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Special
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THE
BILTONGMAKERS.COM! NEWS LETTER FOR JUNE 2003
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Hello
everybody!
Some
of you may be wondering whatever happened to our newsletter for May!
Well,
what a couple of weeks it has been.
They
finally managed to sort out our computer systems but in the process lost our
entire mailing list!
Luckily
we still had all the information but it took a good couple of weeks to get it
all back together again.
A
good lesson learned. Back up whatever
you can even if you don't think it to be important!
FEEDBACK
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We
once again thank all of you who wrote to us during the past couple of
weeks. It's nice to hear from so many
people.
Please
remember that your contributions are always welcome so please let us know what
is happening in your part of the world.
Perhaps you have a special anecdote or want to tell us about one or the
other experience.
We
read it all and really look forward to all mails.
JOHANNESBURG
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The
good news from the factory in Johannesburg is that they are catching up fast
with the backlog of shipping that had to be done. Another couple of weeks and they will be entirely up to date.
The
shipment of the wrong elements from Germany really put a big spoke in the
wheel!
We
thank all our customers who have been waiting patiently (some not so but we
can't blame them!) for their orders to arrive.
Those
who are still waiting must be rest assured that all arrear orders will have
left Johannesburg in the next two weeks.
The
bad news is that Kel has taken ill and is in hospital at the moment. The doctors are still doing tests so we
don't know what is wrong yet.
Hopefully
it is not something very serious.
We
all wish him a speedy recovery!
BELGIUM
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Summer
has finally arrived with temperatures soaring close to 30C!
Last
Wednesday evening I was mowing the lawn at the back till 9pm with the rest of
the garden done the next day.
I
always leave it too long and then end up spending hours to get it right again.
It's
nice when it is done though. The
flowers are in the window boxes and we even put some boxes with hanging
geraniums in the gutters. It looks
stunning!
We
are having a long weekend at the moment and decided to stay at home. Looking at the television pictures of what
is happening on the roads we are glad we did.
Last
month we celebrated South Africa's Freedom Day in Brussels.
The
South African Embassy had organized a venue where all kinds of nice South
African goodies were displayed.
The
theme this year was "The Limpopo Province".
It
was nice to see all those people from Venda in their traditional dresses doing
their dancing.
They
even had the Three South African Tenors performing!
It
goes without saying that the Boerewors Rolls were a hit as always!
Last
Saturday we did the annual catering for the Antwerp Cricket club.
Since
it was overcast and rainy we decided not to do a lamb on the spit like last
year but a big Potjie.
So,
Derek (my eldest son) and his partner came on the Friday to collect this
enormous lump of cast iron in the form of our size 25 Potjie!
June,
at the ready as always, made a chicken Potjie that was received with great
enthusiasm by the hundred or so people that attended.
Of
course the Boerewors was as popular as ever with over 20kg cooked on our gas
braai.
Next
month we have the South African day in Luxembourg and if last year is anything
to go by it should be a lot of fun again.
Well,
that's it from us this time.
We
will let you know about other happenings in next month's newsletter.
AROUND
THE WORLD
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Hello
Lo
I
can now finally report that I am an accomplished Boerewors maker. My Boeries came out a huge success and gave
me quite a feeling of achievement. I
didn't have to experiment too much to get the correct proportions (for our own
taste, of course), and found that using a mix of 40% Pork, 40% Lamb and 20%
beef makes a delicious wors.
I
see that you report that spring is in the air in Belgium.
Just
when we thought things were warming up a little in Bucharest we had a serious
dump of snow and the thermometer plummeted.
Hopefully
spring will arrive here soon.
Many
thanks again for your assistance with the Boeries.
Best
regards
Mercia
(Romania)
mercia@rdslink.ro
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G'day
Kel
Well
I finally received my biltong machine (was stuck at customs) and immediately
gave it a test run.
What
a success!!
My
South African mate reckoned it was superb.
Naturally
it didn't last long so the next batch is on the way!
Regards
from Australia
Pete
McCowatt
(Australia)
petemac@acay.com.au
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Hi Lo
Daai boks werk brill!
Ek het in die Karoo groot geraak en ken biltong
en het al Kgs en Kgs gemaak.
Julle produk is Nr1 man.
Ek is die man hier rond as dit by Saterdagaand
rugby kom en almal kyk dit my
huis en eet biltong.
Cheers
Pieter
(New
Zealand)
Pieter.Claassen@airnz.co.nz
THE
MYSTERY PRIZE
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The
following people who entered their details on our GuestMap have qualified and
won 1kg of Biltong Spice each.
Monique
le Roux from Amanzimtoti
Beryl
Winters from Melbourne and
Guy
McDonald from Singapore
Your
spices have been posted!
THE
ANSWERS TO THE APRIL COMPETITION
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The
answers to the questions for April were:
Question
1: We started counting visitors to our web site on July 28, 2000
Question
2: The colour of most Cadac products is blue
Question
3: There are 7 Potjiekos recipes on the web site
Out
of the 6251 entries 5623 people got it right!
THE
WINNER OF THE APRIL COMPETITION
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The
winner of the April competition is Mrs Melody Stevens from Rome.
CONGRATULATIONS
Melody, your Cadac Skottelbraai is on its way to you!
Please
let us know what kind of feasts you have prepared for your friends and family
on your new braai?
PLEASE
REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING
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*
The monthly draw or competition is totally free to everyone.
*
You can enter as many times as you like.
*
You can only enter via the Competition page on the Biltongmakers web site.
*
All prizes are sent to the winners free of charge.
THE
NEW COMPETITION
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Since
there was no newsletter and competition for the month of May we will run the
May and June competition together.
The
May/June competition started some time ago but you still have till the end of
June to submit your entries!
THE
PRIZE FOR THE MAY/JUNE COMPETITION
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The
prize for the May/June competition is the incredible OMPA GRILL.
This
fantastic machine is made out of stainless steel and can be used on any surface
because of its unique ash catcher.
It
makes absolutely no mess and is a real pleasure to use.
The
OMPA GRILL comes in a handy box with very easy instructions on how to assemble
it.
The
winner of the new competition will be notified by email.
Have
a look at a picture of the OMPA GRILL on our web site at www.biltongmakers.com!
OTHER
PRIZES FOR THIS YEAR
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We
have some great prizes lined up for this year.
*
Biltongmakers
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Biltong spices
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Boerewors spices
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Braai tool sets
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Potjie Pots
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Barbecues
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More Cadac Skottel Braais and
. much, much more!!!
So,
don't wait!
You
can enter right now by going to www.biltongmakers.com and clicking on the
COMPETITION link.
MORE
STREAMLINED CUSTOMER SERVICE
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The
streamlining of our customer service seems to be working. Below is just a reminder of what we
implemented in April.
Our
marketing office always answers all customer queries within 24 hours.
However,
shipping queries normally take longer because we need the relevant information
from the factory in Johannesburg where the shipping is done.
In
order to get immediate answers to your shipping queries, all such queries
should be directed directly to Kel Malherbe at the factory in
Johannesburg. Kel's email address is
kel@biltongmakers.com.
Kel
does all the shipping and has all the necessary details at his fingertips.
All
other queries can be directed to Lo in Belgium at the usual email address
info@biltongmakers.com. Queries to that
email address will be answered within the normal 24-hour period.
SEE
THE BILTONGMAKER IN ACTION!
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You
can now see a video clip of the Biltongmaker in action. Please go to our home page at
www.biltongmakers.com and click on the relevant link at the bottom of the
page. People with fast and/or broadband
connections will get a perfectly clear picture of how the Biltongmaker works
and how to make Biltong with it. Others
will get a varying degree of clarity depending on the speed of their
modem/connection.
BUY
ON YOUR BUDGET ACCOUNT!
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Just
to remind you that you can now purchase any of the items on the Biltongmakers
web site on your credit card budget account.
We see that more and more of our customers are choosing this way of
purchasing. So, if you hesitated in the
past you can now click on our website link www.biltongmakers.com and follow the
order placing procedure. It's as easy
as that!
PLEASE
FEEL FREE TO WRITE TO US.
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It
would be nice to hear from you and your experiences in making Biltong or any
other yummy dish for that matter.
You
never know how you could help somebody else with your own hints and tips.
Of
course it does not have to be about Biltong or food. Anything that is of interest is welcome! Share it with other people around the world!
BOEREWORS
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We
have gone through about 350kg of Boerewors so far this season.
If
it carries on like this we will have to import more spices from Johannesburg.
I
am seriously thinking of investing in a "bin filler". The little Kenwood is getting very tired of
making 60kg of Boeries at a time!
But,
we have fresh stock again for anyone who is craving it badly enough to drive
out to Keerbergen to collect!
The
Boeries is still priced at 7.00 per kilogram. You can mail us at info@biltongmakers.com for details or phone Lo
at the telephone numbers you find on our web site under the
"contacts" link.
Till
next month!
THE
BILTONG TEAM
Lo
and Kel
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