Hidcote pt. 2
I am continuing my last post with more photos of Hidcote, this time focusing on the outer perimeter of the garden. Like most gardens, these areas were less formal in design. Along the outer fences, you get serene views of the English countryside with nary a building in sight. One such vista occurs at the top of a long avenue called the "Long Walk". This expanse of lawn surrounded by hornbeam hedges is a stark contrast to the previous garden rooms that are packed with plants. The angle of the hedges gives an optical illusion, making the avenue appear longer than it is. Once you reach the summit, an open gate leads to a view of the countryside - One can choose to walk back down the way they came up or take a route back through "The Wilderness" which runs alongside The Long Walk. The Wilderness is a woodland area with winding grass pathways that meander through mature trees and densely planted shrubbery. If you walk to the opposite side of the Long Walk, you will stro...
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DeleteThose look delicious! How wonderful to have a brand new stove. I would love to have a new stove/oven. I'm surprised given how much you guys like to cook that you are not already masters of southern biscuits. I think of them as a staple of southern cooking. I used to watch Good Eats, I love Alton! A friend recommended a trick for biscuit-making, which was to freeze the butter and grate it into the flour, rather than cut it in with a pastry cutter or knives. An awful lot of work, and a bit messy. It did make very fluffy biscuits, though.
ReplyDeleteActually, Michael is good at making them but it is hard to juggle everything else going on when we are making a big breakfast (which only happens once or twice per week). This way I can help out. I've not heard that tip before but I will have to try that. This recipe calls for you to incorporate the butter and shortening into the flour mixture with your fingers.
DeleteSame thing happened to my stove. Igniter went out. I liked stoves better when they didn't use electricity because when the power went out you could still use the oven. World would be a better place if we all ate fresh biscuits slathered in melting butter.
ReplyDeleteOh, for sizing use a can open at both ends, frozen orange juice concentrate, standard 15 or 16 oz, tuna can, whatever size you like
ReplyDeleteGreat advice! Thanks!
DeleteThe biscuits look perfect.
ReplyDeleteMy husband's grandmother made excellent biscuits but never taught anyone her recipe, although I'm not sure she could have because she never measured anything. It's a good thing other people have saved or re-developed the recipes!