Just wanted to share a wonderful little treasure from a place I used to visit with my mom many years ago when I was young. This was a farm founded by a man who emigrated to the US from Switzerland in the 40s and met his german wife Rose who was a holocaust survivor. Together they founded the farm.
The recipes are her own mixed with ones from her employees who were local women hired to work at the farm and bakery. Many of them were available in the bakery/Cafe for purchase.
The farm was called Westheimers Carrot Barn. You could pick your own produce and there was a beautiful gift shop and café/bakery on premise. It was sold years ago and I haven't been back since the 90s. I went with my mom and we always visited the bakery and got some wonderful carrot chocolate chip cookies and I'd get a carrot brownie to take home which was dense and moist and tasted like rum (which I love) and had a wonderful glaze on top. The cookies are called millies carrot cookies in the book, you can sub chocolate chips for the raisins. They would charge $1 for three cookies on a plate with a little powdered sugar on top to pretty them up. You can also leave out the rum extract in the brownies but it's is so good, it reminds me of a European treat. I add a rich chocolate glaze to it.
Initially I always meant to buy one of Roses little cookbooks she had for sale but I never got around to it. I moved 3 hours away and my Mom passed so I never went back after that. This was before the internet so I called Rose up and asked her if she had any of the little books left and if she could send me one and she did. I've been using it ever since. It takes me back to happy times and I love the recipes I've tried. This book got me to try parsnips and turnips which I had never tried before and I really enjoy them!
Hope someone out there finds some treasures here!
by Magari22
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Just wanted to share a wonderful little treasure from a place I used to visit with my mom many years ago when I was young. This was a farm founded by a man who emigrated to the US from Switzerland in the 40s and met his german wife Rose who was a holocaust survivor. Together they founded the farm.
The recipes are her own mixed with ones from her employees who were local women hired to work at the farm and bakery. Many of them were available in the bakery/Cafe for purchase.
The farm was called Westheimers Carrot Barn. You could pick your own produce and there was a beautiful gift shop and café/bakery on premise. It was sold years ago and I haven’t been back since the 90s. I went with my mom and we always visited the bakery and got some wonderful carrot chocolate chip cookies and I’d get a carrot brownie to take home which was dense and moist and tasted like rum (which I love) and had a wonderful glaze on top. The cookies are called millies carrot cookies in the book, you can sub chocolate chips for the raisins. They would charge $1 for three cookies on a plate with a little powdered sugar on top to pretty them up. You can also leave out the rum extract in the brownies but it’s is so good, it reminds me of a European treat. I add a rich chocolate glaze to it.
Initially I always meant to buy one of Roses little cookbooks she had for sale but I never got around to it. I moved 3 hours away and my Mom passed so I never went back after that. This was before the internet so I called Rose up and asked her if she had any of the little books left and if she could send me one and she did. I’ve been using it ever since. It takes me back to happy times and I love the recipes I’ve tried. This book got me to try parsnips and turnips which I had never tried before and I really enjoy them!
Hope someone out there finds some treasures here!
I love this 🥕 thanks for sharing!
So cool. My dad used to take us to Schoharie. I love the Carrot Barn!
I love carrots and turnips and parsnips. I want to try many of these. Thanks for sharing.
I am going to use so many of these recipes! That parsnip apple (or pear) bake is timeless, I might even make that this week. Good stuff, thanks so much for sharing.
This is so wonderful and even more so with your description and memories. Thank you!
I just went there for the first time last month. bought some shallots, raspberries, blackberries, a turkey pesto sandwich, carrot cookie, eggplant/other veggies quiche, and coffee. the blackberries were the best ones I’ve had on my life! the had a v pronounced floral olfactory response to them! I want to go back just for tons more. I’d love to spend more to.e there, too. we finished hiking and had someplace else to get to.