Church Picnic Season Here In Wisconsin...

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Has anyone ever noticed that at most church suppers and potlucks that many people have the large Westinghouse, or if they are newer Hamilton Beach roasters for stuff like rigatoni? This is another famous Westinghouse appliance.

QVC once had a whole hour of Nesco with their roasters of different. When they talked about the large Nesco roaster, everyone who called said "We plan to use it for our church".
 
QVC once had a whole hour of Nesco with their roasters of di

Nesco roasters were manufactured in Two Rivers Wisconsin. They have been around forever. I understand originally they were sold on a stand. Of course, GadgetGary has all the sizes that Nesco makes(18 qt, 12 qt, 6 qt, 5 qt, and 4 qt). They bake like a regular oven and do not heat the house up. I use various sizes for chili, au gratin potatoes, and have even baked a loaf of banana nut bread in them. They are basically a portable oven, but also a slow cooker.
The 'cookwell' is non-stick(Yeah Steve, I know how you HATE non-stick) and removeable. The temperature control goes from 175 degrees all the way up to 425 degrees. They came in various colors(white, blue, red, green, black) and are very handy to have.
 
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Church Picnic... If I tranlsate this in italian, it would mean many things...

If you mean an oppurtunity to stay togheter for a whole day, well here people do it very often (= Ritrovo spirituale). Children on sunday before the communions do it, to stay togher with body and spirit (=Ritiro Spirituale).
The parishes also organise those meetings not necessarely in the churhc court (=oratorio), but often away from town... generally on mountain.

Many other things exist in which the parish organisement is busy...trips(specila for seniors), beneficience desks, meetings...

The procession, you called? Did we invented ourselves... here everywhere, every cities, every town, even each district has its patron, and when it comes the time to get his/her statue along the streets, many people led by a priest go following the procession (very very often bearfoot!), prying and singing... In Abruzzo (middleItaly), think that a saint are brought along the street full of snakes on the statue... AMAZING BUT TERRIBLE!!!

The procession is always the end of the Feast... generally it takes one week, in which the parish with the the local government, organise playing for children, fairs with traditional local products, every events that make people form outside to come and partecipate.
And that's all... I think...

Have you ever been here during a Feast like that? I think It mithg seems like the San Gennaro one in LittleItaly in NY...but here it's not among the skyscrapers...:-)))

Toggle - I can't understand why abroad Pope is so hated...I know that I was born here, and I lived under the influence of the restrictive catholic education, but honstly I have never had any problem with him... I mean, it seems that so far you feel more the influence of the Pope, thinking that he could compromise your freedome more than how he could do here with us so near...It makes non sense...

I don't want absolutely to apologize nobody beahaviour but at end the Pope it's only a figure... the figure of the Christian's Unity... no more...

Oh...indeed? I didn't ever paid attention to the crossing yourself... I've always did it like my mother taught me... my father once said me that Orthodossic cross themselves differently...but I haven't ever understood how...Thanks Steve :-)

Bye
Diomede
 
To me, a Westinghouse roaster brings back memories of family reunions on my mom's side. She had five sisters and three brothers, with most of them coming from the farm. Our reunions were huge and happened on each sister's birthday and everyone bought roasters full of roast turkey, beef, ham, and baked beans. There were also great deserts, sides, and lots of beer (German/Irish stock) Everyone ate until they were stuffed, and the older folks had to be helped from the table. ;-)

Most of my aunts are dead now, and the ones left are old and don't cook, so we don't have the big reunions anymore. There is also a big schism among my cousins involving money and religion which has put the kebosh on the younger generation taking up the tradition. Too bad, but kind of a relief. The older generation was the more interesting one. Getting together with my cousins would be a huge bore.
 
WESTINGHOUSE ROASTER WITH STAND

HI
I have a westinghouse roaster 18qt with a stand and timer clock in the cabinet door. Also a broiler/grill that fits into the well. I bake beans in it for church dinners,then lift the cooker out of the stand and take it to keep the beans hot. Its from around 1952
 
I bought a 20qt. electric roaster from QVC about 5yrs. ago. The brand name is AROMA. It also came with 3 serving pans and a frame to put them in so you can use it as a steam table, and a roasting rack too. It was around $100 w/ shipping & handling.
 
btw, speaking of picnics....

Is anybody doing a "National Night Out" event? We always have a big potluck in one of the cul-de-sacs. (That sounds glamorous, but our Cul-de-Sacs are pretty gritty. We only have them because of the slopes of the hills) Neighborhood cops come and visit, and we always have a fun assortment of Mexican, Asian and "traditional American" food.
 
HOW WESTINGHOUSE ROASTERS BAKE

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I have baked pies and cakes in the Westinghouse roaster came out fine. Also have steamed brown bread it also came out fine.
 
The Westinghouse Museum staff say there is a difference...

Do you have a genuine Westinghouse roaster or a Hamilton Beach roaster? The staff at the GWM say that Westinghouse had a more accurate thermostat and that HB roasters tend to burn. So many people have Westinghouse roasters, they just won't die!
 
GENUINE WESTINGHOUSE ROASTER

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Mine is a westinghouse,The glass thermostat knob lights up
when it is heating and goes off when up to temp. I have found replacement blubs at radio shack.I have blue bakeing dishes which I am told are the hardest to find.It was on its way to the dump when I rescued it!!!!!!!
 
Mother-in-law had the Westinghouse roaster with the base was such a nice roaster. After all the kids left home and she was by herself gave it to the church. My wife had a cow wanted it so bad. Ended up buying a Hamilton Beach for her. Bakes well and roast great. All the children have them also along with my mother use them all at holidays for family gatherings.
 
Church Picnics??

I grew up in the Church of Christ in west TX. We used to have potlucks all the time, and the food was always amazing! One of the popular Church of Christ things to do was a potluck dinner and singing. Since the C of C sings only A Capella, it's easy to gather and sit down and sing any old time, and the four part harmony was always wonderful.

Once in a while, we would have "ice-cream suppers," which was like a potluck, but everybody brought a freezer of home made ice-cream, cookies, brownies, etc. Often, of course, this would be accompanied by a singing.

I've since retired from the C of C, but these are some great memories that I still enjoy thinking about.
 

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