Menard's Birthday Celebration
With the Home now scheduled to stay open through October and November the Friends of the Menard Home are planning on having Menard's Birthday Celebration, which is scheduled for Sunday, October 5th, 2008 from 1-4pm. We will be serving cake and a few pastries as well as punch or cider, depending on the weather. Please plan to attend and help us celebrate what we hope are the first of many events to come with the new volunteer group. There will be tours of the home all day as well as the refreshments in the afternoon.
Hours are 9am-5pm Wednesday-Sunday.
Photos of Chimney Repairs in Progress
Contracting is being done by Lake Contracting and subcontracting by Diecker-Terry, Masonry, Inc. out of Marissa, IL. You be the judge
The Current Condition & Maintenance Issues of the Menard Home
If you don't like the photos, please call and write our Legislatures. Addresses can be found in the right hand column of this blog.
Houston We Have a PROBLEM!!!!!
This is what the southeast dormer looks like from the attic. The light you're seeing is daylight...guess what happens when it rains!?!!???!!!
Baked Whole Pumpkin
1 (5-7 lb) pumpkin
6 Whole eggs
2 Cup Whipping cream
½ cup Brown sugar
1 tablespoon Molasses
½ teaspoon Fresh grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Ginger
2 tablespoon Butter
This dish was a favorite of George Washington. While it was called a pie in the old days, it's certainly not what we call a pie now. Here the custard pie is found inside the pumpkin and the whole thing is to be served up with a bit of anticipation for a very different pumpkin dessert. Cut the lid off the pumpkin just as you would for a jack-o'-lantern. Remove the seeds and save for toasting later. Mix the remaining ingredients together with the exception of the butter. Fill the pumpkin with this mixture and top with the butter. Cover with the pumpkin lid and place in a baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 to 1-1/2 hours, or until the mixture has set like a custard. Serve from the pumpkin at your table, scraping some of the meat from the pumpkin with each serving. This is an interesting substitution for the usual pumpkin pie.
Herb Garden
The Menard Home Herb Garden has an extensive collection of herbs which were used during the 19th Century. These herbs were not used just for cooking but were also used for medicinal purposes as well.
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