November’s Recipe – Buttermilk Biscuits

2009 November 1
Buttermilk Biscuits

Buttermilk Biscuits

Try these light and buttery Buttermilk Biscuits with preserves, butter or on their own fresh out of the oven.

Go to the Palmer House Inn site for the full recipe.

Favorite Recipes of The Palmer House Inn Favorite Recipes of The Palmer House Inn

You can find this recipe (on page 72) and many more in the Inn’s recipe book. Order a copy for yourself  (at blurb.com).

2009 Holiday House Tour & Boutique

2009 October 14
by innkeeperpat

Sunday, December 13th, 12:00 – 4:00 pm

The West Falmouth Library on historic Rt. 28A is hosting its annual holiday house tour and boutique sale. There are eight locations on the tour, all festively decorated for the season. Light refreshments will be served.

Tickets are: $ 25.00

For more information: WestFallib@comcast.net

Cape Cod Cranberry Harvest

2009 October 9
by oconnelll
Carrie Maderyos, 12 years old, ready to pick at Swifts Bog, Falmouth, 1911. Photo courtesy the Library of Congress.

C. Maderyos, ready to pick at Swifts Bog, Falmouth, 1911.

The October issue of Cape Cod Life has a lovely article on the modern cranberry harvest. Before they flooded the cranberry bogs creating the glorious sea of red berries, the harvest involved back-breaking work with pronged wooden baskets.

Young pickers on Swifts Bog. All working. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Young pickers on Swifts Bog.

 
 
 
In the early 1900’s, this mother and two children (photo below) would pick about 40 measures a day at 7 cents a measure. See the scoops and pail in the foreground. There were two out of eighteen workers under the age of 12 at the bog that day. They would be expected to work several weeks more and probably miss a bit of school before the harvest ended.
Teixiera family.

Teixiera family.

Don’t miss this year’s cranberry harvest at John Parker Roads Bog, October 17th.

* Photos courtesy of the Library of Congress.

October Recipe – Peanut Cookies

2009 October 1
Peanut Cookies

Peanut Cookies

Try these heart warming peanut cookies this Autumn. We like to have them fresh out of the oven with a big glass of milk. Go to the Palmer House Inn site for the full recipe.

Favorite Recipes of The Palmer House Inn Favorite Recipes of The Palmer House Inn

You can find this recipe (on page 94) and many more in the Inn’s recipe book. Order a copy for yourself  (at blurb.com).

Falmouth Cranberry Harvest, October 17th

2009 September 28
by innkeeperpat

John Parker Road Bogs is hosting a day of activities. There will be tours of a working bog being harvested. There will also be crafts, historic displays, cranberry treats and recipes. 10:00 am – 3:00pm on Sat. Oct. 17th (rain date will be Oct. 18th). We will have more details when you arrive at the Inn. http://www.falmouthfarms.org/cranberryharvestfarmfestival.html

Woods Hole Film Festival Event, October 3rd & 4th

2009 September 28

Fall Workshop
Do-It-Yourself Documentary Memoirs
Sat. & Sun. Oct., 3rd. & 4th.
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location: Woods Hole Film Festival Headquarters
87B Water Street, Woods Hole, MA

Director:  J.P. Ouelette

For more information go to  www.woodsholefilmfestival.org

Spirits of Falmouth’s Past Return, October 24th

2009 September 28
by innkeeperpat

Sat. Oct.24 1:00-3:00PM (Rain date Oct. 25)
Leading citizens from days gone by rise from their graves in oak Grove Cemetary to tell about their lives and times. (admission is free)

Woods Hole Culinary Crawl, September 26th

2009 September 21
by innkeeperpat

Edible Cape Cod and the restaurants of Woods Hole bring you, The Woods Hole Culinary Crawl. Sat. Sept.,26th. At 5:00, you will start at Quicks Hole Restaurant  for oysters or salad. At 6:00, dinner will be served at Landfall restaurant. At 7:30 desert will be served at the Fish Monger Restaurantyou will have desert. Your evening will be complete, at 8:30 when you will have the freshest cup of organic coffee or tea at Pie in the Sky. All for $39.95.

Bourne Scallop Fest, September 25-26th

2009 September 16
by innkeeperpat

On September 25-26, hungry scallop-lovers will once again gather in Buzzard’s Bay park for the 40th Bourne Scallop Fest. After enjoying fried scallops or herb-roasted chicken dinners, visitors can browse the professional arts and crafts fair, take in the rides and carnival games, or sit back and enjoy live entertainment. Gates open at 10 a.m. and admission is $5. For more information, visit www.bournescallopfest.com.

September’s Recipe – Pumpkin Bread

2009 September 1
Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread

Our recipe for September is the seasonal and very tasty pumpkin bread. Its brilliant with your afternoon herbal tea or a glass of mulled wine.

Go to the Palmer House Inn site for the full recipe.

Favorite Recipes of The Palmer House Inn Favorite Recipes of The Palmer House Inn

You can find this recipe (on page 78) and many more in the Inn’s recipe book. Order a copy for yourself  (at blurb.com).