Bundaberg & District Hydroponics Society

NEWSLETTER 221 Dec/January 2012

Hydroponic Meeting

Our Christmas meeting was enjoyed by everyone who came along; I admit the meeting was a real quickie! We had other things to do like Eat and Drink.

Coming Events

5^TH February 2012 Will be our first meeting, it will be at Bob & Beryl's place at Maroondan, mud map at end of newsletter.

Remember this is a BBQ. With the meat & bread supplied by Club.

Members to bring a plate of Salad/ Sweets.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN'T MAKE THE MEETING, I DON'T WANT TO OVER ORDER.

I will not be offended if you can't make it just let me know please

Reminder:

9.00 am for a 9.30 start meeting.
Please bring a folding Chair.
Something for the raffle table. One small gift from each person attending the meeting.
One Dollar ($1) each for morning tea.
The host to give a talk.

Happy Birthday to any member who had a birthday in December and anyone who is having one in January

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This Month Recipes

Chickpea chocolate cake (gluten free)

Thank you Russ for this recipe and it's yummy

200-250 g block cooking chocolate (melted)
2 x 410 g cans chickpea (drained and rinsed well)
4 eggs
150 g white sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Set oven at 160C.
Line lamington tin (26 x 16 cm).
Combine eggs and chickpeas in food processor until smooth.
Add sugar and baking powder. Pulse to blend.
Pour in melted chocolate. Blend until smooth and thoroughly mixed.
Pour into pan and bake for 30-35 min.
Cool in pan for 10 min before turning out.
Serve (warm is nice) with cream or yoghurt or dust with icing sugar.
or use pkt dried chickpeas,soked overnight then boiled for 20 min

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This Month's jokes

A young blonde woman in Sydney was so depressed that she decided to end her life by throwing herself from the Harbour Bridge.

She went down to the bridge and was about to leap into the frigid water when a handsome young sailor saw her tottering on the edge of the Bridge crying.

He took pity on her and said "Look, you have so much to live for. I'm off to Europe in the morning, and if you like, I can stow you away on my ship. I'll take good care of you and bring you food every day." Moving closer, he slipped his arm around her shoulder and added, "I'll keep you happy, and you'll keep me happy."

The girl nodded yes. "After all, what do I have to lose?"

Perhaps a fresh start in Europe would give her life new meaning. That night, the sailor brought her aboard and hid her in a lifeboat.

From then on, every night he brought her three sandwiches and a piece of fruit, and they made passionate love until dawn.

Three weeks later, during a routine inspection, she was discovered by the Captain. "What are you doing here?" the captain asked.

"I have an arrangement with one of the sailors, who's stowed me away" she explained "I get food and free passage to Europe, and he's screwing me."

''He certainly is," the captain said. "This is the Manly Ferry."

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This Month's Hydroponic Information

It was discussed at our Xmas Meeting that we should try and encourage new members. So with this in mind, it was agreed that we have a stall at the Gin Gin Markets, where we can display plants, which you, our members have grown in hydroponics.

We can also have on show the different growing medias,
Have membership forms on hand,
When you start growing take a photo and while your plants are maturing keep taking photos and we can then place then on a photo board to show at the markets just what can be grown in hydroponics.

SO -

Now is the time to start growing.

If you have any ideas of how to increase our membership please, please, bring your ideas forward at our next meeting in February.

Mike is going to contact some of the commercial growers in Bundaberg to see if we could do a field trip to them.

UNTIL NEXT MONTH - HAPPY GARDENING

An ex member of our club Dave Shelton from Childers passed away from a heart attack on Monday the 16^th January our condolences go to Anita and family.

On behalf of the club I sent a card.

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