STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL A WARREN HISTORY EVENT Sponsored by the Warren Township Historic Sites Committee The photos below are from the Strawberry Festival - Open House held at the Kirch-Ford Home on Sunday, May 4, 2003. Members of the Historical Society prepared a variety of strawberry baked goods as refreshments in celebration of the strawberry season. An educational and enjoyable open hearth cooking demonstration was presented by Joan Barna, of Scotch Plains, and Sherry Lange, of Cranford, who are associated with the Miller-Cory House Museum in Westfield. (Click on thumbnail images to view enlarged photographs.) Hostess Nancy Jane Saums displaying her Theorem Paintings Joan Macauley at the sales table Guests decending on all the baked and other goodies for sale A few of the baked strawberry delights made for the festival Kari Malpas cutting her cream strawberry tart before the rush Joan Barna and Sherry Lange preparing some of the foods over the open hearth Joan prepares rhubarb and strawberries for a pie Next is the preparation of the crust Sherry churns heavy cream to make butter She rinces the butter to remove the buttermilk Sherry turns to the hearth to spin the chicken so it will cook evenly Joan gets more embers to cook the buckwheat pancakes Guests Noreen Merainer & John Hutnick enjoying the strawberry theme Others discovering hidden places in the Kirch-Ford House