LEMON ROSE GERANIUM ANGEL CAKE Part 2

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Title: LEMON ROSE GERANIUM ANGEL CAKE Part 2
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 1 10" cake

-see part I

The authors write: "Chick Cove Manor was an abandoned chicken farm before
Renee and Lee Chewning transformed it into a restaurant. Although not
formally trained, Renee had learned the basics of cooking as a child. 'And
I always enjoyed eating,' she says. 'I spent ten years in New York, most
of it in restaurants. I entertained and read a lot, too. When you're
exposed to ideas,' she says, 'they spark ideas of your own.'

"Those ideas went far beyond the familiar fish fries and crab cakes served
by other area restaurants. The Chewnings learned to smoke their own meats
and fish, made rich pates, and baked breads and pastries in the
restaurant's kitchen. Veal, poultry, or fresh Chesapeake Bay shellfish
were served with generous helpings of fresh vegetables from the garden.
Chewnings planted a garden filled with herbs and salad greens behind the
restaurant. And every dish, from crab meat strudel to luscious angel cake,
became even more special when Renee's sure hand seasoned it with a few
fresh herbs. This small garden was just the beginning - Lee now runs an
herb farm that produces nearly 30,000 herb plants each year. With no
professional gardening experience to fall back on, he read prodigiously and
made many calls to Sal Gilbertie, seeking the advice of this well-known
Connecticut herb grower. 'I learned through trial and error and through my
mistakes,' he recalls."

"Today, winters at Chick Cove are devoted to growing cuttings for the
planting season. In the spring the farm sells herb plants, while during
the summer, when the restaurant is at its busiest, cut herbs are sold.
Falls were quiet until the Chewnings decided to take advantage of the
harvest with a line of herbal vinegars, salad dressings, and jellies. The
tantalizing flavors of their lavender and ginger vinegars or fragrant rose
geranium marmalades reflect Renee's special talent for using herbs."

From Renee and Lee Chewning/Chick Cove Manor, VA in "Cooking with Herbs" by
Emelie Tolley and Chris Mead. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1989. Pg.
100. Posted by Cathy Harned.

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