The Quilt Inn Country Cookbook

Aliske Webb

Sunday, Sunday

In the town that lies close to the Inn, Sunday always arrives the same way.

Regardless of the weather, the first light of dawn softens the everyday sharp contours

of the empty town streets. If you sleep with yourwindow open and wake early enough,

you can hear the bells ringing from the Church a mile away. There is a different feel to

Sunday mornings, an almost ethereal stillness that allows itself to fold over the area

only once a week. Even the news of the day, whether international, national, or the

homegrown gossip variety, slows to a trickle and people become more reflective.

Sunday is often called the “Sabbath” which derives from the Hebrew word

“shabbat”, which means “cessation” or “rest”. A lot of people use Sunday to catch up

on their sleep and therefore employ, and enjoy, the literal meaning of the word. In the

Judeo-Christian tradition, Genesis records the first Sabbath as a moment of Divine

inspiration: “So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it because on it God rested

from all the work He had done in Creation.” This is not fatigue but rather the restful

satisfaction of completion.

Yet, the true Sabbath transcends religious differences, and in fact may only be

symbolic of the Sunday frame of mind: Jews and Seventh Day Adventists celebrate

and repose between sunset Friday and sunset Saturday; Muslims on Friday; Buddhists

on Sunday. Even those who don’t consider themselves religious have rituals they

observe. Some read the Sunday paper, poring over each item and feature with an

unhurried thoughtfulness. Others go for a stroll in the park and feed the wildlife. Others

visit with family and friends.

At the Inn, we welcome all the diversities, as well as the similarities. One need

only to be seeking good food, pleasant company and respite from one’s normal day-to-

day activities to enjoy brunch at The Quilt Inn. It’s time they put aside for repose and

renewal. As one of the locals said, “Coming to the Inn every Sunday is like a mental

health day for me!” We’re always glad that they do.

Sunday brunch should be a leisurely, special meal. Unlike everyday

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