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Gerry’s Cranberry Raisin Cinnamon Bread best served in Nantucket
"If there’s one thing that Gerry Connick knows, it’s breakfast.
Century House — the Nantucket, Mass., inn ... is famous for its morning repast, most of which is prepared by Gerry himself in the predawn hours.
At the top of the delish list is Gerry’s Cranberry Raisin Cinnamon Bread, which author Fran Ruley liked so much, she included it in her latest book about Nantucket cuisine.
So we asked Gerry for the recipe.
Now, we’re all for baking from scratch, but this recipe begins “Harvest the wheat, then go to the nearest bog and gather up a pound of cranberries.”
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The recipe is found in the Good Things from Nantucket's North Shore - A Culinary Memoir by Frances Ruley Karttunen.
Here's what Yesterday's Island has to say about Karttunen and her new book: "Karttunen’s newest book, “Good Things From Nantucket’s North Shore: A Culinary Memoir” is a collection of recipes that have spent the past hundred-odd years journeying through her island lineage. Not just a cookbook, it encompasses the culinary memories of a Nantucketer who grew up living and breathing local island food. Written in a conversational style, the recipes are interspersed with the stories that first brought them to life. Karttunen ushers you into the most treasured food moments of her life with revelations like, “For me, that meal was so perfect that I felt I couldn’t bear to spoil it by ever eating again. Morning inevitably came and with it breakfast, but the memory remains indelible.” Karttunen closes her eyes and imagines her grandma’s refrigerator door, saying that the thought of it still makes her mouth water. “Because behind that door was,” she pauses for effect, “Pickled herring!” she declares with more delight than many people could muster at the thought. It is certainly intriguing to learn how local availability once shaped the favorite foods of Nantucketers."
Good Things from Nantucket's North Shore - A Culinary Memoir can be purchased at Mitchell's Book Corner Store on Nantucket.
Century House Nantucket Bed and Breakfast
Gerry’s Cranberry Raisin Cinnamon Bread best served in Nantucket
"If there’s one thing that Gerry Connick knows, it’s breakfast.
Century House — the Nantucket, Mass., inn ... is famous for its morning repast, most of which is prepared by Gerry himself in the predawn hours.
At the top of the delish list is Gerry’s Cranberry Raisin Cinnamon Bread, which author Fran Ruley liked so much, she included it in her latest book about Nantucket cuisine.
So we asked Gerry for the recipe.
Now, we’re all for baking from scratch, but this recipe begins “Harvest the wheat, then go to the nearest bog and gather up a pound of cranberries.”
continue reading...
The recipe is found in the Good Things from Nantucket's North Shore - A Culinary Memoir by Frances Ruley Karttunen.
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| Good Things from Nantucket's North Shore - A Culinary Memoir by Frances Ruley Karttunen. |
Here's what Yesterday's Island has to say about Karttunen and her new book: "Karttunen’s newest book, “Good Things From Nantucket’s North Shore: A Culinary Memoir” is a collection of recipes that have spent the past hundred-odd years journeying through her island lineage. Not just a cookbook, it encompasses the culinary memories of a Nantucketer who grew up living and breathing local island food. Written in a conversational style, the recipes are interspersed with the stories that first brought them to life. Karttunen ushers you into the most treasured food moments of her life with revelations like, “For me, that meal was so perfect that I felt I couldn’t bear to spoil it by ever eating again. Morning inevitably came and with it breakfast, but the memory remains indelible.” Karttunen closes her eyes and imagines her grandma’s refrigerator door, saying that the thought of it still makes her mouth water. “Because behind that door was,” she pauses for effect, “Pickled herring!” she declares with more delight than many people could muster at the thought. It is certainly intriguing to learn how local availability once shaped the favorite foods of Nantucketers."
Good Things from Nantucket's North Shore - A Culinary Memoir can be purchased at Mitchell's Book Corner Store on Nantucket.
Century House Nantucket Bed and Breakfast
The historic Century House dates back to the Cliff Road land purchase in 1833. According to research performed by Edouard A. Stackpole, renowned Nantucket historian and former director of the Peter Foulger Museum, a member of an old Nantucket family of Scottish roots, Captain Robert Calder, built the Century House. Over the years, Capt. Calder took part in several long, successful voyages to hunt whale, and eventually completed the construction of the house in the early 1840's. It is said that Capt. Calder chose this site because of the privacy, the ocean breezes, the views, and the genuine serenity the location provided in the 1840's and still exhibits today. According to Mr. Stackpole, Century House is the oldest continuously operating guesthouse on Nantucket Island to date. Visit www.centuryhouse.com for details. Like: facebook.com/CenturyHouseNantucketIsland Follow @chnantucket read our blog: centuryhouse.com/blog
