Central Virginia Blacksmith Guild meeting December 12  2009 at Lewis Smith's home.

This was our annual Christmas meeting where no demo was planned.  Instead, we got to see some fantastic blacksmith decorative items in his home.  We had our usual candle holder exchange as well as Iron in the hat and a great pot-luck dinner.  Afterwards, we held the election of officers for the year 2010.

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Very unique door hinge.

Door hinge and decorative hardware.

Another example of a door hinge.

View of the loft with cattail railing. Lewis Smith explaining the operation of the weighted fireplace meat cooker. Quite a nice lighting fixture.  Lewis has so many unusual things there it's hard to see it all! Lewis posing with Karen Smart with his "mouse ears" chef's attire.

It seems a big hit for one of the desserts was from Marti Manson, the recipe is below:

Cranberry-Chocolate Drops
2 c. chocolate chips (milk chocolate or dark chocolate)
2 c. dried cranberries (Craisens brand
2 c. chopped nuts (walnuts were used)
3-4 drops of orange extract

Melt the chocolate chips in a pot or over a double boiler.
Once melted, add several drops of orange extract and stir in.
Add the cranberries and chopped nuts.  Stir until coated with chocolate.
Drop by teaspoons onto waxed paper.
When set, remove from wax paper and store in a tin or place on a plate to serve.