The Stewardson Community Center held their 7th Annual Chili and miscellaneous Soup and Dessert cook-off on Saturday, November 15. A big crowd attended with many running out of their soups and desserts. The winners were judges choice: Regular Chili - Roger Shumard; Hot Chili - Candy Kessler; Misc. Soup - Chris Doehring with his Miracle Soup. Desserts: Ava Milchman with her German Chocolate Pecan Pie. The People's Choice: Chili - David Adams; Misc. Soup - Mary Moran; Dessert - Ava Milchman. The Best Decorated Table Award - Mary Moran.
There were sixteen entries of soups and desserts. Anyone interested in having lots of fun and trying to win with their soups and desserts is encouraged to enter this competition next year.
A special thanks to all the judges, food samplers, the workers and above all the friends who brought their food for us all to sample. Several people have requested Carol Krumreich's recipe for Sauerkraut Soup so I thought I would share this with our readers.
Sauerkraut Soup
1 Bag Sauerkraut, not drained
1 large can chicken broth
Potatoes, diced
Onion, diced
Carrots, chopped
Smoked Sausage or Polish Sausage (Precooked)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Put in crockpot and cook of low approx. 4 hours.
Speaking of good food and fun the annual Stewardson Strasburg High School Meet the Comets has been scheduled for Friday. Be sure to come early as there will be a pork burger or hot meal available from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Cost of the meal is $5. Fans will have the opportunity to meet and talk with players and coaches during this time as they will be the servers.
Evening events include beginning at 6:30 the Pep Band will play; 6:45 freshman and sophomore scrimmage; 7:15 Pom Squad will perform and the Pep Band will play; 7:30 varsity and junior varsity scrimmage. Admission to the scrimmage is $1 per person or $2 a family. All proceeds go to the Comet Basketball Fund.
There will be and "all you can eat" pancake and sausage breakfast & First Season Fair in Strasburg at St. Paul's Lutheran Church from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. and First Season Fair from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. on November 22. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted for the breakfast. Door prizes will be awarded.
Holiday gifts will be available from the following vendors: Mike's Burnt Wood; Pampered Chef; Stew-Stras Post Prom; Tupperware; Orphan Grain Train; American Legion Junior Auxiliary; Beyers Chiropractic; Home Interiors; Crafts by Jennifer; Lee's Gnomes; Mary Kay; Strasburg Tailtwisters 4-H Club; Boy Scouts; Close to My Heart Scrapbooking; Fuller Brush and Stanley Products; Supporters of Stew-Stras; Strasburg CAN Foundation and many others.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a Happy Thanksgiving and if you have news drop me a line at: Lori Brandt R.R. 1 Box 70 Stewardson, IL 62463 or email me at: stewstrasnews@yahoo.com
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