Washington County Weekend Post

By Karen Stokes Special to Conley Media HARTFORD — Alixe Rheeve had no idea in 2016, that her parents' love of col- lecting and a trip to Madison after the death of her mother would lead to the opening of her own consignment shop. "I dealt with my mom's estate; you take things home that mean a lot to you and then donate some things. It got me to thinking, what do other people do in situations like that," Rheeve said. While Rheeve's father was in Madison he came across a unique consignment shop. Her dad called Rheeve and connected her with the Madi- son store owner, afterwards she made the decision to start her own consignment shop. After a few months, Furnish Traders officially opened its doors in Hartford at 31 N. Main St. on Sept. 17, 2016. "It's an eclectic shop so we have a variety of items, antiques, vintage, modern pieces, art from local artists and handcrafted furniture," said Rheeve. For customers to preview what's available in store, they have an online catalog. "It's been really great because people can go online to see items in the shop that are $49.99 and up at any time," Rheeve said. "It's always good to come into the shop and see all the smaller items that we have and new items." "We love supporting artists. Local artists can bring in their artwork," Rheeve said. "Anything from prints to original oils, again, a mix." Go to www. furnish traders.com for more info on general consigning and artists or call 262-457-2457. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and closed Monday. "This was a dessert my mom made — it was my favorite and reminds me of her… miss her," Rheeve said. Shop for unique, quality finds at Furnish Traders Consignment shop opened in downtown Hartford in 2016 Pastry 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 tbsps water Topping 1/2 cup butter 1 cup water 1 tsp almond extract 1 cup all-purpose flour 3 eggs Glaze 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 2 tbsps butter, softened 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 to 2 tbsp warm water or milk Sliced almonds INSTRUCTIONS 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Place 1 cup flour in a medium bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup softened butter, using a pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredi- ents in opposite directions), until parti- cles are size of coarse crumbs. Sprinkle 2 tbsps water over mixture; toss with fork. 2. Gather pastry into a ball; divide in half. Pat each half into a 12x3-inch rectangle, about 3 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. 3. In a 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup water to a rolling boil; remove from heat. Quickly stir in almond extract and 1 cup flour. Stir vig- orously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Spread half of the topping over each rectangle. 4. Bake for about 1 hour or until topping is crisp and brown; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely. 5. In a medium bowl, mix all glaze ingre- dients except nuts until smooth and spreadable. Spread over top of pastry; sprinkle with almonds. Recipe source is from Betty Crocker, and can be found at https://bit.ly/3jzPK19 4A • WASHINGTON COUNTY POST • SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2021 GMTODAY.COM Danish Puff Pastry Photo submitted by Ava Rheeve Furnish Traders opened in 2016 at 31 N. Main St., Hartford. Photo submitted by Lindsay Gilster Kilkenny Alixe Rheeve, owner of Fur- nish Traders, celebrated five years of business in Septem- ber.

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