Meaning the close, grill, or meaning the camp stove - or will any do? I'll add to the list, thanx!

Total guests 218

21 Appetizers
10 Beverages
2 Bread
2 Condiment
23 Dessert
25 Main
15 Salad
7 Side
16 Supplies
7 Need grill
3 Bringing grill (incl. close, camp stove and one grill)

17 TBD



Phew!

218!

We knew a few people might show up. Never expected that many. Wow!

Regards,

I'll bring a Bourbon County birramisu for dessert.

The peanuts arrived. I'll bring boiled peanuts.

glennpan wrote:I will be bringing Hot Links from Uncle Johns, but need a source to prepare them on. Sorry for the late response.

Glenn,

I am bringing a Weber Grill and 20-lbs of lump charcoal, though PhilW's Klose (smoker, not grill) will have room and be perfect for the hot links.

Enjoy,
Gary

Looks like I'll be bringing beans, greens, and tomato jam.

G Wiv wrote:

glennpan wrote:I will be bringing Hot Links from Uncle Johns, but need a source to prepare them on. Sorry for the late response.

Glenn,

I am bringing a Weber Grill and 20-lbs of lump charcoal, though PhilW's Klose (smoker, not grill) will have room and be perfect for the hot links.

Enjoy,
Gary

Speaking of the benevolent PhilW's Klose, I am also planning on bringing some Dragon Turds -- incorporating both homemade bacon and sage sausage -- which I would love to be able to smoke on it, as well.

Thanks,

=R=

I plan to attend, and will bring a kilo of Turkish Delight candy made by the Altan family in their store (where the family has been making candy for the past 144-years), which I brought back with me from Istanbul earlier this week.

On my brother's insistence, I will be there +1 (James).
I'm sorry my reply is so late, and I had to make an account just to respond to this!
But I'll bring cookies (snickerdoodles) and a black bean and corn salad.

Evelyn

it turns out the leftover plastic cups i have are only a 16 count, not 64, as i reported earlier. sorry... i am bringing a card table and urge others to do the same. the food really takes up a lot of space (that's a good thing), and everyone wants, i'm sure, room for their dish(es). i'm also adding a small thermos of iced tea to my contribution. looking forward to tomorrow, justjoan

BJY and I are coming (sorry for the late notice!) and bringing a ginger-infused fruit salad, plus a small, low table.

Looking forward to it!

Michelle

The jerk jerky is going well! I did get two different jerk marinades to try. I will have traditional jerky as well.

Asparagus is on sale at Dominicks ($1.88/lb) so My Brde picked up a few pounds and will wrap them with bacon and sprinkle with cheese. Will be brought cooked but cold and we will be looking for a corner of a grill to warm them up.

She is still on target with the cooler of ice.

thanks, Cathy, for that organizational chart. I was checking to ensure my party's name was on it...very easy to find and informative.

I'm very much looking forward to meeting everyone! We'll be there around noon.

elakin wrote:thanks, Cathy, for that organizational chart. I was checking to ensure my party's name was on it...very easy to find and informative.

I'm very much looking forward to meeting everyone! We'll be there around noon.

Thank MHays - Michelle for the spreadsheet.

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The dearest thing tomorrow will be tables and chairs. If you can tuck a folding table and a few lawn chairs, you will be assuring you have a seat. We will have 10-14 picnic tables from the forest preserves. Otherwise it is BYO-seating or a BYO-blanket to sit on.

If you bring some extra water, that can't hurt either. If it isn't used, you can take it home for use another day.

I'm now going to make a whole bunch of name tags.

The weather has blessed us with perfect picnic weather! See you tomorrow!

Regards,

Speaking of which, here's the latest installment with all your updates, thank you everyone who PMmed me with upddates, please continue to shoot Cathy2 AND myself a PM with any changes or updates:

Total guests 210

25 Appetizers
10 Beverages
2 Bread
2 Condiment
26 Dessert
25 Main
17 Salad
12 Side
16 Supplies

10 Need grill
4 Bringing grill

13 TBD

A question for someone who knows: regarding glass, is it strictly forbidden or is it only alcohol in glass that's not permitted?

Thanks,

=R=

From the Forest Preserve website:

Glass beverage containers are not allowed on any Forest Preserve property.

And in the Picnic Permit rules

The sale of alcoholic beverages in any form is prohibited. Glass beverage containers are not permitted on Forest Preserve District property. Please note that the consumption of alcohol upon or within 50 feet of any roadway, parking area, or entranceway is prohibited.

This also seems to mean you can't decant from your car.

Mhays wrote:From the Forest Preserve website:

Glass beverage containers are not allowed on any Forest Preserve property.

And in the Picnic Permit rules

[img]The%20sale%20of%20alcoholic%20beverages%20in%20any%20form%20is%20prohibited.%20Glass%20beverage%20containers%20are%20not%20permitted%20on%20Forest%20Preserve%20District%20property.%20Please%20note%20that%20the%20consumption%20of%20alcohol%20upon%20or%20within%2050%20feet%20of%20any%20roadway,%20parking%20area%20or%20entranceway%20is%20prohibited.[/img]

This also seems to mean you can't decant from your car.

So, does that mean that condiments or other food items in glass are ok (I read this to mean that they are)? What if I have some pickles or a condiment in a Ball jar? I'm just trying to figure out if I need to repack these things while I still have the opportunity, sometime before the picnic tomorrow.

=R=

Hi,

Their wording is very specific to beverages. I have bread and butter pickles in a ball jar I plan to bring. That appears to be ok. Grape juice in a ball jar is not ok.

For those who inquire about bringing dogs, we ask your canine friends stay at home. Dogs don't fit well in a crazy environment loaded with people, food, fire, alcohol and kids running around. It is asking a lot of even the best behaved dog to keep their equilibrium.

I am keeping my cat at home. She may not be the best example, because she is probably glad I am not home.

Regards,

ronnie - I had the same thought, so we just repacked everything, or we put it in plastic to start. We even bought plastic wine glasses (ugh!). That, of course, will define the upper limit of the $ of our wine. But we are open to sharing, as the box is large and the plastics (well, I can't say 'glasses') we are bringing are many.

Cathy2 - I heard your cry. We will be bringing an old card table, two camp chairs and a market umbrella. From the size of the crowd I'm guessing we might be camped out way past the black stump, so will bring full picnic survival gear. Including extra water, to be sipped from said plastic wine . . . . vessels.

Food update: the Baba is resting in the fridge, melding flavors as we type. The Cuban black beans are soon headed there for the same gentle rest, after we do a Q.C. check tonight (called 'dinner'). The pork shoulder has been in marinade of citrus, onion, garlic, oregano, cumin etc. since early morning, and will go on tonight around 9pm.

We are leaving our dogs at home. As gentle as I know them to be, I care too much for them to bring them to a gathering of well meaning people. Some well meaning person, or perhaps a child, will find great pleasure in feeding one of my poochini. Ours are always willing to accept a treat. But I found out, the hard way, that picnic food doesn't always agree with their stomachs. Three days of, well, how should I say this . . . 'cleaning up after them' until their systems regained stability was not worth the several hours of companionship at the picnic. We'll leave them home and snoogle them when we return.



See ya around 11.

Cheers,

DRC1379

justjoan wrote:it turns out the leftover plastic cups i have are only a 16 count, not 64, as i reported earlier. sorry... i am bringing a card table and urge others to do the same. the food really takes up a lot of space (that's a good thing), and everyone wants, i'm sure, room for their dish(es). i'm also adding a small thermos of iced tea to my contribution. looking forward to tomorrow, justjoan

I have a couple of sleeves of cups totaling 36 that I can bring. I also noticed that there are paper towels listed, but no napkins. I'll grab what I have which looks to be about 200.

Apologies for the late response. Me plus one and apple bacon potato salad... see you tomorrow!

DRC1379 wrote:We are leaving our dogs at home.

Thanks,

With over 200 attendees, and children and alcohol present, leaving dogs at home simply makes sense. Also, as Cathy has repeatedly asked, no beverages in glass bottles. One additional request, please remain mostly clothed at all times. NR706 I'm talking to you.

One additional note, there is no clean up crew, we have not hired a clean up crew, we desire to leave the grove in better shape than when we arrived. Please pitch in with clean up.

Looking forward to tomorrows picnic,
Gary

Panther in the Den wrote:The jerk jerky is going well! I did get two different jerk marinades to try. I will have traditional jerky as well.

Ready,



Set,



GO!

Score! I found Muscadine Grapes so those are coming with as well. That great South Carolina combo of boiled peanuts & winey grapes will be there.

I'm down 1.5 due to a visit from some out of town friends of the 1 who have never met the .5, but will still be there with the 3 one-bite salads, probably around noon. Can't wait!

Santander,

Great, I was about to print out that batch with your family.

Regards,

Cathy,

I hope I saved you but I'm down to 1 guest whose name you already have. I hate late cancels. Thanks for doing this. Should I bring my print out guide to look for folks and their food offering or will tha be available on site? It looks like a Treasure Trove of offerings.

pairs4life wrote:Cathy,

I hope I saved you but I'm down to 1 guest whose name you already have. I hate late cancels. Thanks for doing this. Should I bring my print out guide to look for folks and their food offering or will tha be available on site? It looks like a Treasure Trove of offerings.

I will probably have a master list for my reference, which you are welcome to check out. Otherwise, you may want to bring your own list.

All name tags and food labels are printed. I will have extra labels for updating by hand.

Regards,