I was very pleased with myself last week after the gingerbread baking session.
Obviously I should have known better, pride going before a fall, and all that. Or, Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. (Proverbs 16:18) for those of you who prefer your quotes accurate.
To put it another way, whilst having a second go to make sure the recipe works, I had a bit of a problem and the biscuits were not as good this time. I won’t bore you with details, but I will have a bit of a rethink.
Then I tried making Grantham Gingerbread. They are a traditional biscuit, first produced by accident in 1740, and not really like a gingerbread at all, being light in colour and sweet in taste, with not much ginger flavour. That will be something that changes before the next batch.
Mine turned out looking suitably cracked, but rather flat, at which point I remembered that I should have used self-raising flour rather than using the plain flour I had just used in the gingerbread men.
Even so, some had risen and had honeycomb centres, so they weren’t too bad.
Based on a post in Pies and Prejudice (a fine food blog, though modesty prevents me mentioning who writes it) I had an unusual salad with my lunch today – nasturtium leaves and flowers, feral rocket and a cultivated sorrel leaf.
Foraged nasturtium salad
Julia and the girls started to assemble the poppy project ready for November, using the poppies made by using the bases of plastic bottles.
We had enquiries about Men in Sheds, an educational visit for next spring, renting the room, apple pressing and a forthcoming visit (the teacher wants to know what we have planned – I’m not sure she is expecting the answer “nothing” so I’d better get thinking).
At the end of the day, we had unexpected visitors, which was pleasant, and gave me a chance to offload some biscuits.
That’s about it.
I’ll be going soon, just need to get down on my hands and knees to find out what is jamming the bottom drawer of the filing cabinet.
There’s always something…
Your salad looks delicious. Truly lovely!
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I think the poppies are great! I also like the look of your Grantham Gingerbread – I’d eat them with pleasure 🙂
Thanks, I’ll pass the poppy praise to Julia and the group. Will be having a go at the gingerbreads again, already eaten the first lot. 😉
Nice to hear that! Waste not want not 😉
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Your salad looks yummy–and I’ve got a raised bed full of nasturtium still going strong. I know what I’m doing for lunch tomorrow!
Hope it lives up to expectations. I’ll be having it again tomorrow too. 😉
Love the upcycled bottle cap poppies!
That’s down to Julia – she does the creative stuff. 😉 I’m sure she’ll be glad to hear you liked them.