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| Volume 2 Issue 2 |
December 2002 |
 Sea Fare
Bob's Occasionally Perfect Apple Crumble
175 grms Self-raising flour
100 grms butter
100 grms sugar
Blend the butter into the flour until the butter is in small crumbs coated with flour; it will still feel buttery. This can be done by hand or with a pastry cutter or with a few pulses in a Cuisinart. Then add the sugar and again work by hand or machine until the mixture feels 'short', which seems to mean dry-ish and no longer buttery.
5-6 Granny Smith Apples
50 grms sugar
1+ teaspoons cinnamon
pinch+ of nutmeg
pinch of cloves
Peel and slice apples and layer evenly in baking dish about 9x12 inches. Mix sugar and spices and sprinkle evenly over the apples. Spread the crumble over the top. Bake at 200 ºC for 30-40 minutes until crumble is lightly browned. Test firmness of apples for toothsomeness with a toothpick.
Bob 'Meg'
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Sunday Outings
Chimera & Trout Lunch
November 24th
 About 70 (yes seventy) people decided to go on this very popular outing gratefully arranged by Bob & Jean, 'Patient Lady'. After the initial climb to the lower flames I thought that there might be a few more takers for the bus to the restaurant, but no, the intrepid yachties decided almost the the person to do the hike over the top. Admittedly there were a few who wished that they had by the time they reached to actual top of the hill. Anyway, a lovely walk through the pine trees, across the stream and on to the Yesilvadi Restaurant for a lovely lunch at a very reasonable price. Another great day out.
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Perge & DIY store
December 1st
 Despite a few last minute cancellations due to the suddenly increased price of entry, we still had about 40 people with us to enjoy this truly beautiful and unusual site. The weather was kind to us and everyone spread out through the site for their picnic lunches - except Cara who hadn't realised she had to take one so scrounged off Sam and Jack. A short visit to Koc Tas and Migros finished off the day for us with some spending more than planned on new (and useful??) tools.
SMART by NATURE:
The following were confirmed sightings during the visit to Perge:
Black Redstart, Blue Rock Thrush, Bulbul, Chiff Chaff, Rock Nuthatch, Crested Lark, Green Finch, Gold Finch, Pied Wagtail, Robin, Stonechat, Twite, Whitethroat.
Did anyone see any others?
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 Finnish Independence Day
Thank you to 'Forgus' and the rest of our Finnish contingent for providing refreshments and a 'potted' history of Finland which for most of us was completely new knowledge. Does this now mean a celebration of all 'Independence Days' for all the nationalities in the marina??
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Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. And there are 5 people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my dad......or maybe my
older brother Colin. Or my younger brother Ho-Cha-Chu.
But I'm pretty sure it's Colin.
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