|)onna Re: Thanks! And: Anniversary morning.

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Thanks, |)onna!And, yes a cast iron pan that has been "broken in" is a true treasure. We have one of 's grandmother's cast iron pans, used for a good 50-6o years. Marvelous! The problem is all the times you have to use it before it's quite that good though... Or if you have a dutiful daughter clean it up of course ; )love/Reb> >> >> > I just wanted to say thanks to all who congratulated on our engagement > > anniversary, Margaret, n and nne! (I hope I didn't forget > > anyone, if I did, it wasn't intentional at all).> >> > And tell you a little about the breakfast:> >> > I did the American pancakes, and after the first tries they at least > > looked...well...ok... : ) I think the recipe for the batter was > > correct, but the frying was a little tricky for someone who is used to > > making Swedish pancakes (they are thin, like tortillas or crepes, and > > don't contain any baking soda or other raising ingredient)... I did > > tend to let them fry too long on the one (first) side, at least in the > > beginning (because I was expecting to see some evidence of it > > beginning to be done all the way through before turning them over, > > which is the way to do it with the thin, Swedish, variety, but less > > than ideal with these fluffy ones I realized...), which made them a > > little burned on that side. Or "golden-black" as we have learned to > > refer to it from a friend... (that story below). I served that with > > syrup, crème fraiche and blackberries. And coffee and virgin sunrises > > (the non-alcoholic orange juice drink). And they actually tasted > > really good, despite the way they may have looked.> >> > And played a playlist consisting of "our" music. Especially "If I used > > to love you" by Lemma ( > >

copy and paste if clicking > > it doesn't work). says that's more "our song" than any other.> >> > When entered the kitchen she asked: "What it is called?"> >> > "What? The song?" I asked her back.> >> > "No, silly, The food." She answered.> >> > My reply:> >> > "Well. In polite language it's referred to as 'American pancakes'. And > > in less than polite language it's better known as 'Like hell it > > is'".... ; )> >> > But she liked it too. Even said she thought it *looked* good... ; )> >> > love> > /Reb> >> > PS. The story about the expression "golden black" is the following:> >> > Friends of ours were getting married, and as part of the pre-wedding > > fun (the bachelor/bachelorette parties etc), the friends of the bride > > had planned a full day for the bride, starting with a group of (more > > or less) gentlemen waking her up (by surprise, that is, as she, as the > > custom is, was not involved in or aware of the plans) demanding that > > she cooked breakfast (using ingredients brought by the gentlemen, of > > course). It was a kind of jokingly "let's test if you are ready for > > marriage"-kind of thing. I was part of that group of "gentlemen", > > which was a real treat. Well, the breakfast may have left some to be > > desired perhaps..., but she is a woman with humor, and *that* was the > > treat.> >> > Someone said: "Well. I don't know if I can give you a 'pass' on this > > bacon. I'd say it's a little burned. Kind of..." (it was part black...).> > And she answered:> > "And you'd be wrong. It's not 'burned', it's golden black, just the > > way it's supposed to be. The less educated chefs say golden brown is > > the way to go, but that only goes to show how little they know. Golden > > black, is the only way."> > Needless to say, we judged that such a reply proved she was definitely > > ready for marriage... And I think "golden black" made it's way into > > all our vocabularies...> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Help Feed The Critters! Your daily click counts at > http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/>