An Edible Gift
February 4th, 2007
These were a very nice and unusual holiday gift to me from the Barb of Barb and Art.
What I received was a tightly sealed plastic jar with an intriguing powder dotted with dark. When I opened it, there was a tiny Ziplocked bag with directions. Add egg, water and mix a bit, knead a tiny bit, pat out and bake. So I did. And this was the result: blueberry scones.
Delicious they were. I made half the recipe, six scones, and I ate them all, sent Barb a thank you email and fell onto my bed, not to wake for nine hours.
I know in general what goes into scones, but I don’t know the recipe for these. You need to click on the link at the right, which will take you to Barb’s site. Then you can ask Barb. She’s a very generous lady and she just might tell you. If you buy her house I can almost guarantee she’ll give you the recipe. And then you’d be my neighbor.
That, by the way, is one of my new dessert plates. They are contemporary Umbrian hand-painted pottery from Deruta, and of the ten none are mated. If you buy Barb’s house, she might throw some of those in, too.
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4 Comments Add your own
1. Barbara | February 5th, 2007 at 2:39 am
Judith, I’ll gladly post the recipe, even for those who don’t buy my house. For someone who DOES buy my house, I’ll adtually BAKE the scones and serve them! Glad you enjoyed them!
2. sognatrice | February 5th, 2007 at 6:32 am
Well this just makes those cornettos at the bar look even more pathetic. But where the heck did Barb find blueberries?! I just love the hand-painted pottery ’round these parts, and by “these parts,” I mean all of Italy; it’s wonderful to see the differences between the regional designs!
3. Judith | February 5th, 2007 at 10:32 am
Dreamer, there’s a great offer just above you!
I know that one can buy dried berries at Campo dei Firoi at Rome. I don’t know where Barb got hers.
4. MissJo | February 13th, 2007 at 1:40 am
Wouldn’t it be niffity if I knew how to dry blueberries for shipment to you? Now there’s a dream to swap for the recipe.
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