Greetings,
everyone!
Aaaah!
June is here, along with the warm weather and
lots of outdoor activities. We
also have Father's Day in the USA coming up on
the 20th.
They
will be handing out diplomas at all of the high
school and college graduation ceremonies,
and there will be lots of parties to plan. June
is one of the most popular months for weddings,
including my son's. Chris and Robin will be getting
married on the 5th, in an outdoor ceremony near
a local landmark, the Corbin Covered Bridge, originally
contructed in 1835.
This
bridge was reconstructed after an arsonist burned
it to the ground in 1993.
The town raised the money to have it reconstructed
according to the way it was first built, with
oxen pulling the timbers across the river. It
was celebrated
with a festival that included artisans from far
and wide producing their wares in the 'old fashioned
ways'. Eventually, they put in a lovely park
by the Sugar River next to the bridge.
If
you are planning an Irish wedding, check out
my recipe for a Traditional Irish
Wedding Cake,
which is a whiskey soaked fruit cake for the
top layer, and the rest is whiskey soaked yellow
cake
... scrumptious!!
I
received a submission from a woman looking for
a recipe for 'milseog'. She had tried some
at an
Irish pub restaurant and wanted to make some
herself. She described it as some type of pastry
with caramel, pecans and Bailey's Irish
Cream. When I researched it, I learned that milseog is the Irish word for
dessert and there were several different recipes.
They were all similar, with some
type of pastry; some had nuts, some had fruit, some had whiskey and even
Guinness. I think my recipe for Irish
Cream Pudding Parfaits with Oatmeal-Walnut
Crunch would fit into that category. It is really delicious!!
In July, I hope to have more news to report, so
until then ...
Slainte,
Tyna
