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Minutes of June 18, 2006 Johnson County Herb Society Meeting President Esther Chambliss called the meeting to order at 10:20 a.m. at the Cleburne Public Libary. New Business: Esther passed out brochures on the Estroven Herb Garden Contest. Entrants submit a 250 word essay and picture of their herb garden. First Prize is $5,000. If you did not get the entry rules, ask Esther. Old Business: Esther announced that the club wold not participate in the Arlington Organic Garden Club show because of late notice and other plans. The Johnson County Herb Society Symposium is shaping up. Confirmed to come are the Fort Worth Garden Club, Viola Orr, and Waldenbooks. There is a possibility that Burgundy Beef and Udderly Divine Dairy will participate. There are two confirmed speakers - Lucy Harrell (Ladies of the Garden)and Jay Mertz (Rabbit Hill Farms). There is a possibility that Judy Barrett of Home Town Garden Magzine will also speak. Micki Nellis has already started publicity by listing the event in magazines and on websites. Secretary Sandra Buerger read the minutes of the May 20 meeting. Sue Morgan made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Debra Moore seconded. Members voted unanimously to accept. Sue Morgan gave the treasurers report. There is a $556.26 balance in the main account, $1,079.62 in the savings account, with $77.90 cash on hand. One $25 check has been received from a vendor for booth rental at the October symposium. Membership dues of $20 are now due. Esther announced that she has given the vendors who paid for booths last year a free booth at this year's symposium. Some have rented additional booths. Elaine Bell motioned to accept the treasurer's report. Debra Moore seconded. Members voted unanimously to accept the report. Pat Chapman read a thank you from the Cleburne Pregnancy Center for the Christmas donations. Pat Chapman passed out the JCHS club directories. Esther reported on her visit to Texas Lavendar Farms near Mineral Wells. Gayle Strangmeyer is trying to get a group of women together to go to Providence, Italy. (Cost $3,000) Lucy Harrell will begin free Wednesday night workshops again in the fall in Arlington. New officers were installed. Serving as officers for 2006-2007 will be Esther Chambliss, president; Debra Moore, vice president (plus scrapbook); Sue Morgan, treasurer; Micki Nellis, secretary (plus publicity); Pat Chapman, membership chair (plus librarian); Sally Porter, hospitality chair; Elaine Bell, parliamentarian; and Nancy Hagwood, historian. Pat Chapman and Micki Nellis presented ideas for the Herbal Dessert Cookbook to be sold at the October symposium. There will be a series of small cookbooks, each with different color covers. Each recipe will have a parody of a 50s or Country and Western Song, such as "Help me bake it through the night" for a bread recipe. The club can sell 3 ring binders with a cover and spine insert, and wooden cookbook hangers. The name of the series is proposed to be "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Herbal Cookbook Collection" published by the Johnson County Herb Society, Cleburne, Texas. Full details of the cookbook plans are attached at the end of this report. Each member should contribute 3 to 4 taste-tested herbal dessert recipes before August. Members made sachet bags from the Make and Take items left over from the lawn and garden show booth. Nancy Hagwood brought Echinacea and Cypress Vines to Share. Micki Nellis brought Spicy Globe Basil. Next meeting will be at Sandra Buerger's house, 1622 Ivy Court, Cleburne at 10 a.m. July 15. Bring a sack lunch and a herbal dessert plus recipe for the upcoming Herbal Dessert Cookbook. Meeting was adjourned and members shared potluck food. **** Herbies Cookbook Meeting between Micki Nellis and Pat Chapman June 15, 2006 Format: Print stock is 8 1/2 x 11, folded, stapled, with colored card stock cover, with 3 holes drilled in book to fit in 3 ring binder. Each booklet will be a different color. Front will feature the title, subtitle, the herbie logo and "Published by the Johnson County Herb Society" "Cleburne, Texas, 2006" or whatever year Binder Buy 3 ring binders with clear plastic pocket on front and spine. Insert colored printed title sheet in front and spine. Binders will hold several cookbooks. They will be used to collect all the cookbooks we publish. Pants Hanger Book Holder Decorate a pants hanger with herb theme - paint or stencil. Sell with cookbook and binder. Open pants hanger, clamp cookbook open, and hang from cabinet knob. Keeps book open and out of the way. Need illustrator. Do we have any talented artists in the group? We need a Clever Title for the Cookbook as a whole. Each booklet will have a subtitle. Thoughts:"Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Herbal Cookbook Collection" Need suggestions Examples will be brought to Saturday's meeting. Booklet Plans In each book, have a page that lists the herbs used in the recipes The back cover of each booklet will be a mailer for convenient gift giving The front page will be a To: From page with room for a note The finished book will be put in Adobe pdf format for selling on the web Scatter witty sayings throughout the booklets for filler. ("How to preserve a husband.") Each book will contain info about the herb society Each book will contain a group picture of that year's members. (Need a scenic location for group shots) Theme will be songs from the 50s. Tag each recipe with a song title from the 50s. Examples: Harper Valley PiTA Help Me Bake it through the Night Love Me Tender (pot roast) Your Cheatin Heartichoke Baby's Got Herb Green Beans On A Boy Named Soup Bread Time Story Blue Suede Chews On the Rolls Again He Stopped Lovin Her Pate King of the Rolls Digging up Scones I've Got Breads in Low Places Rhubarb, Don't Take Your Love to Town Hello Waldorf You Lime Up My Life Don't Come Home a Drinking with Muffins on Your Mind Will the Kernel Be Unbroken You Don't Have to Call Me Garlic, Garlic All My Eggses Live in Texas O Sage Can You See It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (What are you cooking tonight?) Settin' Fancy Feeds The Sweetest Thing Take This Cob and Shove It (corn on the cob or cornbread) Peas Release Me or Cheese Release Me Sweet Thangs Daddy Sang Basil (Mama Sang Tomato) Caper Roses Stuff it in, Stuff it in Livin on Salsa Time Moon Liver You get the idea We planned out 11 Mini Cookbooks and chose a color for the cover. Here's what we think, in the order to be published: Main Title - Need Brainstorming Booklet Titles and order to be published 1 Desserts Pink Cover "Keep the Home Pies Burning" 2 Appetizers Dark Blue Cover "Yakkety Snacks" 3 Dips Orange Cover "Funny How Thyme Dips Away" 4 Beverages Light Blue Cover "There Stands the Glass" 5 Breads Tan "Help Me Bake it through the Night" 6 Soups and Salads Yellow Cover "A Boy Named Soup" 7 Pasta White Cover "Silver Threads and Golden Noodles" 8 Vegetables Light Green "Garden of Feedin" 9 Main Dishes Dark Green "Home on the Range" 10 Grilling Red "Tasted Days and Basted Nights" 11 Drying Herbs Lavendar? "Drying Time Again" Some song titles just aching for a recipe to match and a little word switching: Hound Dog Man Jail House Rock Time to Pay the Fiddler Crazy Arms Splish Splash Chantilly Lace Lonesome Cattle Call Blueberry Hill Great Balls of Fire HeartbreakHotel Achy Breaky Heart Waltzin Matilda Be Still My Heart Great Balls of Fire Walk a Mile in My Shoes Ozark Mountain Jubilee Honeycomb Ring of Fire Long Tall Texan These Boots Were Made for Walkin Needed: Brainstorming Ideas for Main Title Illustrator 50's Song Titles Herbal Recipes - Desserts first Creative Ideas Thanks Micki and Pat

Minutes of June 18, 2006 Johnson County Herb Society Meeting

President Esther Chambliss called the meeting to order at 10:20 a.m. at the Cleburne Public Libary.

New Business: Esther passed out brochures on the Estroven Herb Garden Contest. Entrants submit a 250 word essay and picture of their herb garden. First Prize is $5,000. If you did not get the entry rules, ask Esther.

Old Business: Esther announced that the club wold not participate in the Arlington Organic Garden Club show because of late notice and other plans.

The Johnson County Herb Society Symposium is shaping up. Confirmed to come are the Fort Worth Garden Club, Viola Orr, and Waldenbooks. There is a possibility that Burgundy Beef and Udderly Divine Dairy will participate.

There are two confirmed speakers - Lucy Harrell (Ladies of the Garden)and Jay Mertz (Rabbit Hill Farms). There is a possibility that Judy Barrett of Home Town Garden Magzine will also speak.

Micki Nellis has already started publicity by listing the event in magazines and on websites.

Secretary Sandra Buerger read the minutes of the May 20 meeting. Sue Morgan made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Debra Moore seconded. Members voted unanimously to accept.

Sue Morgan gave the treasurers report. There is a $556.26 balance in the main account, $1,079.62 in the savings account, with $77.90 cash on hand. One $25 check has been received from a vendor for booth rental at the October symposium. Membership dues of $20 are now due.

Esther announced that she has given the vendors who paid for booths last year a free booth at this year's symposium. Some have rented additional booths.

Elaine Bell motioned to accept the treasurer's report. Debra Moore seconded. Members voted unanimously to accept the report.

Pat Chapman read a thank you from the Cleburne Pregnancy Center for the Christmas donations.

Pat Chapman passed out the JCHS club directories.

Esther reported on her visit to Texas Lavendar Farms near Mineral Wells. Gayle Strangmeyer is trying to get a group of women together to go to Providence, Italy. (Cost $3,000)

Lucy Harrell will begin free Wednesday night workshops again in the fall in Arlington.

New officers were installed.
Serving as officers for 2006-2007 will be Esther Chambliss, president; Debra Moore, vice president (plus scrapbook); Sue Morgan, treasurer; Micki Nellis, secretary (plus publicity); Pat Chapman, membership chair (plus librarian); Sally Porter, hospitality chair; Elaine Bell, parliamentarian; and Nancy Hagwood, historian.

Pat Chapman and Micki Nellis presented ideas for the Herbal Dessert Cookbook to be sold at the October symposium. There will be a series of small cookbooks, each with different color covers. Each recipe will have a parody of a 50s or Country and Western Song, such as "Help me bake it through the night" for a bread recipe. The club can sell 3 ring binders with a cover and spine insert, and wooden cookbook hangers. The name of the series is proposed to be "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Herbal Cookbook Collection" published by the Johnson County Herb Society, Cleburne, Texas.

Full details of the cookbook plans are attached at the end of this report. Each member should contribute 3 to 4 taste-tested herbal dessert recipes before August.

Members made sachet bags from the Make and Take items left over from the lawn and garden show booth.

Nancy Hagwood brought Echinacea and Cypress Vines to Share. Micki Nellis brought Spicy Globe Basil.

Next meeting will be at Sandra Buerger's house, 1622 Ivy Court, Cleburne at 10 a.m. July 15. Bring a sack lunch and a herbal dessert plus recipe for the upcoming Herbal Dessert Cookbook.

Meeting was adjourned and members shared potluck food.

****
Herbies Cookbook

Meeting between Micki Nellis and Pat Chapman June 15, 2006

Format:
Print stock is 8 1/2 x 11, folded, stapled, with colored card stock cover, with 3 holes drilled in book to fit in 3 ring binder. Each booklet will be a different color.

Front will feature the title, subtitle, the herbie logo and
"Published by the Johnson County Herb Society"
"Cleburne, Texas, 2006" or whatever year

Binder

Buy 3 ring binders with clear plastic pocket on front and spine. Insert colored printed title sheet in front and spine.

Binders will hold several cookbooks. They will be used to collect all the cookbooks we publish.

Pants Hanger Book Holder

Decorate a pants hanger with herb theme - paint or stencil. Sell with cookbook and binder. Open pants hanger, clamp cookbook open, and hang from cabinet knob. Keeps book open and out of the way.

Need illustrator. Do we have any talented artists in the group?

We need a Clever Title for the Cookbook as a whole. Each booklet will have a subtitle.
Thoughts:"Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Herbal Cookbook Collection"

Need suggestions

Examples will be brought to Saturday's meeting.

Booklet Plans

In each book, have a page that lists the herbs used in the recipes
The back cover of each booklet will be a mailer for convenient gift giving
The front page will be a To: From page with room for a note
The finished book will be put in Adobe pdf format for selling on the web
Scatter witty sayings throughout the booklets for filler. ("How to preserve a husband.")
Each book will contain info about the herb society
Each book will contain a group picture of that year's members.
(Need a scenic location for group shots)

Theme will be songs from the 50s. Tag each recipe with a song title from the 50s.

Examples:
Harper Valley PiTA
Help Me Bake it through the Night
Love Me Tender (pot roast)
Your Cheatin Heartichoke
Baby's Got Herb Green Beans On
A Boy Named Soup
Bread Time Story
Blue Suede Chews
On the Rolls Again
He Stopped Lovin Her Pate
King of the Rolls
Digging up Scones
I've Got Breads in Low Places
Rhubarb, Don't Take Your Love to Town
Hello Waldorf
You Lime Up My Life
Don't Come Home a Drinking with Muffins on Your Mind
Will the Kernel Be Unbroken
You Don't Have to Call Me Garlic, Garlic
All My Eggses Live in Texas
O Sage Can You See
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (What are you cooking tonight?)
Settin' Fancy Feeds
The Sweetest Thing
Take This Cob and Shove It (corn on the cob or cornbread)
Peas Release Me or Cheese Release Me
Sweet Thangs
Daddy Sang Basil (Mama Sang Tomato)
Caper Roses
Stuff it in, Stuff it in
Livin on Salsa Time
Moon Liver

You get the idea

We planned out 11 Mini Cookbooks and chose a color for the cover. Here's what we think, in the order to be published:

Main Title - Need Brainstorming

Booklet Titles and order to be published

1 Desserts Pink Cover
"Keep the Home Pies Burning"

2 Appetizers Dark Blue Cover
"Yakkety Snacks"

3 Dips Orange Cover
"Funny How Thyme Dips Away"

4 Beverages Light Blue Cover
"There Stands the Glass"

5 Breads Tan
"Help Me Bake it through the Night"

6 Soups and Salads Yellow Cover
"A Boy Named Soup"

7 Pasta White Cover
"Silver Threads and Golden Noodles"

8 Vegetables Light Green
"Garden of Feedin"

9 Main Dishes Dark Green
"Home on the Range"

10 Grilling Red
"Tasted Days and Basted Nights"

11 Drying Herbs Lavendar?
"Drying Time Again"

Some song titles just aching for a recipe to match and a little word switching:

Hound Dog Man
Jail House Rock
Time to Pay the Fiddler
Crazy Arms
Splish Splash
Chantilly Lace
Lonesome Cattle Call
Blueberry Hill
Great Balls of Fire
HeartbreakHotel
Achy Breaky Heart
Waltzin Matilda
Be Still My Heart
Great Balls of Fire
Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Ozark Mountain Jubilee
Honeycomb
Ring of Fire
Long Tall Texan
These Boots Were Made for Walkin

Needed:
Brainstorming Ideas for Main Title
Illustrator
50's Song Titles
Herbal Recipes - Desserts first
Creative Ideas

Thanks
Micki and Pat