It's Tradition -- St. Paul's Salad Luncheon

Starting in 1979, the ladies of St. Paul's Lutheran Church

in Nevada, Missouri

hosted a Salad Luncheon

as a fundraiser

(It was the time that Salad Suppers and Salad Luncheons were popular)

And they're still doing it in 2015!

That's a lot of salads!

That's a lot of luncheons!

That's a lot of funds raised for good causes!

The ladies are always busy in the kitchen

They do limit tickets but they still feed a large crowd.

The menu in 2015:

Celery and Parmesan Salad

1.  Yummy Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad

Roasted Chicken with Peaches, Goat Cheese and Pecan Salad

Raspberry Chicken Salad 

Pear Heavenly Delight

Sally's Breadsticks

(A tradition for most of the luncheons)

Brickle Pecan Squares

(There is always a taste of a dessert!)

Centerpieces vary from year to year

This year it was vintage linens and garden flowers in assorted containers

It's always well attended.

And the bonus?

The recipes!

So you can make the salads at home!

They have holes in them

So they can go in the cookbook that the church sold as another fundraiser.

Besides all of the good "church lady" recipes,

it has all of the recipes used in all of the salad luncheons

since 1979

And if you're faithful

And attend every year,

You get the handout to insert in the cookbook!

When we lived in Nevada, I attended St. Paul

And I worked the salad luncheon, chaired the salad luncheon, chaired different committees of the salad luncheon, submitted recipes for the salad luncheon

And I must admit that it was always a fun project

(Although we all were very glad when the clock struck 1 and it was over!

We'd each grab a plate and get our salads and sit and talk and

"Monday Morning Quarterback" this year's luncheon!)

Now, that we live in Fort Scott, I get to just attend!

It is Friday, and I'm joining Michael at Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday.