Convention Visit to Beinn Sloidh — and recipes.

I wanted to pass along greetings to all who visited the farm on Sunday, I hope you found it enjoyable.   Thanks to those who helped with some ‘mystery’ flowers — I am finding your notes on the flags.  The sad part is that I wish there were the time and ability to individually tour the fields with all of you…to have all that knowledge and experience here without being able to learn something from each of you and compare notes is unfortunate.

I’d be pleased for any of you with Facebook accounts to “Like” Beinn Sloidh on there and welcome your posting photos you may have taken.  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beinn-Sloidh-Farm/202862533104055?fref=ts

I have the special request that if any of you got photos of my daughters dressed up, I’d like a copy.  With everything going on, I didn’t get any.

Please keep me in mind if you have any Historics I may not yet be growing; I continue to add any which will grow here and would be most grateful for even a single bulb.

A small note on one flower.  One of our volunteers stationed near Canaliculatus reported that many people were surprized it bloomed.  I didn’t realize it was a problem anywhere — it’s been reliable here every year.  The only thing I can say is that field is a bit rocky, and somewhat North-facing, although its particular location gets plenty of light.

Finally, I understand there were a number of requests about some of the things out to eat, particularly the salty-sweet cookie-crackers.  From my mother, I pass along the following:

Beinn Sloidh Farm Recipes

Several recipes were found on-line and modified.  Each was similar and these are two used in various forms.  Some of those using chocolate chips were not so successful and have been told either the brands differ or the manufacturer changed the chip recipe.  Ground nuts may be substituted for coconut, but watch the browning process carefully as not always consistent.
Those served at Beinn Sloidh Farm had been placed in cans, then in plastic bags, and kept frozen several weeks before serving.

Cocoanut-Cracker Cookies
36 Saltine crackers
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed                        350 degree oven
1/3 cup butter
1 cup cocoanut

Line cookie sheet (one with sides) or jelly roll pan with foil.  Grease lightly with butter.  Lay single layer of crackers, salt side up, to cover bottom of pan.
Melt butter in small sauce pan and quickly stir in sugar.  Cook 1 minute.
Drizzle mixture over entire surface of crackers; may need to spread with spatula.
Sprinkle with cocoanut and press in to adhere.
Bake 8 – 10 minutes @ 350 degrees until golden brown.  Not all browned evenly.
Cool on cookie sheet before removing.
Cut or break into pieces.  Yield: approximately 36.

Butterscotch Cracker Cookie

36 Saltine crackers                                                                               400 degree oven
8 oz. butter (2 sticks)
1 cup brown sugar
1 pkg. butterscotch chips

Line cookie sheet (one with sides) or jelly roll pan with foil.  Grease lightly with butter. Lay single layer of Saltine crackers, salt side up, to cover bottom of pan.
In small sauce pan, melt butter, then add brown sugar and boil 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Drizzle over crackers, spread to cover whole surface.
Bake in 400 degree oven for 5 minutes.
Remove and sprinkle package of butterscotch chips over all.  Press and distribute chips evenly until melted.
Cool on cookie sheet before removing
Cut or break into pieces.  Yield: approximately 36.

With Regards,

Drew Mc Farland

5 comments for “Convention Visit to Beinn Sloidh — and recipes.

  1. I enjoyed seeing your flowers and farm, Drew, and also was one who asked about the sweets.  Thanks for the recipes and for opening your property up to the tour!

  2. I thoroughly enjoyed the visit to your farm. It’s totally different from any other daffodil “patch” I’ve visited. What an enormous potential you have there – and a fine start with Historics already. In a few years, there will be rolling fields of them. Also, the enthusiasm shown us by your volunteers was marvelous.  Thank you for hosting us.

  3. Thank you for sharing your lovely daffodils, entertaining swallows, and darling twins with all of us.  The morning coffee/tea with yummy treats was a great start to tour your farm.  The swallows were a fun to watch and your twins were delight to see.  Thank you again for your warm hospitality!

  4. Thanks so much Drew for opening your farm to the ADS and for posting the recipes!  Have heard many people praise your Mom’s treats.

     

     

  5. Drew,  I also want to add my thanks for sharing your great adventure with us.  All those Historics in one location!  It was especially interesting to see everything after your many posts to daffnet talking about the farm.  I always wondered what you were doing.  Several of us followed the path away from the beds, through the woods and along the stream.  Such a delightful view complete with spring ephemerals also in bloom to enliven the walk. 

    Thank your Mother for the recipes and all the bakers who prepared so many of those incredible cookies for us.  I had seconds but they were gone when I returned for thirds!  YUM!

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