Brook of Trill
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ismoI tried the evaporated milk today, to see if it would actually work. It seemed fine with raisin bran. It was better than my memory of reconstituted powdered milk, which we used to use when we were poor and the kids were little. I think it will be acceptable if necessary. If it turns out we don't need it, I can use it in baking.
We were up too late last night because of anxiety about the national situation, so we slept late again. The weather was surprisingly pleasant, and we took a walk. It was a very slow walk, because the Sparrowhawk's knee is still hurting a lot. We surveyed the creek, where the giant willow tree fell over last summer, and wondered when or if they'd ever finish removing the fallen trunks. The Sparrowhawk had just observed, "Michigan spring--it's very brown" when we took a few more steps and he saw a big patch of lovely snowdrops blooming by the path. What a surprise! It was so great to see green leaves and flowers.
Although we've been isolating ourselves for days, we did go out for dinner tonight, to a restaurant that advertised German Night on Thursdays this month. They use recipes from a German restaurant that was pretty much the only game in town when the Sparrowhawk was young, and he really wanted to try it before everything closed down. We washed our hands before and after, and cleaned them with wipes as soon as we got into the car. The restaurant seemed to be taking extra pains to clean everything. They were using paper menus while they sanitized the laminated ones. People were behaving more or less normally. Nobody is wearing a mask. I hear that the big stores are all out of toilet paper, but they still have some at the grocery store down the street.
We had beer in glass mugs, and schnitzel with sauerkraut, red cabbage, mashed potatoes, AND spaetzle. It was delicious and sad/happy, reminding me of many dinners with Queenie and the Fireman and our parents at the German restaurant my father favored. I don't think we'll go out again for awhile, though. It was probably foolhardy to do so tonight, though I don't expect any ill effects at this point. There are only 3 confirmed cases in Michigan, but I'm sure it's spreading stealthily and will soon show up here as well.
Edited to add: Yep. As of 11 pm, three cases are now reported in our county. It's here. The self-quarantine is on.
We were up too late last night because of anxiety about the national situation, so we slept late again. The weather was surprisingly pleasant, and we took a walk. It was a very slow walk, because the Sparrowhawk's knee is still hurting a lot. We surveyed the creek, where the giant willow tree fell over last summer, and wondered when or if they'd ever finish removing the fallen trunks. The Sparrowhawk had just observed, "Michigan spring--it's very brown" when we took a few more steps and he saw a big patch of lovely snowdrops blooming by the path. What a surprise! It was so great to see green leaves and flowers.
Although we've been isolating ourselves for days, we did go out for dinner tonight, to a restaurant that advertised German Night on Thursdays this month. They use recipes from a German restaurant that was pretty much the only game in town when the Sparrowhawk was young, and he really wanted to try it before everything closed down. We washed our hands before and after, and cleaned them with wipes as soon as we got into the car. The restaurant seemed to be taking extra pains to clean everything. They were using paper menus while they sanitized the laminated ones. People were behaving more or less normally. Nobody is wearing a mask. I hear that the big stores are all out of toilet paper, but they still have some at the grocery store down the street.
We had beer in glass mugs, and schnitzel with sauerkraut, red cabbage, mashed potatoes, AND spaetzle. It was delicious and sad/happy, reminding me of many dinners with Queenie and the Fireman and our parents at the German restaurant my father favored. I don't think we'll go out again for awhile, though. It was probably foolhardy to do so tonight, though I don't expect any ill effects at this point. There are only 3 confirmed cases in Michigan, but I'm sure it's spreading stealthily and will soon show up here as well.
Edited to add: Yep. As of 11 pm, three cases are now reported in our county. It's here. The self-quarantine is on.
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Date: 2020-03-13 12:48 pm (UTC)For me, powdered milk is a thing one mixes with peanut butter and honey to make refrigerated peanut butter balls.
Your dinner sounds great!