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By JOAN KINGSBURY
Staff Correspondent
For 30 years Ed McCabe, owner
of the Brittany House, (formerly
Donachie’s) has been working in the
restaurant business.
Following his Navy career where
he worked as a baker, Ed attended
Lewis Hotel Training School in
Washington, D.C. For eight years he
was a member of the Marriott
Corporation Management Team. Six
years ago, he and his wife Lenore
purchased the Alberdeen Inn in
Mountaintop.
The Alberdeen Inn was the
McCabe’s first ownership venture,
and it has proved to be very suc-
cessful. The Alberdeen is noted for
its delicious homemade breads and
pastries, all baked by Lenore, and
its fine dinner cuisine. Until he
opened the Brittany House, Ed did
all the cooking at the Alberdeen Inn.
Since some of their Back Moun-
tain customers had expressed the
desire to have a restaurant like the
Alberdeen Inn in their hometown,
Ed and Lenore started looking for
an area restaurant that would suit
their needs. When Donachie’s
became available, the McCabes
found just what they were looking
for.
Business has been excellent since
the Brittany House opened six
weeks ago. Since table space is
limited, reservations are necessary.
Ed attributes their success, in part,
to operating the restaurant follow-
ing the Donachie’s. Alice and Bill
Donachie provided such fine service
for 30 years, the patrons still feel
right at home.
The fine menu using only top
quality foods, homemade soups and
sauces is, of course, a factor in the
Brittany House’s popularity. Ed
does all the cooking at the Brittany
House. Lenore, who operates the
Alberdeen Inn, sends down her
freshly baked pastries and desserts
daily. Southern Pecan Pie, Marble
Cheesecake and Zucchini Bread are
a few of Lenore’s specialties. The
four McCabe children Michael, 15,
Michelle, 13, Eric, 11 and Stephen,
9, all help their mother with work at
the Inn.
Dinner is served Tuesday through
Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m. at the
business
McCabes
Brittany House. Crabmeat dishes
made with jumbo lump crabmeat
are a specialty as is the spinach
casserole.
The Brittany House menu offers a
variety of delicious dishes. Appetiz-
ers include the usual seafood cock-
tails, broiled grapefruit with rum
and garden quiche. Steaks, chops,
seafood selections are numerous.
Veal selections include veal stuffed
with sausage and spinach, an
unusual dish. Ribs of beef au jus are
available on Friday and Saturday
nights only.
To compliment your meal, the
Brittany House offers a fine selec-
tion of wines. The cozy bar area is a
nice place to have a relaxing drink,
whether it be a cocktail, a glass of
wine or any of the Brittany House's
imported or domestic beers.
For our readers who would like to
try a touch of Brittany House cook-
ing ,Ed has provided them with two
recipes that are popular with res-
taurant patrons, Muffin Loaves and
Beef Barley Soup.
For the soup, Ed recommends
buying a peeled tenderloin at the
butcher shop. Trim it into steaks
and use the remaining scraps to
make a rich beef stock. To make
Muffin Loaves whenever you desire,
combine the dry ingredients and
butter or margarine. Keep this
refrigerated. When ready to bake
muffins, just add eggs and milk.
This mix keeps for a week and a
half and is perfect for the busy
homemaker!
BEEF BARLEY SOUP
Peeled tenderloin beef scraps
Water
Salt
Pepper
2 oz. barley per lb. beef
Simmer beef pieces in water for
10 minutes adding just salt and
pepper. Cook off barley and add to
fresh stock. This soup is a favorite
at the Brittany House.
MUFFIN LOAVES
1% 1b. flour
34 1b. sugar
1t. salt
1 oz. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
4 large eggs
5 1b. butter or margarine
Milk as needed
Place all dry ingredients in a
a
Dallas Post/Joan Kingsbury
Trucksville.
large bowl. Combine well. Add
butter or margarine with hands and
work until coarse crumbs are
formed. Add eggs, then gradually
add milk until you have the consist-
ency of muffin batter (fairly thick).
Bake in muffin or cup cake pans for
14 minutes at 375 degrees.
Note: The dry mix can be kept in’
the refrigerator for up to a week
and a half. Just add eggs and milk
when ready to use.
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