You’d think with all the eating we have done that we would be sated. No, we were just out of food, so we headed to a couple of local farmer’s markets. There we loaded up with tomatoes, melons, corn, eggplant, and, most important of all, pies.
In the afternoon we visited the Dutch town of New Paltz which was settled by Huegenots seeking religious freedom in New Amsterdam. Twelve families bought 50,000 acres in the area from the Escopus Indians and built seven homes in a six acre village in 1678. The balance of the property was devoted to farming. We were able to tour two of the homes. The Hasbrouck home had been enlarged and rebuilt but contains much original or period furnishings. The Dayo family lost the home to foreclosure as did a later purchaser. Bought and remodeled by the Brodhead’s, it was decorated as the home of a socially prominent couple in the early 1900s. Two other homes and the church are also open for touring
Those pies were destined as dessert after our fabulous bbq ribs dinner prepared by Chef Mitch and his crew. With side dishes of special potato salad, beans and local corn, we had to be careful to save room for the pies filled with apples, peaches, cherries or raspberries. Debates about which were better went on late into the night.
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