Lots of Food to Eat or Take Home at 2016 "Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst"

“Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst” will take place in Tarrytown, rain or shine, on April 29-May 1, 2016. Approximately 275 artists and craftspeople will participate. The show opens each day at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. on Friday and Sunday and at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

For sale at the fair’s booths will be jewelry, clothing and a large variety of creative and unique handmade objects.

Available too will be an expanded food court and many stands providing snacks to gourmet food and beverages for eating at picnic tables or taking home.

This is the thirty-second annual staging of Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst— the estate was once the home of railroad baron Jay Gould. A similar fall show will be held on September 16-18, 2016.

Admission costs (cash or check accepted only) for a weekend ticket are $12 per adult, $11 for seniors (62 or older), $4 for children (6 to 16) and kids under 6 are admitted free. Parking is free on site and at other nearby parking areas with frequent free shuttle-bus service.

Assistant director Laura Kandel said, “Take-home-food newcomers to the 2016 show include Dorset Maple Reserve, Maya’s Jams, The Nut Lady and the Captain Lawrence Brewing Company.”

“Newly participating as concessions,” she said, “will be Penny Lick Ice Cream, and Twins BBQ Co. Popcorn Man will return under a new name, Herold’s Original Kettle Korn.”

The wares of the food-related exhibitors are described below.

Gourmet “Take-Home” Food Exhibitors

1. Awesome Specialties of Little Tikes. Dips and spreads to include salsa mixes, soup and chowder mixes, muffin and cookie mixes.
2. Bella’s Home-Baked Goods. Home baked goods including Italian biscotti, butter toffee, cookies and brownies
3. Bittersweet Herb Farm. Dips, sauces, jams, oils and balsamic vinegars
4. Captain Lawrence Brewing Company. Elmsford brewery
5. Dorset Maple Reserve. Bourbon barrel aged maple syrup
6. Dutch Desserts. Chocolate pies and fruit tarts. Pies also include Dutch apple, blueberry, red cherry, peach, raspberry, strawberry-rhubarb, pumpkin and pecan
7. Herold's Original Kettle Korn (Popcorn Man). Kettle corn
8. Highland Farm. Venison cuts including steaks, roasts, chops, medallions and cutlets
9. Hillrock Estate Distillery. Small-batch spirits, bourbon and rye whiskey
10. ImmuneSchein. Ginger elixirs. Ingredients include organic ginger root, wildflower honey, organic lemon juice organic turmeric root and organic Ceylon cinnamon.
11. JD Gourmet. Barrel-aged balsamic vinegar and olive oil blends from Italy, marinades and handmade pasta
12. Kissed By The Sun Spice Company. All-natural Caribbean spices
13. Oliver Kita Chocolates. Made with satin cream, sweet butter, fruit, roasted nuts, etc.
14. Maya’s Jams. All-natural, handmade local jams
15. Mostly Myrtle’s. Gluten-free baked goods including brownies and muffins
16. Pazdar Winery. Wine including chocolate wine
17. Pika’s Farm Table. Hot Belgian super-size Belgian sugar waffles and take-home quiche, soup and potpies
18. Platte Clove Naturals. Nut-based Granola and salad topper products include maple cranberry, maple ginger,apple cranberry nut and curry nut crunch
19. Really Good Fruit Spreads. Jams and jellies including apricot, pineapple mango, strawberry, peach, blueberry, tart cherry, rhubarb/strawberry and pear/ginger
20. Sumptuous Syrups of Vermont. Syrups include yellow ginger, black currant, lemon basil, blackberry and chocolate mole
21. Taste Artisanal Market. Hand-crafted spreads and locally infused honey
22. The Nut Lady. Baked, artisanal nuts
23. The Olive Oil Factory. Oils and balsamic vinegar
24. To The Queen’s Taste. Giant-size pastries and baked goods
25. Udder Ideas Fudge. Cream and butter fudge
26. Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery. Red and white wine, port and dessert wine

Food Concessionaires

• Aba’s Falafel. Gluten free/vegan falafel. Israeli falafel balls (chickpeas, garlic, onion, parsley, and cilantro)
  
• Everything About Crepes. Sweet and savory crepes and baguette sandwiches
• Greek Isle. Lamb and chicken pitas and Greek salad
• Penny Lick Ice Cream. Serving ice cream and custard
• Skinny Buddha Organic Kitchen. Soup and salad
• S&S Concessions. Sausage and peppers, hamburgers, coffee and smoothies
• Twins BBQ Co. Serving pulled pork or chicken sliders as well as chicken thighs wrapped in bacon
  

“The show includes one-of-a-kind and limited edition creations in every material imaginable,” Kandel said. “Visitors will see earrings made of sterling silver and stingray; handbags made with airplane cables; scarves made of bamboo; necklaces made of meteorites; pens made of money; and bowls that look like cantaloupes, alongside contemporary craft pottery, wood furniture, handwoven fashions, bronze sculpture, blown glass objects and more.”

Other activities include making Shibumi silk scarves under the guidance of Patricia Disantis, dancing to live music provided by Billboard chart topper The Lindsey Webster Band; participating or watching craft demonstrations by potter Scott Martin and wood turner Don Hart; and exposure to one hundred musical instruments in an interactive musical experience. Activity for the youngsters will include face painting, storytelling, constructing balloon animals, and stilt walkers.

Show attendees can tour the Lyndhurst mansion at half price by getting their hands stamped at the crafts show.

The show is sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and produced by Artrider Productions, P.O. Box 28, Woodstock, New York 12498, 845-331-7900, www.artrider.com

Lyndhurst is located at 635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Phone:914 631-4481. www.lyndhurst.org