Limerick Federation ICA Notes Week ending Feb 8th

FEDERATION MEETING:-

Limerick Federation ICA Spring Meeting takes place on Tue. Feb. 25^th at 8pm in The Woodlands House Hotel, Adare. All Guilds are invited to attend this meeting and give their support to the Federation 70^th Celebration. A choir is being organised for the Ecumenical Service in The Methodist Church, Adare. If you are interested please get in contact with Maura Walsh, Cappamore, 087 9153729. Anne Gabbett takes charge of catering so if you wish to assist you can contact Anne at 087 6411656

The annual collection of toiletries etc. for ADAPT House will take place at The Federation Meeting and your support is very much appreciated.

Our Timire Maura is having a Trath Na gCeist competition so you can all brush up on your cúpla focail.

Marmalade makers will have the opportunity to test their skills using their favourite recipe with a competition for a pot of homemade marmalade.  A little bit of history on marmalade tells us that Marmelada was the Portuguese name for sweet quince paste that was imported as a luxury to Britain from the late Middle Ages onwards. It was very expensive and only used by royalty and the well heeled. As it was in great demand Tudor cooks invented a more affordable version by boiling up the cheaper imports of lemons and bitter Seville oranges into thick, solid conserves they called “marmalades. These were cut into slices and eaten as sweets. Later more water was added and some of the first references to marmalade used as a jam are found in Scotland.

AN GRIANÁN:-

Anne Rowlands has finalised details for a short visit to An Grianán from April 22^nd to 24^th 2014

Tue. 22^nd Depart Crescent Shopping Centre Visit Farmleigh House for a tour of house and arrive in An Grianán in time for evening dinner

Wed 23^rd Depart An Grianán after Breakfast  on a visit to Ballyrobert Cottage and Gardens. Here you will have a tour followed by tea/coffee and scones. 2.30pm Tour of Belfast City Hall which takes approx. 45mins. Shopping Time in Victoria Square and return to An Grianán for evening dinner.

Thurs. 24^th Depart An Grianán after Breakfast for tour of Glendalough and Powerscourt and arrive back in Limerick in afternoon.

The cost is €130 for two nights B&B plus Dinner and €50 approx for Bus plus 5sterling entry to Ballyrobert Cottage. All those interested in travelling should contact Anne at 087 6968690 and deposit must be paid at Spring Federation Meeting.

Joan Hayes, Federation Treasurer also asks guilds who have collected the euro per member to support An Grianán to bring along the money to Federation Meeting.

ENTERTAINING AT HOME :-

Joan Hayes from Crecora Guild shares this nice recipe for Lemon Cheese Cake with us.

Ingredients

125grms(4ozs) butter

250grms digestive biscuits(approx. half a packet)

300grms Philadelphia Cheese(1carton)

227ml cream(1carton)

227ml natural yoghurt(1carton)

1egg separated

1packet lemon jelly

Rind and juice of 1large lemon

Method.

Crush the biscuits to crumbs and melt the butter. Combine both and press into loose bottom tin. Melt the jelly in about 2 tablespoons of water over heat. Beat the egg white to soft peaks, whip the cream. To the egg white and cream add the egg yolk, cream cheese, yoghurt, juice and lemon rind and beat until smooth.Pour over biscuit base and leave to set.

(Glutten free biscuits can also be used very successfully in this recipe.)

FÓGRAÍ:-

Feb5th Limerick Lace class Millinnium Centre Raheen

Feb25th Federation Meeting Woodlands

March1st National Spring Conference in An Grianán