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We had to do it - we had to kneel to the wimps. Although, Scott's real motive was to get the wimps kneeling. The secret agenda was to get them in the door, and then promote them to the next level. Even our professed Überwimp neighbor Annette ventured from the wimpy table. Another year of drama at the 2004 SF Bay Area Hotluck.

Picture credits this year go to Yolanda, Marty, and Roswitha and Scott.

Before the Burn  
This year was shaping up to be a well-attended event, the largest ever. As usual, we started preparations several days before. Roswitha started by making the Gulash, Habanero / Herb Spaetzle, Serbian Bean Soup and baking the Strudel. Scott started the brisket smoking at 6 PM Friday, and prepared the dough for the Pig Newtons. By the time of the Hotluck, things were well under control, and ready to get crazy.

 

     

 

 

And it gets rolling...  
It could not have been a better day - sunny, but not hot. As people showed up, they signed in, labelled their dishes (Wimpy, Swee'Pea (medium), Popeye (Hot)) and indicated if the dishes were vegetarian or (eek) low carb. The dishes were outstanding, as always, if a little too wimpy. (We're REALLY going to have to do something about that next year...!? ). The Demon Rum did its damage for the sixth year running.

   

     

     

As usual, it was impossible to keep up with all the different dishes, although many people tried.

   

 

     

     

     

   

 

This year 197 people joined us (including party crashers) - thank you to everyone for the outstanding dishes and a great time. Among this year's innovations was the availability of whipped cream cannisters - to be sprayed in the mouth for an immediate cool-down. People also figured out that the cream puffs were great cool-down bombs. See, we were not that mean to the wimps.

Another innovation was high-tech ice cream. A normal (well, not entirely normal - it had ground Red Savina innards in it) ice cream preparation was rapidly chilled with liquid nitrogen. Tasty.

 

     

   

 

A few of the people who showed up:

 

                 

 

                   

 

                   

 

                   

 

                   

 

                     

 

                   

 

                 

 

           

 

 

 

                   

 

 

                   

 

                   

 

               

 

 

Thank you to everyone!

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