Centennial Aprons Sale $10

Mary Parker purchased several Centennial aprons at the December Historical League meeting. We originally had Junior and Adult sizes but only a few Junior sizes are left. We have about 12 Adult sizes left. They are a wonderful tribute to Arizona's Centennial now on sale for $10.

Mary is holding a photo of Historymakers Polly Rosenbaum and Governor Rose Mofford. Good friends their entire life, they called themselves "The Two Girls from Globe."

Impressive Cupcakes

Cupcakes make a beautiful presentation . . . at weddings, parties, showers, birthdays. I think this fad will be around for a long time since it is so easy to create a unique display and everyone loves the moist delicious cakes. Polly Rosenbaum's 100th Birthday cake on page 136 of Tastes & Treasures would make wonderful cupcakes.

The cupcakes pictured here were served at the home of Nancy Taub for the March meeting of Alpha Delta Kappa teachers group. About 30 teaching professionals meet monthly and enjoy an educational presentation. Zona Lorig and Ruth Mcleod were invited to speak about the Historical League's new Centennial book, Arizona Recollections and Reflections. The Centennial book and Tastes & Treasures Cookbook were well received and sold to the group.

League member Debbie Esquer gave the introduction prior to the presentation of the Centennial book. Debbie is a new Historical League member but very knowledgeable of our mission. We are glad to have her join our group.

Cookbook ten minute Presentation at Private Event

Marlyse Brock invited me to speak at her Rotary Club meeting in May and it was a lot of fun to meet new people and explain the history of Tastes & Treasures A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. They chuckled when I told them, "It took 2 years to write, just like the birth of an elephant".

Gene Urban from Realty Execs www.urbanteamaz.com called in June and asked me if I was interested in speaking at his weekly meeting. Carolyn Mendoza offered her assistance and we brought our books and props. The folding banner was a great visual aid and Carolyn made granola from pg 196 of the cookbook to sample. (They thought this was delicious). I mentioned the Sandra Day O'Connor house now being rebuilt at our Museum and they had questions about that. We had photos of Rose Mofford and Polly Rosenbaum which also elicited questions. I even brought a copy of the League's first cookbook Arizona's Cooking Heritage with the Victorian Lady holding 2 gila monsters recipe for 'Saute de Gila Monster'. (No it does not taste like chicken).

Turns out Realtors are a great audience and loved the book. It is a perfect client gift for their business as well as great gift for Father's Day, Graduations, Weddings, Birthdays, Hostess gift... So Carolyn and I left after selling 65 cookbooks. We look forward to many more presentations like this one.