Happy Holidays everyone! The SIBA Christmas party will be held at the Moores Hill Senior Center on Friday, December 16th, (the day after the meeting) 6:30pm.

The Christmas Party evolved from a meeting way back when in December when we were covering mead making (making wine from honey) as an off-season topic. Other mead and winemakers in the club brought some of their samples. Of course food was in order... so it grew into a jovial gathering of friends who each had unique talents and creations to share.

Bring a dish (a main dish, appetizer, or dessert) to share of your choice. If you are a wine or mead-maker, bring along one of your latest to share. We'll have some small dixie cups to sample with. In the past, we have seen, cheese, cured meats, pickled and fermented foods to try. We've also seen some pretty creative desserts come from our membership at past Christmas parties. See the honeycomb cake pictures above.

The primary goal of the Christmas party is to celebrate and reflect on the season, both successes and failures... and talk about them with great company and some good food and drink. While this is a family-friendly event and you're encouraged to bring your spouse or significant other, (especially if we've never met them,) just know that alcohol will be present and served in a responsible manner.

Hope to see you and we wish everyone happy, safe and healthy holidays with lots of friends and family!