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100g butter, melted
1 tsp golden syrup
1 cup (200g) sugar
2 tsp ground ginger
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda - level, no lumps
1¾ cups (200g) flour

Melt butter. Heat Tbsp in hot water, stir golden syrup into butter.
Add in sugar, ginger + egg; mix well with fork.
Mix baking soda into room temperature (not warm) mixture.
Add unsifted flour; stir to make a soft, workable dough.
Use tsp to make small balls; lightly flatten with floured fork.
Preheat oven to 180°C.
Bake about 10 mins til golden brown.
Cool; store in airtight containers.

due to lack of bookings 
- also Learnex and BetterWay Books cancelled out

• supper to share - finger food please
• your own cold drinks: soft drinks, juice, beer, wine, whatever (tea, coffee, hot chocolate will be provided though)
• your own glasses (otherwise you’ll have to use a cup)
• cards
• games
• dancing shoes
• a sense of fun and a big smile

Bring your money for a ticket to Johanna’s,
Thursday 8 Nov
between 9am and 7pm

or … Send your money and a stamped self addressed envelope now to:
Cally B. ring or email for address: mjcmbrwn@ ihug.co.nz (take out space)

NO DOOR SALES

End of Year Social

Saturday 10 November

7.00 pm  -  12.30 am

at Te Kowhai Hall.

As the ball was so successful we decided another fun evening was called for! We will again have an electronic jukebox for dancing, but feel free to bring along cards, games etc. for those who don’t wish to dance, or who want a break.
Bring supper to share, and also BYO drinks and glasses!

THEN member household $5,
Non-member household $15, plus $5 per ‘extra’ accompanying a household.

Tickets available for all home educators in and around the Waikato. Send your cheque, made out to THEN, and post to Cally  …

For further information, phone 825 7980,
e-mail mjcmbrwn@ ihug.co.nz (take out space %20 in e-address)

Family Circle Step-by-Step Lebanese Cooking recipe
with my variations & comments in italics – Johanna W, 2007

1 c raw chickpeas (soak in 3 c water for 4 hours. Drain, bring to boil in water. Simmer uncovered for 1 hour, drain.)
¼ c oil
2 T water, extra
but why do that when you can buy a tin for $1.49 and open it in seconds?  … OR

1 can (approx 415g) chick peas – only half drain tin
¼ c lemon juice (or squeeze 1-2 halves, depending on taste)
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped (or 1-2 tsp crushed 100% garlic)
½ tsp salt
Put into food processor bowl pulse for 30 seconds or until as smooth as you like it.
I have a little Oskar and let whiz for less until nearly all done,
then add in :
Spring onion, parsley, or mint, roughly chopped – whatever is in the baywindow above the kitchen sink!

1-2 shake/s  MasterFoods Moroccan Seasoning,
1 tsp sesame seeds, ½  tsp poppy seeds
Whiz a second time for a few seconds – Done!

Serve with paprika (I don’t) and serve as a dip with pita bread (or toast some end crusts saved through the week in the freezer - diagonal cut or strip cut in 3s).

Could add ¾ c tahini for a traditional hummus.
Can use as sauce for kebabs.

I store in the fridge in squat old Salsa screw top jar.

for the 
Get out of the House  - Shake off Winter

INFLATABLE - POOL PARTY

at Gallagher’s Aquatic Centre, Collins Road.
- not just THEN members - for all home educators and their families 
- spread the word this week… pry your children off the couch, away from their tables, and out of the house.

Friday 26 October
$2 spectators; $3 2-15 yo swimmers; $4 16-106 yo swimmers!
Under 2s FREE but must have ’supervisor’ within arm’s reach.

Minimum 40 swimmers - confident Level 3s+, parents, and teens can join in too. No unsupervised children please.

Check in about 9.45 am and pay me in the foyer before going in.  Correct change, if possible please. GAC want us to pay in one lump sum. Get there earlier if you want to see them pump up the inflatable. I’ll possibly stay in the foyer until 10.15 am.

10 - 12 - Inflatable - up and wet! BYO togs and towels!

12 noon lunch outside under the canopy [of course it will be fine!!  ] Sausage BBQ included.

BYO drinks and lunch - if you want more than the sausage sizzle  Contact me now - Johanna THENmail@gmail.com

Picnics

Club Days

Outings

Games Days

Walks

Gatherings

Open Days

… a rose by any other name …

Advertisements for these are in the latest members’ newsletter or on THEN-Waikato yahoogroup. Get in the loop!

Bring some munchies if you like; a water bottle; some friends … maybe a game, activity, bike, ball, frisbie, freebies … to share …

A great opportunity to meet up with other home educators, ask questions, share good ideas … do an activity with the children …

Flexible events that remind you of the good things about home education.

activities have included: organ demolition, beading, folk dancing,
vinegar/baking soda experimentation, play-acting,
paper-folding, cardmaking-scrapping, fabric collage …

~  in school terms  ~

THEN Members FREE or koha for non-member family

THEN Fees for everything (newsletter, Swimsafe, afternoons, etc) : $20 pa per family

Membership renewals ($20) are due January 31 each year.
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