State Highway 189, Rockville, Maryland

Owned and operated by Marjorie Hendricks, this country restaurant is authentically French Provincial in decoration, with high-raftered beams in the dining room and huge stone fireplaces glistening with antique copper and brass. Open from 12:30PM to 10:00PM, except Mondays. Reservations advisable.

  Popovers

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups milk

Directions

1. Beat eggs until frothy; add flour sifted with salt and 1 cup of milk.

2. Beat mixture well, then add remaining milk and beat again until smooth.

3. Chill batter in the refrigerator.

4. Grease iron muffin pan with unsalted vegetable fat and heat to sizzling point.

5. Pour in batter and bake 15 minutes in a 450 degree oven; then 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

This recipe appeared in the Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Famous Eating Places published in 1950.

 The above illustration is an original painting by Robert Boston

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