Great start to what we're hoping will be an annual event! Thanks to all the hard, hard work Coral did in putting this together. The Four Seasons Handymen were very enthusiastic about having this event at their location, and their coops and various other buildings were very well built, with lots of really great features, as well as being affordable. Wish we needed one. The site was excellent!
It was so good to see old friends and meet a lot of new ones. Enjoyed visiting with several young people who are enthusiastic and knowledgeable about poultry. Yes, the coral blue guinea did find a home! SHE went home with Kevin (5 Acre Farm) and his darling daughter, Hunter. I thought she was a male, never having heard the female sound and because of her big wattles (not always true), but out among the other guineas, she began making the "female only" sound, pretty often. They have several other guineas about the same age. YAY!
At the request of several, here is the recipe for the "chocolate" shown eaten at the event:
SHEATH CAKE
Mix together 2 cups sugar and two cups of flour in a large mixing bowl. Heat together 1 stick of margarine*, 1/2 cup oil, 4 TBsp. Nestles Quick and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and pour over flour and sugar. Add 2 beaten eggs and 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp. soda and 1 tsp. vanilla. Bake in 16x20 (jelly roll) pan at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes.
Icing
Bring to boil 1 stick margarine*, 4 Tbsp. Nestles Quick & 6 TBsp. buttermilk. Remove from heat and add 1 box powdered sugar, sifted, 1 tsp. vanilla and 2 cups chopped nuts. Mix well and pour over the cake hot.
*I use butter.
