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The Independent 5
December 5, 2013
Mystery of cottage cheese recipe solved North Woods Inn recipe is classic Littleton treat
to throw peanut shells on the floor. Oldtimers might remember the giant Paul Bunyan that once stood in front of its original location at Hudson Gardens, where it lived from 1962 until 1997. By Jennifer Smith “The North Woods Inn was a gatherjsmith@ourcoloradonews.com ing place for the owners, trainers and jockeys from It’s perhaps one of LitCentennial Race Track HERE’S THE RECIPE tleton’s greatest mysterduring its long life in Lities: How can we find the tleton,” read its website. long-lost recipe for North North Woods Inn’s famous seasoned “Governors, mayors, acWoods Inn’s cottagecottage-cheese recipe, via Nancy tors and actresses have all cheese seasoning? Pyles Wyman: enjoyed an evening at the The answer, of course, 1 pound small-curd cottage cheese North Woods Inn.” is Facebook. ¼ teaspoon caraway seed, more if The building was preThe search started desired viously home to King and when the popular lo¾ teaspoon sugar Evelyn Hudson’s Councal steak house abruptly ½ teaspoon Accent (MSG) try Kitchen, which they closed in May 2011 and ¼ teaspoon white pepper opened in 1942. They the property became ½ tablespoon dried chives owned the entire 30 acres ¼ teaspoon celery salt Scarlet Ranch, an “adult that is now Hudson GarMix all ingredients together and chill lifestyle” nightclub. dens, and Evelyn Hudfor several hours or overnight. “We are closing beson’s will dictated that the cause of lack of business,” property be used “for the North Woods owner Pat aesthetic enjoyment and Stahl told local media at education of the public.” the time. “I did not want to go out broke. So when North Woods’ lease expired in We were in business 50 years. I am fine with the situation. I am 75, and my children 1997, the Hudson Foundation took possession of the building, and Stahl and her husdon’t want it, and my health is not good.” She assured her fans that the seasoning band, Ray Dambach, moved the restaurant would continue to be available at local gro- to 8109 Blakeland Drive in Douglas County. cers. But as time has gone by, it’s become Dambach died in 2001, and Stahl continscarce, and Stahl has stopped responding ued to operate it until 2011. “The money I invested for my retireto emails. So the Littleton Independent took the quest to Facebook’s “You know you ment will help me to live well till I leave this grew up in Littleton, CO if you remember great earth,” she wrote. “We made thou…” page, and voila, member Nancy Pyles sands of people very happy with wonderful meals, and that is something I will take Wyman stepped right up with the answer. “I practically grew up at the North Woods with me for the rest of my life.” For those wondering how North Woods’ Inn because my dad was friends and went to school with the owner, Fred Maten,” she legendary friendly ghost might react to the recalls. “I was a cocktail waitress at both new tenants, Stahl says he stayed in the old locations, and to earn extra money, I’d put building. For those wondering where to get labels on the cottage-cheese mix and filled a good steak now, Stahl says you can do it them. Fred originally was at the Alpine yourself. Village Inn and brought the recipe to the “You can make the perfect T-bone by North Woods.” seasoning it with our seasoning in the In addition to the seasoning, the res- morning,” said Stahl. “Throw it on the grill taurant is remembered for its bountiful at night and cook to temp. It will be persoup and bread offerings, and the chance fect.”
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