October 31, 2014
Gardeners from all over south-east Queensland converged on Nanango during the week to swap hints and listen to guest speaker Rod Hultgren share his decades of experience.
About 80 people – members of seven garden clubs – met at Copper Country Restaurant for the “South Burnett Friendship Day”.
The day was hosted by Nanango Garden Club but also included members from the Kilcoy Greenleaves, Big Scrub, Valley of the Lakes, Wondai, Kingaroy and Barambah clubs.
Noel Prior, president of the Queensland Council of Garden Clubs, and Cr Ros Heit spoke at the opening.
Guest speaker Rod Hultgren has been taking gardening calls from listeners on ABC Southern Queensland for more than 20 years.
He and his wife Maureen have also been awarded Grand Champion in the Carnival of Flowers competition in Toowomba many times.
As well as the guest speaker, there were stalls to browse, recipes to swap, morning tea and lunch to enjoy, and raffles.
[Photos: Clive Lowe Photography and southburnett.com.au]
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A couple of recipes shared on the day:
Cumquat Jam (microwave)
Cut through fruit and flip out seeds. Cut up in blender. Cover with water. Use three cups of cumquats to three cups of sugar. Cook on high for 15 minutes then simmer for nine minutes, then re-heat for three minutes, then simmer for 13 minutes. Test half-way through last 13 minutes.
Lemon Butter (microwave 1000 W output)
Beat till thick three eggs and one cup of sugar; add juice of two lemons (1/2 cup) and one tablespoon of melted butter. Cook two minutes on 22W then stir, cook a further four minutes, stirring well after each minute.
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