Taste the Past Picnic in Hill End
Saturday 19 October 2019; 10am – 5pm
In the grounds of Hill End Lodge Motel
With the “Betty Jeffree Camp Oven Scone Bake-off” commencing at 2pm with judging at 3.30pm.
Our Inaugural Taste the Past Picnic at the Hill End Lodge Motel was a great success and those attending spent a very pleasant day making new friends and sharing stories of Hill End & Tambaroora connections.
Our Scone bakeoff preparation was going along nicely, Dennis had the campfire all stoked up when unfortunately the heavens opened and the rain thundered down, so we had to resort to “Plan B” and use the commercial oven at the Lodge. However the spirit wasn’t dampened and we all enjoyed Felie and Di’s efforts for afternoon tea. They were declared joint winners and were each presented with an award.
The trophies were quite symbolic, and certainly did not reflect the quality of the scones. A lump of “gold” was the scone, a knob of white quartz represented the cream and a piece of red ironstone resembled the strawberry jam, all strategically placed on a small slice of pine tree.
We had visitors from Queensland and a number of locals joined us on the day as well. Some of Betty Jeffree’s family and friends were also on hand to help celebrate the occasion.
We look forward to holding this event again this year, on the Saturday 19 October, so start practising your scone skills and book your accommodation now! As beds in Hill End are limited please consider booking your accommodation as soon as possible if you intend to stay overnight.
Join us for a casual BYO picnic to celebrate the multicultural ingenuity used by our ancestors to provide a good wholesome meal to their families. There will be time for yarning and catching up with old and new friends and family.
This is a free event and if you prefer to support local food outlets both the 24 Carrot Café and Hill End Estate Café will be happy to supply you with “Take Away” to bring to the picnic. Otherwise, prepare & pack up grandma’s favourite recipe and bring some along to share.
Perhaps your ancestor passed down a carefully preserved recipe book, or maybe it was a verbal procedure which has been religiously followed thru the centuries for special family celebrations.
Prepare it and bring it along to share and enjoy in the relaxed atmosphere of Hill End Lodge. Maybe there was a traditional cultural delicacy or recipe that was representative of their old way of life – Irish stew, Cornish pasties, Greek moussaka, German sausage, or Chinese stir-fry that you would like to embrace in order to remember their contribution to our gastronomic history today.
- BYO Food & drinks
- Picnic basket with plates cutlery & glassware etc.
- Picnic chairs (we’ll provide the tables)
- Cooking equipment if needed and if you can – we’ll have a couple of gas BBQs, a couple of spare camp ovens and the fire pit going
- Copy of your recipe & a photo of the ancestor who used it.
The Betty Jeffree Camp Oven Scone Bake-off
This event will commence at 2pm with judging at 3.30pm. This is in memory of local cook and renowned Devonshire Tea aficionado, Betty Jeffree. Many of you may recall Betty’s wonderful scones and afternoon teas in the grounds of Rose Cottage. When she passed away last year Hill End lost one of their iconic residents and we felt this would be a great way of remembering her legacy.
The rules are simple: There are 2 Categories – Plain Scones and Fancy Scones.
- BYO ingredients
- Scones must be completely prepared onsite from scratch however additives for the Fancy category may be prepared beforehand.
- You can make as many as your camp oven will cope with however a minimum of 6 scones must be presented for judging.
- Judges are “experts” in their field….(and can’t be bribed!)
- All entries to be cooked over the coals in the open campfire pit (unless there is a fire ban in which case we will go to “Plan B”).
After judging the scones will be shared among those attending for afternoon tea and will be served with a cuppa and jam and cream for a small donation.
Lorraine is happy to answer any enquiries. Contact details are on the Contact us page on the website.
Also interested in attending the Hill End Open Day being held the next day? Click here to see event details.
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