Hi Sean,

An RV/ham radio event is totally foreign to me, so my mind is imagining
a hybrid between camping, a flea market, and "camping". How would you summarize the experience?

You're not wrong. They usually include inside professional vendors, classes, testing sessions for upgrading licenses, and several other activities.

That type of an event is usually called a hamfest.

Or on a bigger (huge!) scale as this, hamvention. This town is a county
seat so the county fairgrounds are in it--and well packed with radio
related stuff! Five buildings plus tents, food stands, all kinds of
radio related stuff. I have a few small give away things I'll probably
pass on to other hams; Steve has bought several things but nothing big
and bulky yet.

Our rally group wemt out to supper as a group last night. I think they
made reservations last year as the restaurant was packed! I had a good
chef's salad but nibbled some of Steve's pickled beets & eggs and pork
rinds.

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Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Hi Ruth,

I've been wanting to go to Hamvention for 20 years but have never had the chance yet.

Our rally group wemt out to supper as a group last night. I think they made reservations last year as the restaurant was packed! I had a good chef's salad but nibbled some of Steve's pickled beets & eggs and pork rinds.

I've heard about how packed a lot of the eateries around Hamvention get.

I'd make this as I love toffee and cheesecake...

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Tasty Toffee Cheesecake
Categories: Desserts, Posted
Yield: 8 Servings

18 oz Refrigerated oatmeal cookie
-dough with
; chocolate & butterscotch
-chips
16 oz Cream cheese; softened
2 Eggs
1/2 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla extract
4 Heath candy bars; (1.4
-ounces each),
; coarsely chopped

Preheat the oven to 350F. Slice the cookie dough into 24 slices and
arrange on the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie
plate that has been coated with nonstick baking spray. Press the
dough together, making a uniform crust; set aside. In a large bowl,
with an electric beater on medium speed, beat the cream cheese, eggs,
sugar, and vanilla for 1 minute, until well mixed. Stir in the candy
pieces and pour into the pie plate. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until
the center is firm. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Cover
loosely, then chill for at least 4 hours, or overnight.

Note: To make the cookie dough easier to slice, freeze it for 2 to 3
hours before starting this recipe.

BUSTED BY MEG ANTCZAK 1/21/98

Recipe by: MR FOOD

Posted to brand-name-recipes by Meg Antczak <meginny@frontiernet.net>
on Jan 22, 1998

MMMMM

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Hi Ben,

This club started 42 years ago, as a break off
from a Good Sam's group.

I remember an older man in the neighborhood who was in Good Sam's, and
he repaired an electronic gadget for me for free. I must have been between 10 to 12 years old at the time.

If he was into ham radio, he may have been a member of the group. If you remember his name, I could check it out for you.

We also eat well...

Do you recall what you liked at the catered Amish meal?

The peach pie was the best thing, tho all was good. Took some of both
pies the next night when they were sending left overs home with various
folks. Steve had the peach but I'm still waiting to enjoy the pecan pie.

During one of the days when Steve
was doing his "radio thing", another wife and I went fabric shopping.
Does it sound like we have been doing so? (G)

It sounds as though you ARE having fun!

We are, moved on to the Hamvention Thursday and went both Friday &
Saturday. Steve went again on Sunday, Monday we pulled out and are on
the road to AZ. Supper tonight (as well as boondocking) was at Cracker
Barrel.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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Hi Sean,

I've been wanting to go to Hamvention for 20 years but have never had
the chance yet.

This may be our one and only time going. Steve did say, however, that he
would concentrate on the forums if he went again. Me--I'm glad I skipped
the last day of it. I can only see so many radios, antennas and assorted accessories in 2 days; I think I saw more than my limit. (G)

Our rally group wemt out to supper as a group last night. I think they made reservations last year as the restaurant was packed! I had a good chef's salad but nibbled some of Steve's pickled beets & eggs and pork rinds.

I've heard about how packed a lot of the eateries around Hamvention
get.

As many folks as I saw at Hamvention, I'm not surprised. The salad and
nibbles I got from Steve's order were good. He ordered liver &
onions--said that the liver was a bit on the tough side but onions were
micely done. The liver was a thin slice so probably cooked a bit too
long.

I'd make this as I love toffee and cheesecake...

Title: Tasty Toffee Cheesecake
Categories: Desserts, Posted
Yield: 8 Servings

It does look good. We're on the road again. Stopped for the night last
night at a Cracker Barrel so I got the Chicken Fried (ground) Steak with
garlic mashed potatoes and green beans. Good old southern dinner, tasted
just right. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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Re: Sopapillas p.s. a recipe
By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Tue May 20 2025 09:57 pm

If he was into ham radio, he may have been a member of the group. If you remember his name, I could check it out for you.

Thanks for your offer. Unfortunately, i don't know whether he was into ham
and i don't recall his name.

Those peach and pecan pies both sound good to me.

I have some extra masa harina and i am thinking of concocting a pineapple upside down cake out of it.
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