Greetings, Blog Readers!
Summer at Inn at Long Lake is proceeding just fine. The consistent rain we've had in Western Maine has been replaced with humid weather. We certainly needed a break from the rain but baking over an oven during this time of year is challenging (still love it, though!).
Matthew has been helping more around the Front Desk and in serving breakfast. This past weekend he lent me a beautiful FAMILY COOKBOOK dedicated to his "Grammie Ryder." The recipes were compiled by Matthew's Uncle Clayburn (haven't heard that name in a while!) and it is a wonderful testimony to an awesome homecook.
Elsie (Matthew's "Grammie") moved to Portland in 1926. She worked at many places in the Metro Portland area, including Spurwink Country Kitchen in the late 50's and Salmon Falls Country Club in the late 1960's. Her recipes include a Deluxe Gumdrop Cake (sounds chewy!), a Pumpkin Cake Roll (perfect for Autumn in New England, I'm sure), and fruity Raspberry Bars (YUM!).
Again...and I say it all the time. NOW---during your Summer cookouts and parties, get the recipes from your immediate families. Honoring the legacy of your family's food history can be done in many creative ways:
1. a cookbook like the one above,
2. a piece of artwork with a family recipe for kitchen decor,
3. (insert your own creative idea!).
There is nothing like family recipes. They remind of us the love we share, or had, with someone connected to us.
Speaking of recipes, back to the Inn Kitchen. Today's cookies are: Double Chocolate Chewies. Time to crank up my oven. May your day be happy wherever you are!
Your Maine Innkeeper,
Keith A. Neubert
Inn at Long Lake
Naples, Maine
80 degrees
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