I've been very lucky in book clubs. Three times, I've found a group of women who share a love of books, but more importantly the desire to encourage and support one another.
When I was fairly new to our Alberta home, I published my first book, Expectations: A Continuation of Pride and Prejudice. I had a long list of ways to promote and distribute my book. I couldn't wait to share it. I dreamed of book signings and readings and I wanted it to be part of my newfound book club. The women were willing to try it out and buy their own copies of my creation.
I checked out The Jane Austen Cookbook from JASNA Calgary and imagined making each of the strange recipes. In the end, I settled on Negus and Little Iced Cakes. Here are the ingredients for Negus:
1 pint port wine
1 lemon
12 sugar lumps
5 cups boiling water
Grated nutmeg
I followed the directions which included rubbing the lemon with the sugar lumps, and kept the concoction warm in my modern crock pot.
The Little Iced Cakes required rose flavouring which I'd never heard of and couldn't find in our little rural town. After searching the internet, I found a small convenience store in Calgary which sold the ingredient. I stepped into the culinary wonderland with my then two-year-old son in tow. We found the pretty clear bottle along the shelves and waited in line to pay. Ahead of us was a man with a long white beard. My little guy said "Look mummy. It's Moses!" A memorable experience, indeed.
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When I was fairly new to our Alberta home, I published my first book, Expectations: A Continuation of Pride and Prejudice. I had a long list of ways to promote and distribute my book. I couldn't wait to share it. I dreamed of book signings and readings and I wanted it to be part of my newfound book club. The women were willing to try it out and buy their own copies of my creation.
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1 pint port wine
1 lemon
12 sugar lumps
5 cups boiling water
Grated nutmeg
I followed the directions which included rubbing the lemon with the sugar lumps, and kept the concoction warm in my modern crock pot.
The Little Iced Cakes required rose flavouring which I'd never heard of and couldn't find in our little rural town. After searching the internet, I found a small convenience store in Calgary which sold the ingredient. I stepped into the culinary wonderland with my then two-year-old son in tow. We found the pretty clear bottle along the shelves and waited in line to pay. Ahead of us was a man with a long white beard. My little guy said "Look mummy. It's Moses!" A memorable experience, indeed.
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