When my husband opened up our cottage this spring he said to me "Howard took me to this new place on 127 and they have the best whoopie pies"...after a few visits there in July, I'd add they have the best Needhams too! I just read a comment on the Fodors message board about Georgetown and she sure got it right: "the best spot had to be sarah's dockside though. it's a hole in the wall on the water in the 5 islands area of georgetown. much easier to find now that its been taken over by a couple of local brothers who really know their stuff. The best lobster i ever had. they are down a dirt road and you sit at picnic tables. bring your own.....main sweets is excellent for home made whoopie pies and blueberry scones." to view the entire post of this visitor to Georgetown Maine got to: http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=1
Sarah's Dockside is located where the old Lisa's Lobster (and Mama D's and Deena's) used to be, one cove south of ours. The brothers are Sarah's sons...their uncle is our friend and caretaker. Sarah is well known for her restaurant in Wiscasset, but the sons seemed to be on their own when we were there. Earlier in the summer the fishing was really bad, but boy did it taste good! The scallops, though not as plentiful as when it was Lisa's were the best I've had in years. Very delicate, perfectly fried, and just enough batter to compliment them. The peanut butter whoopie pie is something I might just be craving. The fried clams had huge bellies and were perfect. The location, pictured here...is just spectacular.
If you don't know what a whoopie pie is, you are missing out. It's a sandwich of two chocolate cookie/cakes filled with a vanilla cream and a classic Maine confection. You'll just have to travel to Georgetown to try the Needhams and get the confectioner's secret to the creamy texture - they are dark chocolates filled with a coconut cream.Email me and I'll give you a recipe for whoopie pies from a nice lady in MA - my mother in law.
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