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A Moveable Feast

"I'm playing carthorse for an annualand sweet way to send a traveler off in
conference. I'm leaving for Orlando tomorrowstyle.
morning in the wee, wee hours of the dark,"
she  typed  into  the instant-message system.Hazelnut  Chocolate  Chip  Squares
"Great! Come to Tallahassee!" I responded2  sticks  butter,  softened
with  bubbling  excitement.
1  3/4  cups  all-purpose  flour
Popping from my memory garden were visions of
my young cousin pirouetting and curtseying1/2  cup  sugar
across the sanctuary of the Clarendon Hills
Presbyterian Church. The last time I had seen1/4  tsp.  salt
Dora Byrd was at my dad and stepmother's
wedding.  She  was  the  flower  girl.(1) 12-oz. package semi-sweet chocolate
chips,  divided
We were long overdue to reconnect. The idea
of her visit created an undeniable(1)  14-oz.  can  sweetened  condensed  milk
effervescence in my heart to welcome my
long-lost cousin with open arms and warm,1  tsp.  hazelnut  extract
inviting  Florida  hospitality.
1  tsp.  pure  vanilla  extract
But as Dora Byrd and I instant-messaged
back-and-forth, I realized something. TheSoften butter to room temperature and preheat
whirlwind of busyness could easily snatchoven  to  350  degrees.
this opportunity away from us. If I wanted to
see Dora Byrd, I would need to do someGrease  a  13-  x  9-inch  baking  pan.
driving, too. Tallahassee was just too far
away. We needed to meet somewhere closer toWhip butter in a large mixing bowl until
Orlando.creamy. Add the flour, sugar and salt and mix
until nice and crumbly. Using floured
Sometimes hospitality means packing a picnicfingers, press 2 cups of the crumbly mixture
basket and a cooler, and taking a moveableinto  the  prepared  pan.
feast to a more central location. So that is
exactly what I did. On the last Friday ofBake for 10 minutes or until edges turn a
September, we synchronized our watches andlight-golden  brown.
planned to meet for a delightful afternoon at
the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens inMeanwhile, combine 1 cup of the
Gainesville.chocolate-chip morsels with the sweetened
condensed milk in a small, heavy-duty
"I'll wait for you at the visitor's center,"saucepan. Stir over low heat until the
Dora said. "I'll be the person in the fadedchocolate has melted and the two ingredients
green  hat  with  a  flower  on  it."are smooth. Stir in hazelnut extract and
vanilla  extract.
Sure enough, Dora Byrd was there waiting for
me when I pulled into the parking lot. Hat orPour and spread the hot chocolate mixture
no hat, I would have recognized her anywhere.over  the  hot,  baked  crust.
Her face, personality and warmth were a
beautiful and almost haunting reminder ofIn a small mixing bowl, combine hazelnuts
other  favorite  relatives.with the remaining chocolate morsels and the
reserved crumbly mixture of flour, sugar and
Whether you are trying to coordinate a visitsalt. Sprinkle this mixture over the
with a traveling relative or are simply upchocolate  filling.
for an adventurous day trip and a beautiful
picnic in the park, the bamboo, butterfly,Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until
water and herb gardens at Kanapaha present athe center is set and the top is golden
splendid backdrop for creating new memoriesbrown.
to  cherish  for  a  lifetime.
© 2006 Kathi Dameron, Kathi Dameron and
"Next time, I'll play host to you inAssociates
Williamsburg, Virginia!" my librarian cousin
sang out, as she cradled the tin of HazelnutThis article originally appeared on October
Chocolate  Chip  Bars  and  waved  goodbye.12, 2006 in the "Entertaining with Kathi"
column of the Northeast Chronicle, a Florida
Hazelnut Chocolate Chips Squares are a tastynewspaper.



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