Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and welcomed in the New Year with joy.

I am contacting you to tell you about something special that has been made in 2014.

You see – the women of the Boundary region have had a celebration every year on the first Wednesday of December.  2014 was the 30^th year this celebration has happened.

Some of you know this, and know that one of the things that was suggested to mark this occasion was that a cook book be made to celebrate this “30^th Anniversary of the Ladies Christmas Luncheon”.

When I was asked to spearhead this effort, I wanted the collection to be a bit different, so I requested stories from the contributors – whether about the recipes, or about the family histories, or both!  I did get some of these.  I also determined that there should be photos of old barns, buildings, and farms or ranches in the book to give it a flavour of the area’s history.

Over 70 ladies contributed recipes that have been favourites in their families, and some of the recipes have been handed down for 2 or 3 generations, so you know they are good.  Some of the recipes also came from new residents to the area – myself included.

Altogether, there are just under 200 recipes, divided into categories, including sugar-free, and gluten-free sections, with photos, as mentioned above, filling in blank spaces.  The comments we have received so far have been very good.  We had 150 copies printed initially, then a second printing of 20, and now I am looking to see if there are enough requests for copies to make a third printing possible.

The format is 8 ½ x 11”, and is spiral bound so it lies flat when opened.  The cost is only $12, as we did not want to make it a fund raiser, but just cover the printing costs.

If you wish to see a copy of the book, or would like to have these recipes in your collection – (I must say, the ones I have already tried are really delicious!) – you can contact me at the following places:

Leda M Fair

The Teddybear Farm

250 449-2639   

teddybearranch@gmail.com             

 815 Division St, Midway        

(please call before you drop by to see my copy) 

If you know what the book looks like and would like to reserve a copy, you can send a cheque.

Please make it payable to “King of Kings” and send it to:

L Fair

 #318 – 815 Division St

Midway, BC    V0H 1M0

Thank you for reading this, and I hope to hear from you.

Leda