Yesterday my alarm went off at some ungodly hour. It was dark and rainy, but I jumped out of bed in anticipation of an outing to Woodlawn for the annual needlework show. I am not a morning person, so that tells you something. Needlework and a historic house ~ how fabulous is that? The quality of the work was (as always) incredible and truly inspiring, but I have to admit that the highlight for me is lunch in the tea room ~ home-made quiche and lemon tarts. Holy moly those little tarts are good. (Some year I will get my hands on the recipe.)Announcements for two interesting books have popped up in my mail box:
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Funny child! Please send me the recipe!
Oh, I would if I had it!!!
You will...it's only a matter of time!
Thanks for the link to Woodlawn: it has such a fascinating history.
And reassuring to know that part of the attraction of visiting a US National Trust site is the tearoom, just like in the UK!
Are they lemon curd or baked lemon custard?
Emile ~ I would not go so far as to say that tea rooms are staple of NTHP sites in the US. And even at Woodlawn, iced tea is more common than hot!
JeanMarie ~ lemon curd!
Wish I was there with you -
Woodlawn is an unapologetically pretty house. KDM
Sounds like we all need to scour recipes for lemon curd tarts, trying to ferret out this mystery. Personally I think it must have lots of great butter (Plugra?) to give it the exquisite mouth feel. Isn't it wonderful when divergent things we love collide? And you can eat it, too!
Lemon curd is quite easy to make. I will share the recipe should anyone be interested.
Don't miss Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope Leighey House should you visit Woodlawn in Alexandria, VA. Two great houses in one spot!
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