{"id":3625,"date":"2019-03-31T10:07:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T10:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2019-03-30T21:10:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T21:10:56","slug":"the-house-that-tile-built","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marigoldonline.net\/?p=3625","title":{"rendered":"The House That Tile Built"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After Baja I went to LA to\nvisit friends. (California seduces me with the weather but I don\u2019t think I\ncould cope with the traffic.) One day we drove to Malibu to tour the historic\nAdamson House\u2014a wow especially as it\u2019s not always open. At one point, the\nRindge family owned pretty much all of present day Malibu, buying the property\nin 1892 for roughly $10 an acre. (Thirty years later, it became the most\nvaluable single real estate holding in the United States\u2014think 20 miles of\ncoastland.) When she was widowed, May Rindge, a woman with more than her share\nof moxie, found herself land-rich and cash-poor so she looked for oil on the\nproperty. Instead she found buff and red clay and voila:  the creation of Malibu Potteries, a\nshort-lived but  influential tile company\nthat produced authentic versions of Mayan, Moorish, Moroccan, Saracen, and\nPersian- design tile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Malibu Potteries <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In 1929, May\u2019s daughter, Rhoda, and her husband, Merritt Adamson, used thirteen acres of the property to build a beach house. Now, set in gorgeous grounds, it\u2019s a National Historic Monument and a California State Park. You need a docent to tour the Spanish Colonial style house. After passing through the front door which is surrounded by tile, you visit most of the rooms including an entryway with a Persian carpet made of tile right down to the rug fringes <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note fringe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

and a bathroom tiled on all sides including the ceiling. Outdoors are several terrific fountains (tiled, of course); a magnificent tiled pool overlooking the ocean and a huge (tiled) bathtub where the Adamson family bathed their dogs. There is also a pool house that was commandeered by the military during WWII to house officers (enlisted men got tents.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dog bath–when only tile will do for Fido<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The whole thing is “how the other half lived with tile\u2019 \u2013 it\u2019s very unusual and makes a great half-day visit. For the full Monte, here is the link to the property: http:\/\/www.adamsonhouse.org\/main.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This recipe showcases lemons, one of the quintessential Californian fruits. It\u2019s easy, makes 4 dozen pieces AND you cut it into bars which are sort of like tiles, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lemon\nAngel Cake Bars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the bars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 package (16\nounces) angel food cake mix (see, a mix!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 can (15-3\/4 ounces) lemon pie filling (and a can!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 cup\nunsweetened finely shredded coconut<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the frosting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 package (8\nounces) cream cheese, softened<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1\/2 cup butter,\nsoftened<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 teaspoon\nvanilla extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2-1\/2 cups\nconfectioners’ sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 teaspoons\ngrated lemon zest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0. In a large bowl, mix cake mix, pie filling and coconut until blended; spread into a greased 15 x 10 x1-in. baking pan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bake 20-25\nminutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely\nin pan on a wire rack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, in a\nlarge bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat\nin confectioners’ sugar. Spread over cooled bars; sprinkle with lemon zest.\nRefrigerate at least 4 hours. Cut into bars (or triangles.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could drink a good California wine with whatever preceded the lemon bars or slosh lemon juice into your iced tea. Whistle California Here I Come<\/em> as you pass the bars. Enjoy not being stuck in traffic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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