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Tropical Fruit Club Newsletter
December 2007
Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.
- Mother Teresa
President: Ervin Jannsen Vice President: Abe White Treasurer: Lincoln Lai Secretaries: Joann Maynard,
Pete von Lersner, Heidi Flinchbaugh Newsletter: Pam Flesher Mailing: Shirley Silvasy
Refreshments: Yolanda Curtis Librarian: Shirley Silvasy
December is our annual HOLIDAY FEAST! Oh what fun it is to be a member of the Tropical Fruit Club in December. All the great cooks in our club fix up their best tropical food. So bring a covered dish large enough to share and your own serving utensils. The club will provide the meat, drinks, plates, cups, silverware and napkins. We will have cards available to put your name on and to list the ingredients in your dish for those who have dietary concerns such as nuts, shellfish, meat, etc. or for anyone wishing to ask you for the recipe. Come and enjoy an evening of fun and festivities with all your friends in the Tropical Fruit Club. Hope to see you there!
Program for January: Noel Ramos will speak on: SAPOTES OF THE NEW WORLD.
During his early college years at the Catholic University in Puerto Rico, Noel worked on his grandfathers coffee farm during his school breaks which helped sparked his enthusiasm for tropical agriculture. Afterwards, he relocated to South Florida and completed his business degree at FAU in Boca Raton. For the past 20 years he has been growing tropical fruit in Broward County and has written over a dozen fruit related articles and book reviews which have appeared in several periodicals including the California Fruit Gardener and the Rare Fruit Council magazines. In addition, Noel's botanical photographs have also been widely published, most recently in the New York Times and Miami Slow Food websites. He has also traveled extensively to private farms, botanical gardens and agricultural research stations throughout the U.S, Europe, the Caribbean and Central America. Currently at his property in Coral Springs he is growing and fruiting many species of rare tropical fruits including Annonas, Sapotes, Jakfruit, Mangos, Coffee and Cacao.
Websites of Interest
www.willisorchards.com for fruit trees such as persimmon, guava, paw-paw, fig, loquat, quince, etc.
www.melissas.com to order fresh exotic tropical fruit
http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html Don’t panic…eat organic
With Sympathy
The Tropical Fruit Club extends its heart felt sympathy to Daphne and Lincoln Lai for the death of Daphne’s sister.
Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
November Tasting Table Thank You to:
Bob Burns Mango Bread Nancy Zeleznik Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Mae Abbott Banana Pudding Lloyd Orlando Calendars
Heinz Wutscher Page Mandarian Sousan Orlando Rice & Pomagranet Stew
Lincoln & Daphne Lai Carambola Kathy Anderson Mango
Mort & Luzmin Garcia Banana Chips Ador & Veronica Cabrera Papaya
Marie & Victor Orlando Beets & Carrots Salad Susan Wilson Lemon Cake
Phyllis Stephens Chocolate Cake
Pam Flesher Gaucamole and Chips
November Raffle Table Thank you to:
Roberta Whitherspoon Monstera Deliciosa and Little Prince & Raja Puri Bananas
Shirley Silvasy Papaya and Sweet Potatoes
Kathy Anderson Key Limes
Doyle Abbott Chyote Plants
Christine Young Hollyhocks
Tropical Fruit Club
P. O. Box 37
Happy New Year!