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MMOGTA OCTOBERFEST

Technically, it is referred to as the “Worker’s Appreciation Party” and always coincides with our October meeting, but a festival it was! We time this annual event to occur after the field events of the year are behind us, and the harvest is in, so to speak. It’s a day to reflect, celebrate, and enjoy the company of our fellow member/workers. A day to reward ourselves for what we have done, and anticipate the things we hope to do in the future.

The 2007 version of this event was just the perfect storm combination of culinary extravagance, record breaking warm weather, and backyard barbecue ambience. We have forever secured our reputation for producing the world’s best potluck dinners, coupled with the Gengler family’s mastery of the barbecue pit, and some fine libations from Turner’s fermentation facility, it was the kind of day your cardiologist dreams about.

Warmed by the sun, and with our nutritional needs met and exceeded, of course, it was then playtime. Being who we are, we have to incorporate a little “farmy” stuff into whatever else we may be doing, and with the season being right, we dispatched crew to the field with knives in hand to cut the sorghum we had grown in our crop demo area. The newly restored sorghum press was then belted up to the nearest thing with a moving pulley, and the experiment began. The cast iron kettle was retrieved from the barn and placed above a propane burner, as a curious crowd began to gather. Armed with the best of intentions, an abundance of enthusiasm, and some baling wire, the crew soon had the MMOGTA Molasses Mill up and running. The inaugural batch netted about 2-1/2 gallons of “Tonic Grade” molasses, which has been bottled, sealed, and taken to an undisclosed location until some thorny patent issues can be worked out. The wooden wheel wagon is nearly ready, and as soon as we can recruit a member with slicked back hair, a handlebar moustache, and questionable integrity, we’ll be taking this show on the road! We leave you with a few random photos of a very enjoyable weekend. Also note the picture of the recently donated efficiency log; one log=one load. (click photos to enlarge)

 

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