Try to schedule a trip or vacation to Charleston, SC close to this meeting. Charleston, SC has Gullah museums, festivals, history and present day Gullah knowledge. Make sure to stop by a basket weaving station on the side of the road. They are amazing. I wish I could have brought everyone back a sweetgrass basket but settled on Shrimp and Grits for everyone with cooking directions written in Gullah. We also had sweetgrass roses, a bible translated in Gullah, Frogmore Stew and spanish moss dripping from the trees. Different members brought something to contribute to the Frogmore Stew. Here is the recipe if you want to create a stone soup like theme for your meeting.
Frogmore Stew
Big pot of boiling water seasoned with Old Bay to taste
Potatoes, Corn, Onion, Sausage and Shrimp
Put in the pot with slow cooking things first. Shrimp last till cooked. Dump outside on a table with newspaper and eat!
Wear something beachy because most of this book club should take place outside in the summer heat. The south is HOT. It was a Gullah good time!
The give back project this month was a donation to an organization that helps combat human trafficking. This seemed like a good connection to a book around the time of the end of the civil war since Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. We found one not far from our town that we could easily drop off donations. Here is a link if you live near or around Columbus. http://centralohiorescueandrestore.org/ If not just google your local area and you should find something. We had FIVE in Columbus. I was saddened to learn that human trafficking is on the rise. Help out if you can!
