Southport, Nc: Small-Scale Town Welcome In Addition To Charm

I run into wonderful people when I go solo in addition to yesterday I met Christina Willetts, the possessor of Side Street Bakery inward Southport, NC

On a 24-hour interval trip to Southport, NC spell staying on the coast this calendar month I planned to see the Wed waterfront marketplace position in addition to explore the side streets of Southport.

Southport is a charming former town on the Cape Fear river.   It has all the components of ‘a town I desire to deed to” :  H2O view, yous tin sack walk everywhere, a practiced town library, planned festivals, events, functions, benches to sit  on in addition to intend in addition to lots of gratuitous parking!.  http://www.downtownsouthport.org/southport/

Located close thirty miles due south of Wilmington, NC in addition to the same distance to Myrtle beach,  There is also a modest car/pedestrian ferry that takes yous to  Fort Fisher where yous don’t desire to immature lady the  North Carolina Aquarium located correct on the beach front.  http://www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher.  Bring your cycle in addition to pass the 24-hour interval inward the sun.   

Amuzu Theater built inward 1908

The master brick buildings inward downtown are forthwith dwelling solid to cafes, fine art stores, antique stores, local artists are showcased inward many of the gift in addition to jewelry stores.  There is fifty-fifty a Christmas house.

From the ferry port hither yous tin sack drive the beach route to the pair for Wilmington.  This was a great, cheap means to canvass the river!   I read on the attached link that pets are allowed, pre arranged weddings and  amongst restrictions, scattering of cremation ashes.   http://www.southporttimes.com/southportferry.html

Southport is a good preserved modest town.   The residents were proud to nation me several movies receive got been filmed hither in addition to the electrical current TV show, Under the Dome, is currently existence filled inward the town.

Today was the maiden off of the weekly farmers marketplace position inward Blue Planet park.  More than a fruit in addition to veggie market  in that location are local artists, crafts people in addition to vendors.

Today I met a adult woman who grows flowers on a professional person farm,  a adult woman who makes neat tote bags from feed bags in addition to tutu happy Ellie DeYoung a creator of happiness, she creates Tutus for all sizes in addition to several other friendly locals who were happy to give me a few moments without the motive to ‘sell’ me something.

Tutu lovely.  Tutu Divine does tutus for all occasions
If everyone (even men) wore in addition to then at effect no 1 would halt laughing.

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Exploring the shops along the streets close the marketplace position i followed the sign for Side Street  Bakery in addition to met  Christina Willetts.  Although she was busy mixing upward a novel chocolate process she rapidly came out of the kitchen to greet me.

A cozy cottage amongst seating inward the yard or on the porch

Christina, the possessor in addition to bakery made me express mirth when she told me:  " They volition consume dirt if yous spot Cream Cheese frosting on it!"   And later sampling the frosting, I tin sack empathise this.

The modest store forepart did non allow me to thought the treats within but the sign said Pie, Cakes, Cookies, donuts in addition to Breads….so what else could i need?  And I don’t intend I receive got met a bakery I didn’t like!

 

So many treats to select from.   Christina  bakes 2 or three specialty cakes a 24-hour interval in addition to sells slices of these equally good equally lemon squares, cookies, donuts, chocolate covered fruit, fifty-fifty on solitary canolli!   Fresh breadstuff is baked at nighttime past times the ‘bread man’.
 

Pies in addition to Cakes
Specialty Cakes in addition to Pies ask to go ordered inward advance or equally the possessor told me,  ‘give me 2 hours in addition to I volition receive got a pie ready”.  This was VERY tempting because the pies offered were from former southern recipes in addition to my oral cavity watered reading the listing of dark bottom peanut brittle pie, apple tree cream cheese cake, pecan pie, hummingbird cake, carrot cake, white chocolate Oreo cookie cheesecake, pumpkin cheese cake in addition to on in addition to on.    Christina also creates her ain 1 of a variety offering such equally hither almond joy cake.    If yous receive got a favorite, only inquire her if she tin sack advise a cake that volition brand your ‘mouth smile’.   

She told me she has “always enjoyed baking”, learning from her woman raise over the years.    The recipes originate from her mother, grandmother in addition to friends who part others that receive got been passed down.  The names of each offering remind me of a trip through the deep south:  hummingbird cake,  pear in addition to pecan pie, carrot cake, primal lime pie, lemon squares.   
Of course of teaching I had to accept a choice dwelling solid amongst me to authenticate the story.


Last twelvemonth I met some other bakery inward a town around Dover, England.   She opened a tea room in addition to offered wonderful, traditional English linguistic communication treats.    I volition innovate these 2 creative women…….who knows what tin sack happen?    cheepminitrampolineworkoutt.blogspot.com/search?q=high-tea-let-them-eat-cake-at-lavender

I returned to Southport inward Dec 2014 in addition to my FIRST halt was the bakery.   Unfortunately Christinia was out delivering a marriage ceremony cake but I did run into her Mom in addition to of course of teaching tried some other cake!  This fourth dimension it was hummingbird cake.

I sent an EM to the bakery to discovery out what is inward Hummingbird cake:

The hummingbird cake is bananas in addition to pineapple amongst a hint of cinnamon in addition to of course of teaching cream cheese icing.    

Has anyone tried this southern treat?  Did your grandma brand this too?

Christina also remined me:to "Eat to a greater extent than cake"