Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Call For Flour


I've looked on the Upper East Side for White Lily Flour. None to be found. The week started with a round trip drive on the NJ Turnpike to Maryland for our son to enjoy a week at baseball camp. Then, for Tuesday's anniversary dinner we celebrated at the simply elegant Park Avenue Summer, finishing with a gently poached blueberry pie on a crumbly almond base. Off to Long Island's South Fork a.k.a. The Hamptons, to arrange for a plumber, dumpster and helpers so the basement can get rid of the sogginess that was a flood. Lets not go there with whose to blame.

Many mixed berries









And what I really planned to do, is make the Mixed Berry Cobbler for the Tuesdays with Dori (TWD) group. This biscuit topping over all sorts of berries makes for a comfy dessert best served with vanilla ice cream. I was hoping to make the biscuits with White Lily flour and searched all the usual suspects for the goods. Anyone out there want to send over a bag?

8 comments:

kimberly salem said...

hmm i just found this article, apparently they are moving white lily production... wonder if it will ever be the same... http://www.ajc.com/living/content/shared-blogs/ajc/tabletalk/entries/2008/06/18/white_lily_flou.html

your mini cobblers look delicious!

Engineer Baker said...

I heard about the closing of the White Lily plant, but you can buy the flour online from Smuckers. Hopefully it's the right stuff and not made in the midwest...

PheMom said...

So pretty! Your cobblers look really nice!

Mari said...

Your cobblers look gorgeous! Well done for getting it all done in the midst of such a busy schedule!

Susie Homemaker said...

Wow! great job especially with such a schedule!

Jaime said...

your individual servings look great. i guess i am a novice foodie b/c i have no idea what this white lily flour is and how it is special?

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