday, 

Fish & Chip Supper, 

Italy Cross, Middlewood and District fire hall. 

Take-outs available 12- 3 p.m. 

Supper 12- 6 p.m. 

1 piece fish & chips $7; 2 piece fish & chips $10. 

Assorted cakes for dessert. 

Proceeds for new fire hall.

Supper, Sunday, September 8, 

Forties Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road, New Ross. 

4-6 p.m. Doors open at 4, serving starts at 4:30. 

Roast Pork with Apple Sauce, vegetables, potatoes, dessert, tea/ coffee. 

Adults $11; 5-12 $5.50; under 5 $2.50. 

Call 689-2612 for information.

What's on this weekend? Smeltz potatoes! Roast Pork! Breakfasts! Lobstah! Strawberries!

Check out the 28th Annual Maplewood Heritage Blueberry Supper on Saturday, get your fill of traditional Lunenburg County food!

The supper at the Lahave Islands museum hall is worth checking too, a sweet location. Thank the volunteers who lug all the water up those stairs!!

Lots of great breakfasts and suppers on offer this weekend, take your pick. ^_^

Breakfasts

September 10,
Breakfast starting for another season!
Hebbs Cross Fire Department,
Homemade baked beans, eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausage, toast, tea, coffee, juice.
7- 11 a.m.
Price $6, children $3.

Saturday, September 10,
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (at the hall), 114 Fox Street, Lunenburg,
7:30- 11:30 a.m.
Full breakfast.
Adults $7, children (6-12) $3.50, children 5 and under free

Sunday, September 11,
Chelsea community centre,
7:30-10:30 a.m.
Adults $6; children 5-12 $3; under 5 free.
All proceeds for fire dept.

Suppers

Saturday, September 10.
Lobster Take-out Dinner
Wesley United Church, Petite Riviere.
1-1/4 lb lobster, four salads, roll and blueberry dessert,
$25 per person.
For reservations call 688-1174 (Karen), 688-2866 (Miriam).

28th Annual Heritage Blueberry Supper
Sat., Sept. 10
#3055 Barss Corner Rd., Maplewood, NS
Meals served 12:30-5:30 pm
Lunenburg Sausage & Pudding, Sauerkraut, Solomon Gundy,Smeltz Potatoes, Hodgepodge, Blueberry Grunt, Pie, Ice Cream and more!
Adults: $12, children (ages 5-12): $6, under 5: free
Food, music, crafts and mini market
Info: 644-2893

September 10,
Strawberry Shortcake Supper,
4-6:30 p.m.,
Camperdown Little Red Schoolhouse.
Adults-$8; children 5-12 years, $4; under 5 free.
Baked beans, potato salad, macaroni and hamburg casserole, brown bread, rolls, lots of sweets & Strawberry Shortcake of course!
Takeout available within the immediate area.
Please call 543-4930 by September 8 for take-out orders. Proceeds to the Christ Lutheran Church Ladies Aid.

September 10, 2011
4pm to 6pm
Lahave Museum Hall. Bell Island
Ham, Baked Beans, Scalloped Potatoes
$8.00 Adult, $4.00 Child

Sunday, September 11
Roast Pork Supper
Forties Community Centre, 1787 Forties Road, New Ross.
Roast pork with applesauce, vegetables, potatoes, dessert, tea, coffee.
4- 6 p.m. Doors open at 4, serving starts at 4:30.
Adults $10, 5- 12, $5, under 5 free.
(Call 689-2612 for information.)

Heritage Blueberry Supper Makes Triumphant Return!

I eagerly await this supper each year. Maybe it's the delicious sauerkraut salad, maybe it's the smeltz potatoes, or maybe it's the warm 'n' fuzzy community feel you get from this event. At any rate, the annual Parkdale/Maplewood Heritage Blueberry supper was a resounding success!

After the initial confusion (where do we get tickets, again?) we made the rounds of the nearby museum as we waited for our numbers to be called. I spotted this interesting 'specimen', wonder if there's anything inside? Adrenalin inhalant, it's good for what ails you!



After a nice catch chat with an old aquaintance, we made our way to the hall. Danny Penney greeted us at the door:

"you been here before?"
"yup" "know how it works?" "yup" "eat until you're full"

We approached the food table, our stomachs growling in anticipation. We need a 'wanted word' for the type of hunger you get before a supper like this. A word that describes the hunger you get, when you haven't eaten much all day, leaving lots of room for the community supper. Help me out, wordsmiths!


Sauerkraut salad in foreground

Plates full, bellies empty, we tucked in to our meals. What a spread! Lemme recap: hodge podge (not 'orthodox', basically peas, beans, onions and blend mixed in with mashed potatoes), smeltz potatoes (pork scraps, onions, blend and apples mixed with mashed potatoes...it was AMAZING), sauerkraut, lunenburg sausage and pudding, sauerkraut salad and solomon gundy. Not for the faint of heart, or vegetarians for that matter....I look forward to the sauerkraut salad every year, though this year the smeltz potatoes gave it a run for its money. Here's a glimpse:

front--left=>right: sauerkraut salad, lun. sausage, sauerkraut. back--left=>right: homemade brown bread, hodge podge, lun. pudding, smeltz potatoes

By this point, I had a sweaty upper lip, the air was 'right close', as the locals would say...Dessert was a choice of blueberry grunt or blueberry pie. I chose the grunt, of course! Blueberries were supplied by my old employer, Randy Naugler and his Nogwild brand blueberries. The grunt was excellent, I even used some of the vanilla ice cream to sweeten my tea. Grunt is basically stewed (and usually sweetened) blueberries, served on top of a dumpling and in this case, with ice cream as well.



What a meal! Needless to say, belly was full....spent the remainder of my time there snapping some candids:


Warden Jack Wentzell serving up tea.




One of Ginny Wentzell's many products...I'm so glad this shot turned out!

Stay tuned for some killer burnout pics tomorrow!