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A factory visit!

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October 15th  Our October meeting, just before Deepavali, was an interesting one. No flowers, but a workshop on something sweet! Our member sensei Trishala arranged for us to visit their food factory., Megafoods , in the Ambattur Industrial estate. The fruits - papaya, guava, black grapes, apples, bananas and pears - had been bought, washed, cut and pureed, in order to save time. Twelve members were present, (as also young Shivani, who kept us all entertained!), and after a briefing by Mr Amit Vaishnav on the processes, controls and quality checks required for a food unit, we were taken down to the unit, to see a small batch of mixed fruit jam and eggless mayonnaise be prepared. Members with our hairnet caps! The small size of the batch meant that the heating was done on a regular gas stove, and not in one of the larger steel cauldrons that lined the room. Mr Vaishnav explaining the ingredients - pectin, sugar, citric acid, colouring and flavouring that goes

A wonderful afternoon with Mr and Mrs Minagawa

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October 1st 2016. Mr Minagawa and Mrs Lan Minagawa were on a personal visit to Chennai, and the Study Group were happy to meet them over lunch.  Friends of Ikebana and the Study Group during their stint at the Chennai Consulate, we have warm and happy memories of them, and it was good to renew our friendship. The afternoon was marked by smiles, laughter and warm exchanges.  Friendship through flowers, indeed!

An award for Malathi sensei!

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The Chennai Sogetsu Study Group was delighted to learn that our Chairperson Sensei Malathi will be honoured by Iemoto Akane with the Overseas Award, at the Ceremony to coincide with the 90th anniversary celebrations of the school, in April 2017!