Covered Dish Suppers By Bill and Mildred Wait
COME ONE, COME ALL!!!

Each Thursday night during the summer and fall, HHC members join together for a simple “share a casserole or salad supper” This year we are starting off with our first dinner on Thursday June 7th! Everyone is invited, and if you have never tried this traditional HHC evening, you’ve really missed a great way to meet other members.

Most of us usually try to get down by 6:00pm or sooner to pick a spot to set up a table. It is helpful to place the tables with ends towards the water, to allow more room for others to share the porches. We usually follow the wind I a warm night, or hide on the opposite porch if cool and windy. Join another table, make up your own, bring guests, if you’d like, and just relax with a cool drink until it’s time for supper. It is asked that each couple or person bring enough food (casserole, salad, vegetables, etc.) to serve 6-8 persons. (No desserts for the buffet but bring for your own table, if desired). If you are bringing guests, please remember to provide more than one casserole to share. One of the many regulars usually signs up to be a “Host”. The biggest part of that job is to have each table pick a number from a basket that will decide when that table will eat. This avoids a long waiting line.

The Host will ring the bell to indicate when to go. We are always looking for new “Hosts” so do sign up after you have tried an evening. You will need to make up a basket or container with your own dishes, glasses, flatware, napkins, tablecloth, etc. to set your table. Most of us keep this in our lockers for easy access each week. The kitchen has ovens to warm your food (please do not use them to cook your entire casserole, they are just for warming). The stove is also available, plus two microwaves. Cold items may be stored in the refrig until ready to serve. At 5 minutes before 7:00pm, the bell will sound for us to put out our food on the long tables provided in the main room. ‘The next bell will be at 7:00pm for table #1 and so on.

Wonderful foods await you each Thursday night, with something new and different each time. Some folks always bring the same dish, others change each week.

We look forward to the many great new treats that arrive smelling great and looking delicious so please join us!