Time for another day trip! I could get used to this vacation business, I tell you. Today's destination was Gunnebo Slott in Mölndal just 8 or 10km south of Gothenburg. The manor house was build in the 1800s by a British merchant family, so it has that English country manor vibe and extensive gardens. I'll spare you my many photographs of the incredible kitchen gardens (seriously they grow every herb I've ever heard of, and there's huge beds of asparagus, gooseberry bushes, enormous currants ... I was in heaven!), but here's a quick look around:
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| Those gardens! |
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| The castle/manor house. We didn't go inside. |
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| Varieties of basil in a cold frame. |
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| Seriously, these gardens! |
After touring the grounds (and playing in the kids' playground) we had a little picnic on the lawn. Here's a few menu ideas and a recipe for your next picnic!
Sandwich Fillings:
- Baguettes with sliced tomatoes, sliced hard boiled eggs and brie are one of my favourites. Douse the bread in vinaigrette first and season liberally with salt, pepper and thyme. Wrap well in waxed paper and the bread will be tender and moist by the time you eat.
-Creamed fillings with chopped pickles, egg, relish etc are tasty and long-lasting.
Make sure to take a big bottle of water or some other cold drink along with your themos of coffee!
Currant Cake for a picnic
Recipe adapted from Bonniers Cookbook, 1960
3 egg whites
3 egg yolks
4 dl flour
2 dl sugar
200 g butter
150 g currants
Preheat oven to 195C.
Cream the butter and sugar so it is light and porous. Blend or cream in the egg yolks one at a time. Mix the currents with a little of the flour and blend them in, then add the rest of the flour. Beat the egg whites to a froth and carefully fold them into the batter. Pour/scrape the batter into a buttered and bread-crumbed baking pan and bake for about 1 hour at 195 degrees.
Yum!
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