In this Issue...

• Spring Seed & Stock Exchange
• The Baxter Field Day
• Calendar '86
• Report on the AGM
• Cranberry Pecan Pie
• Arbor Day Began in 1872
• Basting our Cookbook!

The Horticulture SIG and the Baxter Liaison Committee are pleased to announce the Spring Seed& Stock Exchange at the Baxter Nut Grove in the Baxter Conservation Area near Kars onSaturday, May 3rd, 1986 starting at 10:00 AM. Bring a shovel.

For your spring planting: about 500 lb of Black Walnut seed available, bring a plastic bag. Alsoabout 60 Black Walnut seedlings, bring small pots. Bring your own seed and seedlings for theExchange. There is a demand for Butternut, Oak, Hickory, Hazel, Chestnut, Beech, Locust,Catalpa, Hackberry, Buckeye, Pawpaw, Gingko, Nut Pine, Pecan, etc.

See it all done! Our experts will demonstrate stratification, seed and tree planting, sitepreparation, site grooming, transplanting, the safe use of herbicides, mulching, pruning, etc!Your questions answered!

Ottawa Cablevision channel 12 will be videotaping the event. For more information, call AlecJones Ottawa 828-6459, Gordon MacArthur Clarence Creek 487-2201 or George Joiner Ottawa749-2468.

The Baxter Field Day Sat. May 10th

The Silviculture SIG and the Baxter Liaison Committee are jointly sponsoring an all-day WorkParty at the RVCA's Baxter Nut Grove near Kars, Ontario. This event is open to all members andfriends who are interested in helping and, at the same time, learning to manage nut bearing trees.The Work Party will meet at the Nut Grove on Saturday May 10th in the morning. Bring shovels,rakes, a lunch and refreshments. The site has kitchen and lavatory facilities. George Joiner, whowill be leading the Work Party, has the details: he can be reached at Ottawa 749-2468.(continued)

Calendar '86
The schedule of public meetings and events of the Ottawa Area Chapter of SONG for theyear 1986. Watch Nuttery issues for details.

Events are organized by the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Committees. Field Days, usuallyheld on Saturdays, and Meetings, usually held on weekday evenings, control the Chapter'scalendar. Executive meetings and publication of the Nuttery are keyed to the dates of events:Executive meetings are held Thursdays about 4 weeks before the event, articles for the Nutteryare due the Saturday 3 weeks before, and the Nuttery is published the Monday about 2 weeksbefore. For more information, call the Secretary, Paul Bender, at 224-1102 in Ottawa.

Each issue of the Nuttery gives the time and place of the forthcoming event, and a report of theprevious event.

Report on the AGM

The 1985 AGM was held on Saturday 22 March 1986 at the Baxter Conservation Area'sInterpretive Center, thanks to our host, the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority. Thanks also tothose who brought the refreshment and the confections. A seed exchange was held by theHorticulture SIG> During lunch time, many people visited the nut grove and were pleased that itpassed the winter relatively intact. (Subsequently however it has sustained noticeable damage,and our Korean Nut Pines were stolen!)

A new executive was elected, including Hank Jones, Chair, John Watt, Vice-Chair, Paul Bender,Secretary/Treasurer, Mark Schaefer, Special Advisor, and four councillors: Cliff Craig, IrmiUnderwood, George Truscott and Irene Woolford. We also elected a junior councillor this year,namely Mark Jones. With such an illustrious executive, we are bound to have a very interestingand productive year.

Cranberry Pecan Pie

This recipe comes from Diane Fraser's exciting recipe library. Our thanks to Diane for hersuperior rendition of this recipe.

 3 eggs6 Tbsp butter, melted2/3 cup white sugar¾ cup pecan pieces (or more)1 cup dark corn syruppinch of saltunbaked 9" pie shell

Beat eggs to blend, Stir in corn syrup, sugar, butter and salt. Sprinkle cranberries in unbaked 9"pie shell. Pour wet stuff over cranberries (they will float to the surface), then sprinkle nuts on top.Bake 50-55 minutes at 350°F (preheated). Cool before cutting.

Arbor Day Began in 1872

J. Sterling Morton fostered Arbor Day in the last century in order to dramatize the need forplanting trees and to impress the meaning of conservation in the minds of citizens especiallyyouth, says member Mark Schaefer. Arbor Day, usually celebrated the last Friday of April, givesschool children the chance to plant a tree. Arrangements are made by the Boards of Educationand the Parks & Recreation Departments of the City, usually weeks in advance. Trees areplanted in locations adjacent to schools and in nearby parks so that as many children as possiblecan participate. Members of the Chapter should participate also, specially in helping makearrangements and selecting the trees.

Basting our Cookbook!

Time marches on and the cookbook is simmering. Please do not wait for us to call you forrecipes - call us! The deadline to submit recipes to the Nut Use Group's Cookbook Project isSaturday May 10th. Of course, all recipes are welcome, but we need some more main dishrecipes. Pretested recipes are specially preferred, so we can get your comments as well for thebook. If you would like to be an official tester of the recipes that have already been submitted oryou have advice about the publishing aspect of the cookbook, don't hesitate to call PollyForrestall at 233-5189 or Hank Jones at 731-5237.

Provided by ECSONG. Feel free to copy with a credit.