General Chat

I was 28/29 when I became a member of a new WI that met in the evenings. (Quite a break from tradition in 1968/9.) I was treasurer then for four years until we moved, we had at any time over 50 young members. We had a great social life with interesting talks, social evenings and a big drama section. We never sang Jerusalem although we followed the rest of the WIs in everything else, craft, flower arranging, entering competitions against other WIs. We have moved twice more since then and, although I have tried I have not managed to find another one like that one, even though I now fit the perceived age group of the WI.

Oh darn - I forgot to put my apron on.
That must be why all my vol au vents turned out like biscuits.

I told my future m-i-l that I thought I would start collecting cook books ..........

........... two weeks later she gave me the Cheshire WI Cook Book, 5th edition (revised) dated 1965.

It is still our go-to book for certain jams and jellies, stuffings, and especially the Christmas pudding and cake.

It's also a place to check for old-fashioned comfort foods ................ though some of the recipes are VERY old-fashioned!

Even so, it is nowhere near as bad as the cook book her sister sent me a year or so later ......

....... Good Housekeeping's Cooking Is Fun, New Metric Edition, 1964, for high school students in domestic science :-D :-D

GH Cooking is Fun
Chapter One
Before You Start

1. Put on an apron
2. Always wash your hands
3. Read the recipe all through before beginning
4. Collect up all the utensils
5. Find all the ingredients
6. Remember that it is important to weigh or measure all the quantities exactly
7. Be sure to follow the recipe step by step

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There is a good recipe for Mince Pies in there :-D

Yes it is - loads of events hence my talk. They do a good job at what they do and it was wonderful talking to them about things they had not thought about before but went away enlightened and raring to go.

It's the W I Centenary this year Cynthia, might give it a go ??

When I gave the talk that was abundantly clear - they are trying to attract members who are not as old it would seem which I think is a great thing and a fitting way to celebrate their longevity and history.

Never been a member, but they seem to be enjoying a resurgence in membership and have updated themselves considerably. Lots going on.


http://www.thewi.org.uk/

Well I did give a talk at my local one recently but they didn't invite me to join.

I quite like jam.

So you won't be joining then !

I was amused by a recent article in a parish magazine where they went to great lengths to say that they are not just about jam and Jerusalem and then went on, in the same report, to discuss the jam competition and recipes and printed alongside the words to Jerusalem.

Any members, If so what do you enjoy about it?