After the walk at Red Islands Trail all of the participants enjoyed a dinner and dessert at "The Clucking Hen Cafe" located on the Cabot Trail. Good dinner , excellent desserts! Several care packages were taken home as well!! See more photos in our photo gallery.
Cal’s Rhubarb Thingy from "The Clucking Hen"!
1 cup flour
½ cup butter
5 tbsp icing sugar
Mix flour, butter and icing sugar with a pastry blender or
fork until crumbly. Put into bottom of an 8 in. square pan. Bake at 350 deg for
15 min. or until brown.
2 eggs
1 ½ cups white sugar
¼ cup flour
¾ tsp baking powder
Beat eggs until fluffy. In a separate bowl, mix sugar, flour
and baking powder and gradually add to eggs.
2 cups fresh rhubarb cut in ½ in. pieces
½ tsp salt
Add rhubarb to above egg mixture and mix together. Mix in
salt. Pour over baked crust. Bake at 350 deg for 30-35 min. The egg mixture
comes to the top and forms a meringue. Serves 9. Enjoy with a cup of tea.
