After supper, Tjeu brought me to the Open Air Museum Eynderhoof where he volunteers his time in the bakery. We dropped Mia and Zoe off on the way so that they could walk back home. Open Air Eynderhoof is a beautiful and lively Peel Village where after passing through the iron gate you go back immediately in time to 1900. Eynderhoof is located in the countryside of Nederweert. The museum is maintained, staffed and managed by volunteers. The museum has a bakery, blacksmith shop, woodworking and wooden shoe making shops, copper making, old fashioned laundry and more. Both young and old are encouraged to participate in activities.
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| The bakery building where Tjeu has 17 volunteers helping him during the day. |
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| One of the old fashioned ovens |
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| For making buns |
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| For mixing dough |
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| The weigh scale |
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| Bicycle decoration that Tjeu used to have in his own bakery |
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| Another bicycle decoration |
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| Old baking utensils |
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| The horn that the baker sounds when the cookies are ready |
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| This little boy and I got a knapkoek- a cookie made only in Limburg. |
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| It is evening and the museum is really not open. This little guy is here because his parent is practicing with the orchestra for a presentation tomorrow. I am here with Tjeu because he has to put some baking in the freezer. |
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| Today, Tjeu and his volunteers made and baked 70 vlaais ( a pastry filled with fruit that is bigger than a flan ) |
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| The red ones could be raspberry, strawberry or cherry. |
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| This one is lemon. |
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| This vlaai is blueberry. |
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| Tjeu had to put all these vlaais in the freezer now that they were cooled off. I wish that I could be here to eat them tomorrow. They looked and smelled YUMMY. |
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| The freezer was FULL of bread, raisin buns, dinner rolls, vlaais and cakes. |
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