The
Inn at Westwynd Farm was chosen "top choice" in Dauphin and
Cumberland counties by
Woman Magazine.
To B&B or not
to B&B
By: Cate McKissick;
"Woman" March-April 2005 p.8
My assignment: area Bed &
Breakfast inns. My challenge: find the best Breakfast.
Like the best intelligence
operative, I broke out my map, gassed up my minivan, hooked
up to the Internet and began snooping.
Before I begin, I should
say, first of all, no matter the breakfast, every innkeeper
I visited with was gracious, accommodating, interesting and
happy to participate in this article. Secondly, and maybe
most important, every inn was spotless. I didn't see so much
as a dust mote floating through the air at any of them. And
lastly, reviews of breakfasts are purely subjective. The
only real criteria I went by was, "does this taste good to
me?"
This inn and breakfast is
my top choice because I felt immediately relaxed, at home
and the food was so good I wanted to stay for lunch.
Located on a 32-acre horse
farm in East Hanover Twp. outside of Hershey, this inn was
my favorite. I grew up on my grandmother's farm in the
Midwest. This farmhouse reminded me so much of that
atmosphere.
Owner Carolyn Troxell
served breakfast at a huge wooden table beginning with a pot
of tea and a fruit parfait. Kiwi, grapes and strawberries
served with vanilla yogurt in a tall glass were accompanied
by a lemon poppy seed bread that came warm from the oven and
melted in the mouth.
Next, she served eggs baked
in ham cup with a cream cheese filling, grated potatoes that
were heavenly, and the tiniest, broiled tomatoes. The eggs
tasted wonderful. The ham was moist. I tried to eat
moderately, since I don't want my next article to be about
dieting, but here, I ate all of it. Every last piece. This
was the best breakfast to be found.
In the corner of the dining
room there is a small table that Troxell keeps filled with
cookies and muffins and small snack items. She shared her
recipe books and we talked about her favorite dishes.
Outside the large windows I
could see the horses being led from the barn to the fields
for grazing. The Inn at Westwynd Farm is the perfect place
to linger in a chair in a sunny room reading a book or enjoy
a leisurely morning coffee and muffin.
The Inn at Westwynd
Farm, 1620 Sandbeach Road, Hummelstown, PA 17036. Telephone:
(717) 533-6764. Web Address:
www.westwyndfarminn.com
By: Cate McKissick
"Woman" March-April 2005 p.8 |
