25th Annual Grover Cleveland Birthplace Ice Cream Social; Saturday, July 4; 1pm to 3pm; 207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 9:30pm

CALDWELL, NJ - This weekend, the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association will host their 25th Annual July 4 Ice Cream Social. All are welcome at the gathering which will include many family activities and entertainers, along with a patriotic salute to Independence Day. Refreshments including ice cream and popcorn will be offered to guests and the Cloverleaf Tavern will also be offering meals for sale. This year, the Association is hosting a judged Short Bread bake-off which will be awarded wth prizes. 

The free event will take place Rain or Shine on Saturday, July 4, from 1pm to 3pm at the historic Presidential Birthplace which is located at 207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell. 

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Ice Cream Social Activities

• Patent medicine show
• Phydeau's fleas circus
  
• Marco the Magician
• Balloons
• Street theater
• Presidential house tour
• Cleveland-era dress-up costumes, games and races
• DJ Anthony Uccello from Caldwell
  
• Beekeeper demonstration

Sponsors and Community Volunteers

• Caldwell Kiwanis
  
• Caldwell Rotary Club
  
• Fairfield Rotary Club
  
• West Essex Masons
  
• Boy Scouts
  
• Caldwell Merchants Association
  

ShortBread Bake-Off
This year, the Association is hosting a judged Short Bread bake-off which will be awarded wth prizes at 3pm. Adults and children are welcome to try their hand at creating the cookie using only 19th-century ingredients. The rules are as follows: 

• Entries must be received at the Birthplace on Saturday, between 10am and 12pm
  
• All recipes must be made from scratch; no mixes are permitted
  
• Only one entry per person
  
• By entering this contest, bakers give permission to the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association to use the recipe for distribution and, if not under copyright, publication
  
• There is no entry fee
  
• Entries must include 2 dozen cookies: one for judging and one for sale
  
• Entries must be placed on plate with a disposable cover
  
• Entries must include an entry form and a copy of the recipe, typed or written legibly
  
• No entries that require refrigeration will be accepted
  
• Judging based upon Taste (70%), Appearance (10%), Texture (10%) and Use of Traditional Ingredients (10%)
  
• Decision of Judges will be final
  
• Entries must be a Shortbread Cookie and can be a shaped, rolled, dropped or bar cookie
  
• Loss of 10 points for use of modern ingredients such as Baking Powder, vegetable shortening or margarine
  
• Those interested in registering should call: 973-226-0001 / 973-226-1733
  
  

Patriotic Presentation
The flag ceremony will begin at 1pm and will include the reading of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson and the flag raising will be performed by the scout honor guard. Caldwell’s Mayor Ann Dassing will give the welcoming remarks.

Further Information
Grover Cleveland Birthplace Association
President David A. Cowell
207 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
973-226-0001
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