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by Stephanie Longo
ABINGTON SUBURBAN EDITOR
Everyone has his or her favorite recipe — whether it be for an appetizer, main dish or dessert — and organizers of a new fundraiser at the Abington Community Library this October hope that area home cooks will submit theirs. “Tasting By the Book” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 7-9 p.m. at the library. The event is both a food sampling and an auction, giving area “foodies” the chance to bring home the dish or dishes that best please their palates. “I brought the idea forward because, for several years, I chaired an event identical in design for the Red Cross when I was a board member there,” said event co-chair Carol Rubel. “We did it for approximately five years there and, each year, the experience was enthusiastically supported by both donating cooks and those who were successful bidders on the dishes they enjoyed sampling.” “One of my favorite anecdotes is that one woman, after having attended for the first time, came back the second year and bid on all the items for a successful Christmas Eve dinner,” she added. “She supported an important charity, served her family top-notch cuisine and did it all by arranging for redemption of her winning bids.” In preparation for “Tasting By the Book,” organizers are now asking for community cooks to come forward by Monday, June 1. Community cooks must be prepared to donate bitesized samples for 150 people of their specialty. They must also be prepared to provide a quantity of the same item to the highest bidder between October 2015 and September 2016 at a mutually agreed-upon date. Community cooks will also receive one free ticket to the event, worth $25. All tasting cups, napkins, forks, table cloths and decorations will be provided. “We encourage community cooks to share the creations that reflect their ethnic heritage, family traditions or most-loved kitchen memories,” Rubel said. “Angela Weinberg, the chair
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Organizers of the inaugural “Tasting By the Book” at the Abington Community Library are preparing for this year’s event by asking community cooks of all ages and specialties to come forward. For more information, call the library at 570-587-3440. From left: Dalida O’Malley, co-chair; Leah Ducato Rudolph, director of the Abington Community Library; and Carol Rubel, co-chair.
of the procurement committee, and other committee members will review the items entered and make selections based on variety, explanations of the dish’s significance to the donor and anticipated ‘wow’ factor. Experienced cooks will be able to vet the dishes based upon ingredients, assembly explanations and overall familiarity with the categories of items. We are hoping for variety, so unless we are looking at two extremely tempting versions of one dish, we hope to limit exhibitors to one entry per dish. We are not looking to find the best of wings or chili or pizza — we are looking to find the thing your family cannot live without! Anyone interested in participating in “Tast-
ing By the Book” can send his or her name, suggested dish to donate and full contact information to the Abington Community Library, 1200 West Grove Street, Clarks Summit PA 18411, attention “Tasting by the Book.” “We want folks to consider participating now so that we can gather a roster of our community cooks and ensure sufficient time to generate publicity for their efforts,” Rubel said. “We want to know what will be featured that evening so that we can manage our resources and work to ensure a balanced experience for our attendees! For more information, call the library at 570-587-3440.