This is a step by step series of images that describes how a huge cloth banner was made for a re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party, on April 4, 2009, at Northport Harbor's dock.
This picture shows how each letter was traced on a Town flag, to ensure exact replication of the size, shape, and placement of each letter.
After each letter was traced on tracing paper, the paper was flipped over and scribble marks were made on the lines, with a soft pencil. This acts like carbon paper and enables the tracing to be transfered to a heavier paper for pattern making.
The tracing paper with the scribbles is turned over on to the pattern paper, and the lines are re-traced with a ruler while pressing down very hard on the pencil.
Cut out each letter carefully from the pattern paper, and save.
In order to help the banner letters lay really flat, first, iron the cloth to be cut.
Since the banner was a deep red in color, and the letters were made of white fabric, the white fabric was folded, and each letter was cut from a double thickness.
Each letter was individually pinned and stay stitched to ensure stability.
A base line for the word was measured, pinned and marked so that basting with a contrasting thread was accurate.
Each letter was placed so that the bottom edge was resting on the thread line.
A three inch casing was sewn on the top edge to accomodate a white PVC pipe.
After the letters were sewn with white thread in a zig-zag stitch, the banner measured over ten feet in width and three feet wide. Each letter was 11 inches high. Click
here to see a video of the Tea Party with the banner at the end of the tape. With all of the rain and wind, 300-400 people dressed as colonists, waving flags, singing the National Anthem, with bag pipes, came anyway, and threw two old wooden tea boxes into the water.
Broccoli, a Spring vegetable, is perfect as an ingredient for a casserole. 
Cut up the broccoli into small pieces, rinse and drain with a colander. Here there are three broccoli crowns which were on sale at the supermarket, so there was not much waste with large stems.trash.
Place in a loosely covered glass bowl, with some water, and cook in the microwave until tender. Drain broccoli.
Chop a medium onion in a large wooden bowl with the mezzaluna. 
Add the cooked broccoli to the bowl and continue chopping a while.
Add two cups of shredded cheddar cheese, which you can purchase already shredded. Buy a large bag and store left over cheese in the freezer.
For three broccoli crowns, add six eggs,
one cup of mayonnaise,
and one can of condensed cream of mushroom soup.
Mix everything together well, until all ingredients are blended.
For a crunchy topping, sprinkle with flavored, prepared stuffing mix. No need to add extra salt because the soup, mayonnaise, and the stuffing mix have enough.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending upon the amount of broccoli that you started with. Ingredients may be customized according to your taste. This recipe has been made at the Jarvis House for over thirty years. Kids who grow up with this casserole, grow up loving broccoli, and it is a great vegetarian meal. It can be made ahead, frozen, and defrosted later. It travels well.
