Tewksbury

Garden Club

Tewksbury, MA, USA

Established in 1969


December 2022

Contact us: tewksburygardenclub@gmail.com




Photo: Literary Blooms for December

Created and donated by Rose O'Neil

Pizelle created and donated by Rose O'Neil, too



Holiday Wreath Fundraiser

 

BOWS A FLUFFIN'


Bonnie Hoefer, Luann O'Keefe,

Trish Briggs, Deanna Crionin,

Cheryl Petrola, Carole Bonfani,

Marie Luciano, Judy Dziadosz, and Susan Young



WREATHS A HANGIN'


Campaign coordinated by

Trisha Keddie


Approximate profit, $300


 
 

Indoor horticulture for this holiday time of year

 

Want to keep the poinsettia after the holidays? This part is for crazy plant people only. Hey, that's us!


See all the steps:

gemmellsgardencenter.com


Christmas tree care: be sure to replace the water that is used each day and don't allow the stand to dry out. Do not add sugar, aspirin, bleach or floral preservatives to the water; plain tap water is all that is needed to keep your tree fresh.

 

ACE Holiday Decorating. Brrr-rrr

 

Luann O'Keefe and Trish Briggs

Tewksbury Town Hall

Carole Bonfanti

and Connie Monaco

Tewksbury Public Library

 

December Garden Therapy

 

Bayberry


Judy Dziadosz, Rita O'Brien Dee,

Trisha Keddie, and Connie Monaco

Blaire House


Project design by Marie Luciano

 

Tower Hill Botanical Gardens Night Lights

 

Trish Briggs, Rose O'Neil, Luann O'Keefe (back), Mary Jo Nispel (front) Sue Appleby, Sue Pedersen, Carole Bonfanti, and Pam Merofski


Waiting for the dark,

but we beat the rain.

Tower Hill's little butterflies, above,

Garden Club's butterfly, Luann O'Keefe, below, 2-handed Sue Pedersen, bottom

 

Holiday Meeting, December 14

 

Entertainment provided by harpist

Jenna Greene, and her daughter.


Food provided by all.

 

Holiday reds and greens: Sue Appleby, Jeanne Riccio. Judy Dziadosz, and Carole Bonfanti.


Gift swapping.


 


At the December board meeting, our

host Susan Young, club treasurer and baking aficionado, served a Nantucket Pie

It was gorgeous, and delicious.

You will need an 8 inch or 9 inch springform pan and parchment paper


INGREDIENTS

Bottom layer


2 Cups cranberries, cut in half

1/2 Cup chopped walnuts

1/2 Cup sugar


Top layer


2 Eggs

3/4 Cup salted butter, melted and cooled

3/4 Cup sugar

1 Cup Flour 




INSTRUCTIONS

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Put baking sheet in oven on rack below pan to catch drips
  • Place parchment paper on bottom of pan, Grease paper and sides of pan
  • Toss together cranberries, walnuts and sugar. Combine well
  • Spread evenly on bottom of pan and pat down
  • Combine sugar and eggs, mix until smooth
  • Add cooled butter, combine well
  • Add flour, mix until smooth. 
  • Spread thick batter over cranberry mix carefully, evenly to the edges
  • Bake 30-35 minute until top is browned.
  • Remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes
  • Gently loosen sides of pie from pan and remove ring
  • Let it sit about 10 minutes more, then invert onto a plate
  • Carefully remove parchment, but keep the parchment
  • Use parchment on top when covering with plastic wrap.



 

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

 
 


Garden Club January Board Meeting

Thursday, January 5, 6:30 pm

Open to members, contact Trish Keddie prior, to assure seating


Garden Club January Meeting

Wednesday, January 11, 7 pm


TBO GARDENING: Try to be Organic

Presented by Tony Bonanno, MMGA

Massachusetts Master Gardener Association

It's a good time to start planning for the spring