Holiday DOG

Members of the Cracker Trail Chapter of the Dutch Oven Society gathered for food, fun, and fellowship at Mary Holland Park in Bartow, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, November 18, 2012.  Four days prior to Thanksgiving, some of our members were out of town for family events and we had a rather small group.  It was a perfect fall day in Central Florida, we were comfortable in short sleeves and enjoyed the sunshine and a gentle breeze.  We were joined by two visitors, who cooked with us,  Matthew Dunbar and Darold Phillips.  They were enthused and may join IDOS and become regular members of our group.  Matt's family joined us at four o'clock for our feast.

Recipes are shown on the following pages, along with pictures.  Thanks to Larry Strayer for sharing his photos with us. 

We look forward to seeing you at the Cold Weather DOG, January 27, 1013, @ Hardee Lakes County Park, Fort Green, Florida.  This map, from the Hardee County Website may help you find the park.  As usual we will plan to start cooking about noon and plan to serve food about 4:00 p.m.  Remember that it gets dark early in January, so we will want to be finished before sunset. 

Hardee Lakes Park is approximately 1200 acres. It contains 4 lakes. Lake 1 is 120 acres, Lake 2 is 110 acres, Lake 3 is 97 acres, and Lake 4 is 47 acres.

The park has horse trails, a hiking trail, a Handicap-accessible hiking trail, a bike
trail, picnic areas, a picnic pavilion, a playground, and a boardwalk that winds
through the woods with an observation tower where people can watch wildlife.

There are 3 restrooms located throughout the park
and the restroom at the camping area has shower facilities.

Upcoming DOG schedule for 2013

January 27, 2013 Cold Weather DOG @ Hardee Lakes County Park, Fort Green, FL

February 24, 2013 Presidential DOG @ Paines Creek State Park, Bowling Green, FL

March 24, 2013 Spring DOG Walk-in-the-Water Preserve, Frostproof, FL

April 21, 2013 Down South Dog, Highlands Hammock State Park, Sebring, FL

July 27, 2013 Mile High Dog, Balsam Mountain, NC