LA BALLONA VALLEY BROMELIAD SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
JUNE 2009
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Meeting
Meeting: Wednesday, 24 June at 7:30 pm in the Rotunda Room at the
Veterans Memorial Hall.
Speaker: Tim Nomer will talk about "Orchids: A to Z". Mr. Nomer, a
past president of the South Bay Bromeliad Associates and a wonderful
photographer, will cover easy-to-grow orchids as well as more
difficult ones.
Raffle: Alan Levy will bring plants from Laren Whitlock's garden
Drinks: Yvette Fisher and Jan Gove
Food: Yvette Fisher, Sandee Tripp, and Barbara West
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From Denise Pidd:
Bus Trip
The bus trip will be Saturday, 22 August 2009. The cost is $20, which
includes a tip for the driver.
We will be going to:
* Bird Rock Tropicals
* home of Robert Kopfstein
* home of Robert Kinnard
* Plant Depot (in Capistrano)
* Tree of Life Nursery (California natives)
There will be two pick-up locations:
* Culver City: at Overland, in front of the Verterans Memorial
Building, at 7:30 am
* South Bay: in front of the Macy's in the South Bay Galleria, at
8:00 am
Bring your lunch and drinks, and please be on time.
Any questions? Ring Denise Pidd at (XXX)XXX-XXXX or email her at
(email address redacted). Denise will be collecting money at the June
meeting, or mail a check made out to "LBVBS" to:
Denise Pidd
(address redacted)
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From Don Misumi:
PS to the Show Report
Thanks to Jay Golden for helping as a Clerk for the judging at the
Show. Jay said it was a great learning experience... glad you enjoyed
it and many thanks!
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From Gloria Grover:
Membership News
Please extend a warm welcome our new member, Ken Simpson.
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Upcoming Plant Shows
56th Annual Culver City Garden Club
GARDEN SHOW
Saturday, 27 June 2009 (noon -- 5 pm)
Sunday, 28 June 2009 (10 am -- 4 pm)
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium
4117 Overland Blvd. (at Culver Blvd.)
Culver City, CA
Free admission
For additional Show and Garden Club membership information,
call (310)203-1482
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The Westchester Begonia Society presents
The 50th Annual Begonia Show and Plant Sale
Westchester's golden anniversary
dedicated to the memory of Ruth Illions Pease
Covenant Presbyterian Church
6323 W. 80th Street
northwest corner of Sepulveda & 80th Street
Westchester, CA
Saturday, 18 July 2009
9:00 am -- 5:00 pm
Free admission
Ample parking
Judged show featuring
gigantic sale of begonias,
Gennie's jewels,
Yvette Fisher's Tillandias,
and more.
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Bromeliad Show and Sale
presented by
The South Bay Bromeliad Associates
Free admission
Free parking
Sales from members' private collections
and commercial vendors
Saturday & Sunday
1 & 2 August, 2009
at
Rain Forest Flora Inc.
19121 Hawthorne Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90503
Show hours: Saturday noon -- 4:30
Sunday 10:00 -- 4:30
Sales hours: Saturday 10:00 -- 4:30
Sunday 10:00 -- 4:30
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Here is the recipe for the carrot cake at the May meeting, which a
couple of people have requested.
Carrot Cake
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4 large eggs
6 3/4 oz sugar
3 1/4 oz brown sugar (light or dark)
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup oil
8 oz whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup pineapple juice or rum
15 oz finely grated carrots
8 oz well-drained, chopped pineapple (from one 20 oz can)
5 oz shredded coconut
Beat the eggs, sugars, cinnamon, and nutmeg until thick and pale. Add
the vanilla, then dribble in the oil while beating.
Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix into the
batter alternately with the liquid. Stir in the carrots, pineapple,
and coconut.
Pour the batter into a greased 13"x9" pan (or several smaller pans),
and bake at 350 deg F until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes
out clean, around 45 -- 55 minutes (for the 13"x9" pan). Cool.
Cream cheese frosting
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3 oz butter
8 oz cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 lb confectioner's sugar
milk
Beat the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Mix in the confectioner's sugar, and then add enough milk to make a
spreadable consistency. Spread on cooled cake.
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Administrivia
The La Ballona Valley Bromeliad Society meets the fourth Wednesday of
each month, January through October, in the Rotunda Room at Veterans
Memorial Hall, 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City.
Emmit Willis, President
Jim Jaeger, Vice-President
Don Misumi, Treasurer
Gloria Grover, Membership
Jean Yoshii, Newsletter (Have an item for the newsletter? Please
email it to (email address redacted) or mail it through the post.)